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How Does an Automated Market Maker (AMM) Function on a DEX?

An AMM is a protocol that uses a mathematical formula, rather than a traditional order book, to determine the price of assets and facilitate trading on a DEX. Liquidity providers deposit pairs of assets into a liquidity pool, and the AMM's formula ensures that the pool's ratio remains balanced as trades occur.

This allows for continuous, permissionless trading.

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