Balancer is an Ethereum-based automated market maker (AMM) that allows customizable liquidity pools with multiple tokens and variable weights. Chainflip is a decentralized protocol for native cross-chain asset swaps without wrapping or bridging. Balancer focuses on flexible liquidity provision within Ethereum, while Chainflip enables trustless cross-chain transfers. Balancer is best for liquidity providers seeking advanced pool configurations; Chainflip is best for traders needing direct cross-chain swaps.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $62.1MDefiLlama | $13.0MDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #1416 | #719 |
| Total Raised | $27.3M | $9.6M |
| Founded | 2020 | |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 153K | 76K |
| GitHub Stars | 339 | 69 |
| Chains | arbitrumavalanchebase | arbitrumbitcoinchainflip |
| Tags | DEX, DeFi, DeFi | DEX, Cross-Chain Aggregation DEX, DeFi |
Balancer is a decentralized AMM protocol with a unique vault architecture that separates core pool logic into a singleton contract, enabling highly customizable pools with dynamic fees and hooks. It handles over $259M in TVL across multiple chains and offers a wide range of pool types including weighted, boosted, and MEV-mitigated stableswaps.
Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain AMM that enables native asset swaps across major blockchains without wrapped tokens or specialized wallets. It uses a unique Just-in-Time AMM and is secured by 150 validators staking the FLIP token, with applications in DeFi and lending.