Clipper is Testing a New Bot Ban Feature

Clipper is testing a new “bot ban” feature that is intended to protect traders and liquidity providers alike.

NYC Odyssea Party was a Success!

As part of last week’s Mainnet NYC festivities, we partnered with our friends at the 1inch Network [https://1inch.io/] to host the Odyssea Party–a fantastic evening of delicious seafood, cocktails, and fun at Lamia’s Fish Market in East Village. The drinks flowed freely, ample swag was

Clipper’s Next Steps, Following the Nomad Bridge Hack

On August 1, 2022, the Nomad bridge was hacked [https://decrypt.co/106459/crypto-bridge-nomad-exploited-190m-frenzied-free-for-all] and all $190M in crypto assets were drained. The Clipper team has spent the past few days investigating the issue and how it has affected the Clipper DEX and community, and decided on a different approach

Clipper’s OP Token Distribution plan and Community Rewards

Clipper recently received 300,000 OP tokens! The greater the loot, the more power to boot, and we must now work to distribute the tokens across Clipper’s community in a way that rewards active community members while prioritizing Clipper’s and Optimism’s long-term growth.

Clipper’s New Liquidity Pool is Now Open!

Clipper’s liquidity providers have been able to capture some AMAZING LP yields, and we’re excited to announce that Clipper’s community liquidity pool is open for more deposits as of today!

You’ve Freed the Spirits of Clipper Coves!

Our second adventure, the Spirits of Clipper Coves, unlocked an exciting new Clipper product that offers low-fee trades between any token pairs on Polygon and Moonbeam!

Capitalize on Clipper’s High Yields as a Clipper Farmer!

With the launch of Clipper’s LP Sponsor Program, valued community members with more capital will soon be able to get a bigger LP allocation by applying to become a Sponsor!

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Clipper’s Trade Volume Surpasses $1 Billion!

Clipper recently surpassed $1 billion in trading volume! This comes out to an impressive $4.3b in annualized trading volume and $11m in annualized revenue as of June 24, 2022.

Introducing Clipper Coves!

What are Clipper Coves? From the beginning, Clipper was designed to offer the lowest priced trades for small swaps. Now, Clipper is expanding beyond its core assets to any asset with the launch of Clipper Coves! Clipper Coves is a new Clipper DEX feature that offers low-fee trades between any

Clipper DEX’s Recent Upgrades

We recently deployed a new set of smart contracts across all of the chains that Clipper sails. These structural upgrades have been in the works for quite some time and include new features that improve the trading and liquidity provision experience for all our DeFi pirates! How Do These Upgrades

Clipper is now live on Moonbeam!

With the launch of Clipper’s Moonbeam integration, Clipper users now have access to Polkadot’s on-chain ecosystem! This milestone marks Clipper’s transition into a more interoperable DEX that unlocks new forms of user access and value creation. Moonbeam currently supports the following tokens on Clipper: GLMR, WETH, WBTC,

How to Withdraw Your LP Deposits & Rewards on Clipper

Clipper’s goal is to offer the best trade prices for DeFi users, and liquidity providers are critical to making this possible. Below is a rundown of how Clipper’s LP model works, and how users can claim their LP deposits and rewards on Clipper. Clipper’s Pool Tokens Each

OpenOcean Integrates with Clipper on Polygon!

Clipper on Polygon is now integrated on DEX Aggregator OpenOcean [https://openocean.finance/]. What is OpenOcean? OpenOcean is an aggregation protocol for crypto trading that sources liquidity from DeFi and CeFi markets and enables cross-chain swaps. Their intelligent routing algorithm finds the best prices from DEXes and CEXes and splits

1inch Network Integrates with Polygon on Clipper!

1inch Network has fully integrated with Polygon on Clipper, meaning you can now enjoy even smoother and cost-effective crypto swaps on Clipper!

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Shipyard’s “Admiral DAO” is Now Legally Incorporated in The Marshall Islands!

Shipyard Software incorporated the first DAO in the Marshall Islands. "Admiral DAO” is key to Shipyard’s future decentralized governance and will oversee Clipper and future Shipyard DeFi products on the global stage!

Clipper is Now Live on Optimism!

With the launch of Clipper’s Optimism integration, Clipper users can now experience the Ethereum they know and love, at lower cost and lightning speed! Clipper’s Optimism Community Liquidity Program (CLP) Clipper will be rolling out a new CLP for Optimism liquidity providers. To be eligible to deposit you

Polygon LP Reflection

With 60 days having passed since we opened the Polygon CLP, we wanted to take time to reflect on the performance of the Clipper Polygon pool. In our post on yield [https://www.shipyardsoftware.org/post/techtalks-calculating-yield], we distinguished between two ways of calculating the returns to LPs, including all

Clipper in 2021

2021 was quite the year for Clipper! Before we set sail for new DeFi destinations in 2022, let’s take a moment to run through Clipper’s first six months — and our collective accomplishments to date!

Congrats to the Pirates of Polygon Isles!

A Hearty Toast to the First of Many Clipper Adventures.

Clipper’s Polygon CLP Recap

Last week Clipper launched its Polygon Community Liquidity Program to the tune of $680,000 [https://dune.xyz/queries/289465] in total staked assets. Over 1,300 [https://dune.xyz/queries/289220] unique addresses deposited liquidity for the available crypto assets (WETH, WMATIC, WBTC, USDC, USDT, GYEN) and liquidity providers

Introducing Details on Clipper’s Polygon Community Liquidity Program!

Since integrating with Polygon, Clipper has seen a surge in activity as users take advantage of the L2’s low trading costs and granular swap features on the Clipper DEX. We’re excited to announce that Clipper’s Polygon Community Liquidity Program (CLP) is now live! Polygon CLP Highlights: * This

Join Clipper’s First Adventure: The Search for Polygon Isles

After expanding to Polygon, Clipper DEX is getting ready to open up a Polygon liquidity pool to its community. This time, those who’d like to contribute liquidity will first have to brave the seas, adventuring with their fellow pirates to join the Polygon CLP whitelist. Those who attempted to

Clipper DEX Expands to Polygon

Clipper's integration with Polygon means retail traders operating on Clipper DEX will now be able to perform swaps at an even lower cost than before.

Introducing Clipper's Ambassador Program

Note: This Ambassador program was used to select the first set of captains who helped lead Clipper Adventure #1, which took place in November of 2021.  Since then, Clipper has released individual application periods in advance of each Adventure.  At the same time we want to give our members opportunities

Debriefing Clipper's First Community Liquidity Program (CLP)

Note: In April 2022, Clipper's architecture was upgraded to a novel Formula Market Maker (FMM) model, which allows for lower gas costs, broader price optimization, and smoother liquidity deposits/withdrawals. As a result, Clipper's liquidity pools are no longer explicitly capped. This article will remain in