DEX NON-CUSTODIAL OPEN SOURCE
Curve Finance review
The stablecoin DEX — lowest slippage for stable swaps
The verdict
6.3 / 10 · CONSIDER
Curve is the infrastructure layer of DeFi — best-in-class slippage for stablecoin and pegged-asset swaps. Not a general-purpose exchange but irreplaceable for its niche.
◆ BUY IT IF
- Best slippage for stablecoin and pegged swaps
- Core DeFi infrastructure — used by protocols, not just individuals
- Earn fees + CRV rewards as LP
- Multi-chain support
◇ SKIP IT IF
- Extremely complex UI — not beginner-friendly
- July 2023 reentrancy exploit ($73M lost from some pools)
- No spot trading for most altcoins
- No fiat on-ramp
§ 01 SCORE BREAKDOWN
Seven axes, weighted.
DIMENSION WEIGHT RATING SCORE
Regulatory safety
Non-custodial protocol; no licence required. Curve DAO is decentralised. Michael Egorov (founder) is Swiss-bas
Trading fees
Maker 0% · Taker 0.04%
Coin selection
200 coins supported
Liquidity
DEX — on-chain liquidity
User experience
Security
Support
§ 02 SPECIFICATIONS
Everything, in one table.
Regulation
- Regulatory status
- Non-custodial protocol; no licence required. Curve DAO is decentralised. Michael Egorov (founder) is Swiss-based.
- KYC required
- No
- Proof of Reserves
- No
- Founded
- 2020
- Type
- DEX
Fees
- Maker fee
- 0%
- Taker fee
- 0.04%
- Withdrawal fee
- Ethereum/L2 gas fees (variable)
Trading
- Spot trading
- Yes
- Futures trading
- No
- Margin trading
- No
- Copy trading
- No
- Supported coins
- 200
Other features
- Earn / staking
- Yes
- Debit card
- No
- Fiat on-ramp
- No
§ 03 FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Curve Finance safe to use? +
Curve Finance Non-custodial protocol; no licence required. Curve DAO is decentralised. Michael Egorov (founder) is Swiss-based..
What are Curve Finance's trading fees? +
Curve Finance charges 0% maker fee and 0.04% taker fee. Base pool fee is 0.04% for stablecoin pools. Crypto pools up to 0.3%. 50% of fees go to veCRV holders.
How many coins does Curve Finance support? +
Curve Finance supports 200 coins and tokens. Spot trading is available.
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