Abstract
We propose allocating $60,000 of stake.link Treasury to procure listing services of the SDL on the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange with the end goal of enhancing SDL’s visibility, liquidity, volume, and accessibility, benefiting the entire stake.link community.
We’re confident that this listing will enable the protocol to continue aligning on its strategic goals of expanding the protocol’s presence and strengthening stake.link’s positioning within the Chainlink Ecosystem.
About MEXC Exchange:
Founded in 2018, MEXC is renowned as a user-friendly cryptocurrency service provider known for its high performance and mega transaction matching technology. The team at MEXC comprises some of the first movers and pioneers in financial and blockchain technology, making it a leader in the industry.
Key Highlights:
- Established: 2018
- Countries and Regions Served: Over 170
- Users Served: More than 10 million globally
- According to CoinGecko:
- MEXC saw $59.85b of trading volume (spot + derivative) as of the last month documented, March 2022
- Saw +113.249% growth of cumulative volume from October 2023)
- MEXC is the 10th largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world
MEXC has a significant global presence, serving over 10 million users across 170+ countries and regions. This broad reach, coupled with MEXC offering the most cost-effective CEX listing, makes it an ideal platform for SDL’s first exchange listing. MEXC is regulated either directly or through affiliates by some of the world’s most reputable jurisdictions, ensuring compliance and security for its users.
The exchange boasts a high-performance trading engine developed by banking industry experts, capable of completing 1.4 million transactions per second. This results in optimal efficiency and enhanced performance. User security is also top priority at MEXC, with servers hosted independently across multiple countries to ensure data integrity and security.
MEXC also offers localised language support, making it accessible for broad participation from different countries, thus facilitating easier trading and a better user experience.
Benefits to the Stake.link Community:
- Increased Liquidity: Facilitates easier trading and market stability offered by a centralized exchange.
- Enhanced Visibility: Positions SDL in front of a global audience.
- New User Acquisition: Attracts new participants to the stake.link protocol.
- Community Growth: Expands the reach and engagement of the stake.link community.
Payment Mechanism
Core Contributor of the stake.link protocol, LinkPool, will front all costs associated with the MEXC SDL listing to ensure payment is made in a timely manner.
Upon passage of this SLURP by the stake.link DAO, the stake.link Treasury will allocate the equivalent of $60,000 worth of SDL to Core Contributor LinkPool in one transaction to LinkPool’s balance sheet with no concrete plans to convert the SDL to any other asset.
Conclusion:
The proposed listing of SDL on MEXC is a natural progression of long-term strategic goals of the stake.link protocol. As stake.link continues its increasing capture of total LINK staked in Chainlink Staking v0.2 and beyond, this listing will enable the protocol to increase an expand liquidity it beyond the onchain economy, and ultimately attract new protocol participants from heightened visibility–all while optimising costs to the stake.link Treasury.