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Ambient: score, security record and what it is for

71/100SCORE · BTrusted Grade B, very good

Ambient implements an entire exchange in a single contract, which cuts gas costs substantially and allows concentrated and passive liquidity in one pool. Liquidity is thinner than the majors and the design concentrates risk in one place.

The facts

LIVE SINCE: 2023
TYPE: AMM, single contract
CHAINS: Ethereum, Scroll, Blast
SWAP FEE: Dynamic, very low on stable pairs.
AUDITS: Audited.
WHO CAN CHANGE IT: Team controlled with a DAO forming.

How the score breaks down

security22/30

liquidity13/25

chains10/15

costs15/15

decentralisation11/15

Where it is strong and where it is not

✓ Strengths

Entire exchange lives in one contract, which cuts gas sharply
Concentrated and ambient liquidity in the same pool
No exploit on record

✗ Weaknesses

Thinner liquidity than the majors
Fewer chains
Single contract design concentrates risk

Exploit history

No exploit of the core contracts on record.

Our read

Elegant engineering with real gas savings. A single contract is cheaper to use and means everything sits in one place if something is wrong with it.

BEFORE YOU SWAP

Swap keeps failingSlippage, approvals, taxes and thin liquidity. Revoke approvalsEvery swap leaves a permission behind. Clear them. Gas tokensWhy you need the chain's native coin first. Pick a walletYou need self custody before you can use any DEX.

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