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A Developer's Deep Dive into Velora's Perpetual DEX and Liquid Staking Integration

This guide provides a technical overview for developers looking to interact with the Velora Perpetual DEX. We will focus on its architecture for Velora Liquid Staking (LST) and Velora Multi-Asset Collateral on the Velora on zkSync network.

Step 1: Understanding Velora's Core Architecture

Velora is a high-performance decentralized perpetuals exchange. Unlike simple AMMs, it uses a sophisticated Velora Orderbook Model for trade execution, offering a CEX-like experience while maintaining self-custody.

Step 2: Leveraging Liquid Staking Tokens as Collateral

A key innovation is the ability to use Velora Liquid Staking (LST) tokens (e.g., wstETH, rETH) as collateral.

Mechanism: Users deposit LSTs into their margin accounts. These LSTs continue to accrue staking yield while being used as collateral for perpetual positions.

Benefits: This maximizes capital efficiency and provides a source of "free" yield that helps offset trading fees. Your dApp can integrate directly with the LST deposit contracts.

Step 3: Multi-Asset Collateral Management

Velora supports Velora Multi-Asset Collateral. This means a user can deposit a basket of different tokens (stablecoins, LSTs, volatile assets) into a single margin account.

Implementation: Your application can query a user's margin health based on the aggregated value of all deposited collateral, providing a robust risk management interface. This helps answer "Is Velora Finance Safe?" by allowing diversified collateral.

Step 4: Trading on zkSync

Building Velora on zkSync is a crucial technical decision. The zkRollup architecture provides:

Low Fees: Drastically reduced transaction costs compared to Ethereum mainnet.

High Throughput: Enables fast order matching and settlement, essential for a perpetuals DEX.

EVM Compatibility: Makes it easy for developers to migrate existing smart contract logic.

For all API documentation, smart contract ABIs, and SDKs, refer to the Full Official Documentation.

https://sites.google.com/network-guide.org/velora/home

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