$EDGEX Annual revenue of $500 million, with a valuation not even reaching $1 billion—what's the point of playing around!

Part Four: EdgeX—Institutional-Grade Professional Platform
Advantages of Amber Group
EdgeX’s operational model is unique. As a project incubated by Amber Group (managing assets worth $5 billion), it brings together professionals from Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Bybit. This isn’t about native crypto users learning finance; it’s about traditional finance (TradFi) experts bringing institutional-level experience into decentralized finance (DeFi).

Amber Group’s market-making DNA directly translates into EdgeX’s core advantages: deep liquidity, tight spreads, and execution quality comparable to centralized exchanges (CEX). The platform launched in September 2024 with a clear goal: to provide CEX-level performance while maintaining user self-custody rights.

Built on StarkEx (StarkWare’s mature zero-knowledge engine), EdgeX processes 200,000 orders per second with a latency of under 10 milliseconds, comparable to Binance’s speed.

Lower Fees Than Hyperliquid
EdgeX fully outperforms Hyperliquid in terms of fees:

Fee comparison:

EdgeX Maker (Order Placer): 0.012% vs Hyperliquid: 0.015%

EdgeX Taker (Order Filler): 0.038% vs Hyperliquid: 0.045%

For traders with a monthly trading volume of $10 million, this means saving $7,000 to $10,000 annually compared to Hyperliquid.

Additionally, EdgeX performs better in retail order liquidity (less than $6 million)—tighter spreads, less slippage, and superior to competitors.

Sustainable Revenue and Healthy Metrics
Unlike Lighter’s zero-fee model or Aster’s questionable data, EdgeX achieves real and sustainable revenue:

Current Data:

Total Value Locked (TVL): $489.7 million

24-Hour Trading Volume: $8.2 billion

Open Interest (OI): $780 million

30-Day Revenue: $41.72 million (up 147% from Q2)

Annualized Revenue: $509 million (second only to Hyperliquid)

Trade Volume/OI Ratio: 10.51 (though concerns remain, further analysis is needed)