ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AFXa high-yield L1 sovereign designed specifically for decentralized derivatives, announced continued growth across its ecosystem as cumulative trading volume approached $1 billion, reaching $946.29 million along with $20.71 million in total value locked (TVL), according to on-chain data. DefiLlama.
This increase is directly driven by the native protocol. VIP Programwhich aligns active merchants with ecosystem success by distributing 30% to 50% of platform fee revenue to high-volume users. With annualized protocol revenue currently sitting at $1.07 million, the VIP rewards pool distributes USDC yield directly to participants, offering a sustainable, real-yield alternative to traditional inflationary token issuance models.
The VIP program features tiered fee discounts reducing to 0.001% Maker and 0.035% Taker on VIP 5, qualified by rolling 30-day volumes that consolidate master accounts and sub-accounts. Operating natively on AFX’s L1 sovereign architecture, the program enables gas-free execution under 100 ms. Active traders can monitor their aggregate volume, tier status, and reward pool allocations in real-time through the AFX VIP dashboard.
“Parabolic curves demonstrate that capital and volume migrate to where incentives are structurally aligned,” he said. Ken C.Head of Growth at AFX. “Unlike exchanges that look to customers to monetize, AFX treats them as growth partners and stakeholders in the ecosystem. By returning up to 50% of our actual annualized fee revenue to our VIPs, we have created a self-reinforcing flywheel. Combined with our 45x capital velocity, we are proving that L1 sovereign order books can deliver both institutional performance and true decentralized performance.”
The latest growth figures highlight the growing demand for decentralized derivatives infrastructure that combines professional trading performance with community-aligned economic incentives. As the protocol continues to expand its ecosystem, AFX remains focused on building a trading environment where active participation is rewarded directly through the value generated by the network itself.
About AFX
AFX is a high-yield L1 sovereign designed specifically for decentralized derivatives. By synthesizing the rapid execution of a centralized exchange with the immutable sovereignty of blockchain, AFX offers a professional level DEX Offender environment characterized by sub-100ms finality, institutional liquidity, and unmatched capital efficiency.
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