Bancor

Bancor

Pioneering AMM protocol with single-sided liquidity and impermanent loss protection

Launch Year
2017
Consensus
Proof of Stake (Ethereum)
Max Supply
Unlimited (inflationary)
Block Time
~12 seconds
BNT
BNT
Bancor
Price
24h Change
Market Cap
Volume (24h)
Circulating Supply
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About Bancor

Bancor (BNT) was the first automated market maker (AMM) protocol, predating Uniswap by two years. It introduced the concept of liquidity pools where token prices are determined algorithmically rather than by order books. Bancor v2 and v3 introduced single-sided liquidity provision and impermanent loss (IL) protection — unique features allowing LPs to deposit a single token and be protected against IL over time. BNT is the hub token used in all Bancor pools, enabling token-to-token swaps without requiring BNT from users.

History

2017
Bancor raises $153M — the largest ICO at the time; introduces AMM model
2020
Uniswap v2 surpasses Bancor in TVL; Bancor v2 launches with improved features
2021
Bancor v2.1 introduces impermanent loss protection and single-sided staking
2022
Bancor pauses IL protection due to market stress; v3 architecture reworked

How to Swap BNT

Exchanging Bancor (BNT) on SyntheticSwap is straightforward and requires no registration or identity verification. BNT is an ERC-20 token built on Ethereum, so you can use MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, or any other Ethereum-compatible wallet to send and receive it. Select BNT in the SyntheticSwap interface, choose your destination coin, enter a receiving address, and confirm the rate. Your swap processes automatically — the destination token arrives in your wallet once the Ethereum transaction is confirmed.

How to Store BNT

BNT (ERC-20) is stored in MetaMask, Ledger, or any Ethereum-compatible wallet. Bancor's web app allows staking BNT directly for protocol fees without additional software.

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