PancakeSwap

PancakeSwapPancakeSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEXDEX), which allows for trading cryptocurrencies and tokens without an intermediary, and runs on Binance Smart Chain. It is built on an automated market maker (AMMAMM) system, which relies on user-fueled liquidity pools between token pairs to enable crypto trades. PancakeSwap is one of the largest such DEXs that runs on the Binance Smart ChainBinance Smart Chain and is an alternative to Uniswap and other DEXs that run on the more established Ethereum. In addition to the capabilities of a traditional crypto platform (swapping, trading, yield farming, staking, NFTs), PancakeSwap offers several proprietary features: Initial Farm Offerings (IFOs), Yield Farms, Syrup Pools, PancakeSwap Lottery, Prediction Markets, and NFT Collectibles.

PancakeSwap PancakeSwap was launched in September 2020 by anonymous developers, although it is known that the team consists of more than a dozen members (also known as chefs), including two co-leads (referred to as Hops and Thumper) and engineers. PancakeSwap is partially governed by the community and CAKE holders are able to use PancakeSwap's voting portal to vote on governance proposals.