To get you up-to-speed on all the exciting IDEX and Aurora developments as we enter 2019, below is a recap of all the latest product updates, integrations, partnerships, and other newsworthy items:

Product Updates

AURA Staking Goes Live January 8th!

Our development team has been hard at work wrapping up the alpha release of our AURA staking software (AuraD), and we are happy to announce that AURA staking will officially go live on January 8, 2019.

Upon launch, users will be able to stake AURA and earn IDEX trading fees. You can see a preview of AuraD in action in the video below or can go here to read the announcement.

***Note: for a quick refresher on the AURA token, visit our recent post “The Tokens of Aurora (IDEX) Explained.”

Additional Product Updates

IDEX has implemented our internationalization framework and launched support for Spanish-speaking customers. More languages will be added soon.

IDEX’s API documentation has been re-formatted so that it is much easier to navigate and find the info API users need.

Additional IDEX client updates include: enhanced charting with outlier trade filtering, bandwidth minimization, performance improvements, increased browser support and much more.

In the News

We are continually bringing the speed, safety, transparency, and ethos of IDEX and Aurora to a wider range of traders, assets, and general crypto enthusiasts. Recent newsworthy highlights include:

IDEX will support BTC trading pairs in early 2019 via the WBTC initiative.

CEO Alex Wearn recently appeared on The Flippening, a popular crypto-focused podcast, in what host Clay Collins dubbed “The best content that you can find anywhere online about decentralized exchanges.” Check out Part 1 of the deep dive below:

Circle Research recently released a comprehensive DEX report focusing on IDEX and 0x, noting, “IDEX is viewed as one of the most flexible and versatile DEXs that also offers users an experience that is most similar to a centralized exchange. This is also made evident based on its market share of DEX trading volume (30–35%).”

IDEX has joined Messari’s open source disclosures registry for increased transparency and self-regulation along with 11 additional launch partners.

ZenLedger and IDEX teamed up to deliver Top 2018 Cryptocurrency Tax Tips to help maximize trader’s portfolios come tax season.

Sirin Labs unveiled their new FINNEY blockchain smartphone which comes pre-loaded with IDEX in its dApp center.

IDEX recently integrated with exchange aggregator Arbitraj.io.

CEO Alex Wearn discussed the future of IDEX and Aurora with CryptoBeadles and AlphaGrowth at CIS 2018.

Thank you to our amazing community for helping us achieve all that we have in the past few months. We look forward to sharing even more exciting updates in the near future, so stay tuned.

Happy trading!

~The Aurora (IDEX) Team