Aerodrome Receives Investment from Animoca Brands on October 28, 2025

According to industry media reports, Aerodrome completed a new round of financing on October 28, 2025, with Animoca Brands as the investor.Aerodrome Finance is a next-generation automated market maker (AMM) purpose-built for the Base chain, aiming to become the central liquidity hub of the Base ecosystem. The platform features a robust liquidity incentive engine, a vote-locked governance model, and a user-friendly interface. Aerodrome integrates the latest features from Velodrome V2, utilizing an NFT-based voting mechanism to allocate token emissions, while participants receive protocol-generated incentives and fees.In terms of development updates, Aerodrome announced the launch of "Aero Launch" on October 22, 2025. This is a permissionless token issuance platform within the Base ecosystem, further advancing the democratization of blockchain development. Additionally, the AERO token has been listed on major exchanges, providing users with convenient trading channels. Decentralized exchange (DEX) trading functionality has also been integrated into the Coinbase app, delivering a seamless trading experience to a broader user base.As a critical infrastructure component within the Base ecosystem, Aerodrome supports the overall growth of Base by implementing innovative liquidity incentive mechanisms and governance models, contributing significantly to the expansion of Layer 2 solutions.