Ostium Labs

Ostium Labs is an open-source decentralized exchange on Arbitrum that enables on-chain perpetual trading of blue-chip crypto assets and real-world assets. Arbitrum’s infrastructure allows Ostium to handle high-frequency trading with minimal latency, making it ideal for perpetual futures markets that demand real-time precision. 

To support this, Ostium uses a Shared Liquidity Layer (SLL) that replaces traditional order books with a capital-efficient system designed for on-chain perps. It consists of two components:

• Liquidity Buffer: The primary layer for settling traders’ PnL. It absorbs directional exposure and allows trades to execute even with OI imbalance. Funded by volatility fees, it cannot be deposited into or withdrawn from by Liquidity Providers (LPs);
• Market Making Vault (MMV): Liquidity providers deposit capital here and only provide funds if the Liquidity Buffer is depleted. In return, they earn a share of trading fees and liquidation rewards. The MMV ensures liquidity is available when the Buffer can't cover trader gains, keeping LP participation simple with one deposit pool.

This way, the project minimizes LP risk, aligns incentives with protocol growth, and keeps participation simple through a single deposit vault. 

Ostium DEX supports seven order types: Open Market, Open Limit, Open Stop, Close Market, Take-Profit, Stop-Loss, and Liquidation, all designed to optimize execution, manage trader exposure, and integrate seamlessly with its SLL for efficient, on-chain perpetual trading. The protocol charges one-time and compounding fees on opening and holding a trade, respectively. At closing, no fee is charged, except in cases of liquidation.

🪙 Ostium Labs Token: As of April 2025, there is no info about the native token of the platform, yet it has an active Points program, which could potentially lead to an airdrop with rewards being the native tokens of the project.
 

Considering the ongoing Points Farming campaign, our team has completely analyzed the project, revealing reasonable pros and cons:

✅ Ostium Labs pros:

• Good concept and design of the product;
• Over $50M in TVL with a $45M surge since the start of April;
• High PR performance;
• Above-average SMM, SEO, Marketing Infrastructure, and Growth Marketing score;
• The CEO is active on X, posting an average of 6 posts weekly.

❌ Ostium Labs cons:

• Weak Influencer Marketing  performance;
• No info on the native Token of the platform;
• No Roadmap;
• No Top-Tier partners found;
• Core team members have no experience in Top-Tier companies.