WOO Network is a platform that merges centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) services. It is dedicated to offering deep liquidity, low-cost trading, and configurable trading environments for traders, institutions, and DeFi platforms. The network utilizes the WOO token, which is a utility token designed for various functions within the WOO Network ecosystem.
WOO Network operates through a combination of CeFi and DeFi products. It uses Synthetic Proactive Market Making (sPMM) to provide extensive liquidity on its decentralized exchange (WOOFi), mimicking traditional order books. The platform is interoperable across multiple blockchains and employs a hybrid consensus mechanism, enhancing security and transaction throughput.
WOO tokens have various utility cases including:
Additionally, WOO Network supports decentralised applications, liquidity provision across sectors, staking and yield farming, real-world asset tokenization, and cross-chain trading.
WOO Network was founded in May 2020 by Kronos Research, a trading firm specialising in arbitrage and high-frequency trading. The WOO token launched in October 2020, with WOO X, the centralized exchange, following in August 2021. The platform has raised substantial funding, including a $12 million investment led by Binance Labs in January 2022. WOO Network continues to expand its services, such as launching WOOFi Stake 2.0 and expanding to multiple blockchain networks.