What is AirSwap (AST)?

AirSwap is an open developer community focusing on decentralized trading systems. According to the whitepaper, AirSwap offers a peer-to-peer network for trading digital assets. The platform's vision is a future where all forms of value are represented as digital assets and flow reliably among people and communities worldwide.

AirSwap technology aims to strengthen peer-to-peer networks using standard RFQ (request for quote) and Last Look protocols. An automated request-response protocol, request for quote (RFQ) allows market makers to run web servers from which clients request orders. Meanwhile, Last Look (LL) is an automated streaming protocol allowing market makers to stream pricing to clients. The platform's novel design seeks to safeguard traders from a price drop, counterparty risk, and front running problems. Any market participant can discover others and trade directly using a combination of web protocols and smart contracts.

At its core, AirSwap enables two parties to perform an 'atomic swap' transaction, via which both sides succeed or the complete transaction reverses. The transactions are 'trustless' in a manner where neither party needs to trust one another to complete the swap. Besides, the platform seeks to offer other features such as the following:

• AirSwap technology is open source.

• AirSwap is noncustodial. The noncustodial model aims to allow the customer to own full custody (possession) of the native assets at all times. Every transaction seeks to be peer to peer with no intermediating participants, no counterparty risk, and infrastructure.

• Trading companies aim to offer liquidity through AirSwap. Since the platform is peer to peer, the price users see is the price users get, without front running, slippage, or price manipulation.

• Each swap is between two tokens, two parties, and a smart contract, thereby implying any standardized digital asset can be swapped at a custom price and any size.

• Each swap is between a signer, two parties, and a sender at the protocol level. The signer creates and cryptographically signs an order, whereas the sender sends the order to the Ethereum blockchain for settlement.

AirSwap Token (AST) was launched on the original peer-to-peer swap network and the protocol. The token initially allowed traders to announce the availability. Even today, AST functions as a means for contributors to participate in governance and development. The token seeks to offer holders the opportunity to work in line with the holdings and the opportunity to earn in line with the contribution, which fundamentally requires active participation. AST is the means for joining and contributing to the AirSwap community. Community members stake AirSwap tokens to partake in community activities and benefits.

History of AirSwap (AST)

AirSwap (AST) was launched on October 10, 2017. Over the years, new products and upgrades have been continuously launched. AirSwap Roadmap was released on November 16, 2017.