JOE (JOE) is the native token of Trader Joe, a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain. This platform offers a range of decentralized finance (DeFi) services, including swapping, staking, and yield farming. Trader Joe provides a DeFi experience, integrating new products without compromising on security. The platform has grown since its launch in June 2021, with over $4 billion in total value locked (TVL). Trader Joe's approach is community-first, prioritizing innovation, speed, and safety.

JOE operates within the Trader Joe platform, offering a range of functionalities. Users can participate in yield farms by providing liquidity and receive JOE as a reward token. This token can then be staked and used to vote in governance proposals. Trader Joe also features a lending protocol, Banker Joe, based on the Compound (COMP) protocol, which allows users to borrow and lend funds in a non-custodial manner. Users can also open leveraged positions on their provided or borrowed funds. Trader Joe is working on introducing several new options to increase the utility and adoption of the JOE token.

JOE token serves multiple purposes within the Trader Joe ecosystem. It can be received as a reward for providing liquidity in yield farms, staked, and used to vote in governance proposals. Trader Joe is also working on enabling users to use JOE as collateral to borrow against. Future plans include facilitating limit orders, options, and futures trading on its platform. These features aim to transform Trader Joe into a DeFi platform within the Avalanche ecosystem, increasing the utility and adoption of the JOE token.

Trader Joe was launched in June 2021 by Cryptofish and 0xMurloc, two pseudonymous developers with backgrounds in full-stack and smart contract engineering. The platform attracted over $4 billion in total value locked (TVL). The JOE token was launched without a pre-sale, private sale, or pre-listing allocations, with a total supply of 500 million. The distribution of JOE is as follows: 50% to liquidity providers, 20% to the treasury, 20% to the team, and 10% to future investors. The emission rates of JOE are designed to decrease over time.