Serum
Crypto Overview
Overview
Serum was originally designed as a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol built on the Solana blockchain, aiming to provide high-speed, low-cost trading with a central limit order book. The SRM token was intended to be used for fee discounts, staking rewards, and protocol governance.
Current Status
Following the collapse of FTX in November 2022, Serum's future became uncertain as the protocol's private keys were compromised. The community subsequently forked the protocol to create OpenBook, effectively abandoning the original Serum protocol. The SRM token has lost significant utility as a result.
Intended Utility Assessment
The original intended utilities of SRM included: governance rights over the Serum protocol, fee discounts for trading on Serum DEX, and node staking rewards. These utilities were designed to create a sustainable ecosystem for decentralized trading.
Actual Utility Assessment
Currently, SRM token has extremely limited practical utility. The original Serum protocol is effectively defunct, and the token is no longer actively used for its intended purposes. Trading volume and development activity have declined significantly since the FTX collapse.
Token Distribution and Founder Analysis
The token distribution was heavily concentrated with FTX and Alameda Research, which has raised significant concerns. The project's close ties to these now-bankrupt entities has severely impacted its credibility and functionality.
Crypto Impact
To assign a comfort level investing in Serum from a halal perspective we need to determine whether it has a net positive or negative impact.
Towards this end, the table below is used to tally all the positive and negative considerations our members can think of related to Serum.
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