Aero DEX to Launch Q2 2026, Targets Uniswap and Curve with Unified Liquidity Model

Dromos Labs will launch Aero, a unified decentralized exchange merging Velodrome and Aerodrome, in Q2 2026 — expanding to Ethereum mainnet to directly compete with Uniswap and Curve. Aerodrome currently holds $500M in TVL and briefly exceeded $1B in December 2025, capturing ~25% of Base chain’s liquidity. CEO Alex Cutler argues exchanges, not blockchains, will anchor onchain value as institutional adoption grows. He criticizes Uniswap’s “UNIfication” proposal for diverting fees from liquidity providers to token holders, calling it unsustainable. Aero targets cross-chain retail traders and embeds institutional-grade automation, compliance, and risk controls at the protocol level.