Divergence

Divergence (DIVER) is a decentralized platform that aims to provide a marketplace for trading DeFi-native asset volatility. Its primary product is an automated market maker (AMM)-based platform for trading synthetic binary options. Divergence aims to provide a decentralized platform, with no centralized authority dictating options pricing. Instead, buyers and sellers collectively price volatility via a bonding curve. The platform seeks to support various assets as options underlying, collateralized by any fungible ERC-20. Liquidity providers of any size can set the terms and determine exactly what binary options are sold, including underlying assets, collateral, strike price, expiry, and open price of a new term.

Divergence operates as a permissionless, peer-to-peer smart contract infrastructure for volatility derivatives. Its v1 implementation is a noncustodial automated market maker (AMM), which enables digital options to be tokenized, swapped, and settled on Ethereum. Unlike traditional markets, the protocol functions wholly on-chain and eliminates trusted intermediaries. Its design underscores self-custody, censorship resistance, and security. The protocol operates as a permissionless system, with open access to the public. Anyone can interact with its smart contracts to create a market for digital options of a chosen underlying, strike, expiry, and collateral, swap for digital calls or puts, provide liquidity to sell digital calls or puts passively and earn premiums plus fees, and settle options using the price feeds from Chainlink's decentralized oracle network.

Divergence aims to provide a platform for hedging and trading DeFi-native asset volatility. It allows users to create a market for digital options of a chosen underlying, strike, expiry, and collateral. Users can also swap for digital calls or puts and provide liquidity to sell digital calls or puts passively, earning premiums plus fees in the process. The platform's design allows for ultimate composability, with the capability to support various assets as options underlying, collateralized by any fungible ERC-20. This makes it a versatile tool for users looking to engage in the DeFi space.

The Divergence Protocol is a permissionless, peer-to-peer smart contract infrastructure for volatility derivatives. Its v1 implementation is a noncustodial automated market maker (AMM), which enables digital options to be tokenized, swapped, and settled on Ethereum. The protocol operates as a permissionless system, with open access to the public. The Divergence Protocol is a participant in the DeFi space, with ongoing development to meet user needs.