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<p>This year has been marked by the surge of decentralized finance (DeFi) and rise of a value locked through Uniswap - an automated market maker. Despite this, notable limitations like slow transaction processing, a spike in gas prices and the absence of trustless cross-chain swaps still exist, aggravating user experience.</p><p>Serum is going to eliminate these limitations of DeFi space. It is a <strong><strong>trustless decentralized exchange by design</strong></strong> built on top of Solana blockchain implying low latency and high transaction speed. Serum has <strong><strong>cross-chain support</strong></strong> and does not rely on centralized price feeds. <strong><strong>It is fully interoperable with Ethereum ecosystem</strong></strong> and provides the same trading experience that users get on centralized platforms by being the first high-throughput exchange that has a fully <strong><strong>on-chain orderbook and matching engine</strong></strong>.</p><p>Due to impressive performance qualities <strong><strong>Serum can become a foundational block for DeFi</strong></strong>.</p><p><em><em>With that in mind, P2P Validator is thrilled to announce the launch of Serum node with the mission of fostering DeFi growth and supporting censorship-resistance of value exchange.</em></em></p><p>Our team has extensive experience in setting up secure infrastructure. <strong><strong>P2P Validator maintains high-availability nodes and provides secure staking services for the most groundbreaking projects in the blockchain space</strong></strong>. We are an early Solana investor and active contributor operating a robust validator for mainnet beta. The node infrastructure is under advanced monitoring with 24/7 technical support, backups and alerts.</p><h3 id="about-serum"><strong>About Serum</strong></h3><p><a href="https://projectserum.com/?ref=p2p.org">Serum</a> is a trustless decentralized exchange that enables seamless cross-chain trading and outstanding user experience. It allows fast order placement and on-chain order matching overcoming existing limitations in the space. It was founded by a group including team members from<a href="https://ftx.com/?ref=p2p.org"> FTX</a> and<a href="https://www.alameda-research.com/?ref=p2p.org"> Alameda Research</a> supported by advisors from Compound, BitMax, TomoChain and other notable projects. The list of partners include: Aleph.im, BitMax, FTX, Kyber Network, Leminscap, Multicoin Capital and many other well-established companies.</p><p>Learn more by visiting the<a href="https://projectserum.com/?ref=p2p.org"> Serum Project website</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/ProjectSerum?ref=p2p.org"> Twitter</a> or<a href="https://t.me/ProjectSerum?ref=p2p.org"> Telegram</a>. If you’re a developer, read a technical<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1isGJES4jzQutI0GtQGuqtrBUqeHxl_xJNXdtOv4SdII/edit?ref=p2p.org#"> introduction to Serum</a> and join the discussion on<a href="https://discord.com/invite/MxZFT4v?ref=p2p.org"> Discord</a>.</p><h3 id="about-p2p-validator"><strong>About P2P Validator</strong></h3><p><a href="https://p2p.org/?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=serum_intro">P2P Validator</a> is a world-leading staking provider with the best industry security practices and proven expertise. We provide comprehensive due-diligence of digital assets and offer only top-notch staking opportunities. At the time of the latest update, <strong><strong>more than </strong>3<strong> </strong>b<strong>illion of USD value is staked with P2P Validator by over </strong>10,<strong>000 delegators across </strong>2<strong>5+ networks.</strong></strong> We are early Solana investors and contributors having a goal to provide the long term support for the ecosystem.</p><hr><p><strong><strong>Web:</strong></strong><a href="https://p2p.org/?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=serum_intro"> https://p2p.org</a></p><p><strong><strong>Twitter:</strong></strong><a href="https://twitter.com/p2pvalidator?ref=p2p.org"> @p2pvalidator</a></p><p><strong><strong>Telegram: </strong></strong><a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">https://t.me/P2Pstaking</a></p>