Aerodrome Receives Investment from Animoca Brands on October 28, 2025

According to relevant media reports, Aerodrome Finance completed a new round of financing on October 28, 2025, with Animoca Brands as the lead investor.Aerodrome Finance is a next-generation automated market maker (AMM) purpose-built for the Base chain, aiming to become the central liquidity hub of the Base ecosystem. The protocol integrates a robust liquidity incentive engine, a vote-locked governance model, and a user-friendly interface, inheriting the latest features of Velodrome V2. Within the Aerodrome ecosystem, users’ NFTs can participate in voting to allocate token emissions and receive incentives and fees generated by the protocol.This financing progress demonstrates Aerodrome’s increasingly solidified position within the Base ecosystem. Shortly after the financing, the project announced on October 22, 2025, the imminent launch of the “Aero Launch” token issuance platform, providing permissionless token issuance services for projects within the Base ecosystem and further enhancing its infrastructure. Meanwhile, the AERO token has been listed on several major exchanges, including its launch on Binance Alpha in February 2025, offering investors convenient trading channels. Notably, Animoca Brands disclosed its plan to purchase AERO tokens on October 29, 2025, the day after the financing was completed, further reflecting its optimism and support for the project.As the core liquidity infrastructure on the Base chain, Aerodrome’s development plays a significant role in driving the prosperity of the Base ecosystem.