Balancer V3

Description sourced from DeFiLlama's protocol metadata; teams submit their own copy when listing.

Balancer V3 is published as a versioned release inside the Balancer protocol family. Releases inside the same family typically share governance, brand, and large parts of the audit history, but each version can run materially different contract logic — a release labelled v2 or v3 is not just a UI refresh. Newer versions inside a family typically launch with their own audit cycle and parameter set, so do not assume the previous release's safety record carries over without checking the linked audit reports.

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Balancer V3 is a versioned release inside a larger protocol family. View the parent for combined TVL and all sibling versions.

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1. Dec 11, 2024
   Listed on DeFiLlama

Balancer V3 is a DEX — a decentralised exchange where users swap assets against on-chain liquidity pools rather than a central order book. It is deployed across 9 chains, including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Monad and 5 other chains. No public audit reports are listed on DeFiLlama for this protocol.

Balancer V3 runs a multi-chain deployment, with smart contracts live on 9 networks. Roughly 90% of its on-chain value sits on just three networks (Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum), so a fault on any one of them would affect a large slice of users. No public audit reports are linked from DeFiLlama for this protocol despite a non-trivial TVL — treat any deposit as carrying material smart-contract risk.

Verified external resources for Balancer V3 — use these to read the source code, follow governance discussions, or cross-check on-chain data against the original team's channels.

Balancer V3 is one of 7 DEX protocols Mantapex tracks in this category. Direct peers ranked by total value locked include Curve DEX, Uniswap V3, PancakeSwap AMM, and 3 more. These peer protocols collectively secure $8B in deposits, giving you a frame of reference for whether Balancer V3's own TVL is at the top, middle, or tail of the category.

Curve DEX

TVL $1.9B · 24h +0.39%

Uniswap V3

TVL $1.8B · 24h -0.67%

PancakeSwap AMM

TVL $1.7B · 24h +0.14%

Raydium AMM

TVL $1.1B · 24h +0.66%

Uniswap V2

TVL $872.4M · 24h -0.17%

Uniswap V4

TVL $670.6M · 24h -0.47%