Blockchain infra provider Orbs has integrated its Perpetual Hub with Xpanse, the leading perps trading protocol on Mode network. The move will deliver improved liquidity and advanced trading features to Mode users, providing a better experience for traders on Xpanse’s onchain perpetual markets.
Operating as an EVM Layer 2, Mode is intent on scaling DeFi applications with lower costs and faster transactions. Xpanse, whose futures exchange offers over 340 markets with up to 60x leverage, embodies this objective, fully showing off Mode’s capabilities which have been further burnished thanks to Orbs’ arrival.
Perps for the People
Orbs Perpetual Hub acts as a decentralized abstraction layer, enhancing Xpanse’s operations with optimized order execution and liquidity management. This setup reduces spreads and slippage, common pain points in DeFi trading, while maintaining the security of onchain settlement. It’s a service that Orbs has been bringing to bear across the multichain landscape in recent months, rolling out integrations galore and making its name synonymous with onchain liquidity.
Orbs’ Proof-of-Stake L3 blockchain specializes in augmenting base-layer networks like Ethereum or Mode with advanced execution capabilities. Its Perpetual Hub joins tools like dLIMIT and dTWAP, which mimic centralized finance functionalities such as limit orders and time-weighted average pricing, within a decentralized framework. In aggregating liquidity pools and streamlining order matching, Perpetual Hub ensures Mode traders experience tighter bid-ask spreads and more efficient capital use, critical for high-leverage perpetual contracts.
Xpanse, meanwhile, has been earning plaudits for its multi-layered liquidity model, blending intent-based, oracle-based, and order book systems. Beyond liquidity, Xpanse offers AI-driven tools: Viper AI for momentum prediction, Minima/Maxima for real-time peak detection, WaveML for trend analysis, and a Fear & Greed Index for sentiment tracking. Combined, these give traders powerful data-driven insights.
The addition of Orbs’ infrastructure enhances these features, enabling smoother execution and potentially lowering the cost of leveraged positions, which typically incur fees of 0.02% to 0.07% per trade on similar platforms.
Making L2 Liquidity Great
Mode network, launched to optimize DeFi scalability, has gained traction for its low-latency transactions and compatibility with Ethereum’s tooling. Its use cases extend beyond trading to include tokenized real-world assets, a growing sector projected to reach $16 trillion by 2030. Xpanse’s presence on Mode already supports such innovation, and Orbs’ integration could amplify this by enabling cross-chain liquidity aggregation, connecting Mode to broader DeFi pools, and supporting automated trading strategies.
For traders, the integration offers practical benefits: reduced transaction costs via smart liquidity routing and the potential to explore Mode’s ecosystem, which may include future incentive programs akin to those seen on other L2s. As the EVM Layer 2 ecosystem ossifies, distinct chains are emerging with a reputation for specializing in specific onchain crafts. For Mode, thanks to the popularity of platforms such as Xpanse, that use case appears to be perps, a narrative that has further strengthened thanks to Orbs’ entry, bringing its trust liquidity layer in tow.
