Aerodrome, a prominent decentralized exchange on Coinbase’s Base network, is rolling out a series of upgrades ahead of the July 2026 launch of Aero, its next-generation exchange infrastructure. The updates are designed to adapt to rapid improvements across Ethereum and EVM chains, particularly technologies like Flashblocks that dramatically improve transaction speed but also introduce new MEV and reward-distribution challenges.

Aerodrome is upgrading ahead of Aero.

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The first upgrade is a redesigned dynamic fee module that temporarily lowers fees at the start of each block before restoring standard fees once trading activity occurs, according to a blog article. Aerodrome says this increases competition among arbitrage participants and discourages exploitative short-term liquidity strategies.

The second is a new gauge contract system that introduces minimum staking durations, typically around 10 seconds, to reward long-term liquidity providers and reduce opportunistic farming behavior. Because the protocol’s contracts are immutable, liquidity migration to the upgraded gauges will occur gradually through newly deployed pools.

The third upgrade is the beta rollout of Metaswaps, a cross-chain trading system built on Hyperlane’s infrastructure. Metaswaps aims to simplify cross-chain transactions by combining bridging and swapping into one seamless process. The initial rollout on Base will support cbAssets, USDC, and ETH routes across 12 chains.

Aerodrome says these upgrades are intended to improve liquidity quality, increase capital efficiency, and prepare the protocol for a more interconnected multichain future.