QuickSwap is betting significantly on the future of decentralized derivatives.
After an overwhelming vote from the community, one of DeFi’s longest-running decentralized exchanges has chosen Orbs’ Perpetual Hub Ultra 2.0 as its standard perpetual futures infrastructure, replacing its previous Orderly-powered solution and consolidating all future perpetual trading on Orbs’ Layer-3 network.
The management proposal, entitled “Complete Shift from Decentralized Perpetuals to Orbs Network,” passed with 81.8% support from QUICK token holders, indicating strong community support for the transition.
A community-driven upgrade
The integration replaces the Falkor perpetuals platform previously running on Polygon PoS, while expanding the existing partnership between QuickSwap and Orbs.
The two projects are already closely linked. In recent years, QuickSwap has deployed Orbs-powered products including dLIMIT, dTWAP And Liquidity Hub about Polygon PoS and Base. In late 2025, the companies also launched an Orbs-powered perpetual futures platform on Base.
The latest vote takes that relationship a step further by making Perpetual Hub Ultra 2.0 the exchange’s standard perpetual trading infrastructure across all supported networks.
Building a complete perpetual trading stack
Instead of relying on multiple third-party vendors, Perpetual Hub Ultra 2.0 delivers an end-to-end infrastructure stack that includes execution, settlement, pricing, liquidations, hedging and liquidity management.
One of the biggest benefits is the immediate access to deep liquidity through integrated liquidity sources, allowing new perpetual markets to be launched without the lengthy ramp-up process that many decentralized exchanges face.
The platform also supports features more commonly associated with centralized exchanges, including:
Execution is secured via Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology, while price data is verified via cryptographically signed feeds before settlement is completed onchain.
Bringing CeFi trading to DeFi
For both teams, the integration is about narrowing the gap between centralized and decentralized trading experiences.
“This is what the next phase of DeFi looks like: a top-tier DEX that runs a full stack of offenders natively on Layer-3, with liquidity from day one and execution quality that rivals centralized venues,” said Ran HamerVice President of Business Development at Orbs.
“An 81.8% vote says it all: decentralized markets are ready to compete with the traditional financial sector on their own terms.”
The next chapter of QuickSwap
Since its launch in 2020, QuickSwap has grown into one of the Polygon ecosystem’s premier decentralized exchanges, expanding beyond spot trading into perpetual futures while maintaining community governance through the QUICK token.
By standardizing on Orbs in its persistent trading infrastructure, the exchange is positioning itself to provide faster execution, deeper liquidity, and a more professional trading experience, while maintaining one of the key benefits of DeFi: self-custody.
As competition between decentralized and centralized exchanges increases, infrastructure is increasingly becoming the differentiator.
QuickSwap’s latest move suggests that the next generation of decentralized derivatives will compete not only on decentralization, but also on execution quality, liquidity and user experience.