DeXe (DEXE)

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Historical price evolution of DeXe

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DeXe began its development on 18th September 2019 in Ukraine, under the direction of Yuriy Hotoviy (co-founder and CEO of Billtrade), Dmytro Kotliarov (co-founder and main contributor) and Vitalii Maistrenko (technical director). The project was created with the objective of building a decentralised copy trading platform that would allow any user to automatically replicate the operations of successful traders through smart contracts on Ethereum.

The DEXE token was officially launched on 28th September 2020 on the Ethereum network, marking the beginning of the first public phase of the platform as a social trading and decentralised portfolio management tool. The total supply was established at approximately 96.5 million DEXE following initial burns. During the DeFi bull market of 2021, specifically on 8th March, DEXE reached its all-time high of approximately $33.54, representing a rise of more than 4,200% from its low of $0.73 recorded in November 2020.

In 2021, DeXe Protocol launched its first version with wallet-to-wallet copy trading tools, allowing any user to automatically replicate the transactions of another Ethereum wallet through smart contracts without exposing private keys. During this period, the team collaborated with DeFi projects such as the anti-bot service 111PG and the Kattana trading terminal. However, in 2022 the project experienced a significant strategic change, pivoting from a social trading platform towards a DAO building infrastructure, leveraging the accumulated experience in governance and on-chain asset management. The protocol developed more than 50 modular smart contracts for the creation and management of DAOs.

During 2023, DEXE went through a period of market consolidation, trading between $1.92 and $3.25 throughout the year and closing at $2.43. The DeXe DAO Studio ecosystem continued expanding, reaching more than 100 DAOs launched on the protocol by the end of 2024. In 2024, DEXE opened the year at $10.33 with a peak of $16.47, but closed at $7.36, recording an annual decline of 30%. In October 2025, the token reached its most recent all-time low of $0.4391, although in the first quarter of 2025 the protocol's TVL reached approximately $500 million.

In January 2025, DeXe Protocol integrated into the Ethereum mainnet, positioning itself in the largest DAO ecosystem. On 4th December 2025, the protocol introduced an additional security functionality called "Validator voting", where validators approved by the DAO verify proposals before executing treasury transactions, adding a second line of defence against governance attacks. In March 2026, DEXE experienced a significant recovery with a 99% rise in 30 days, reaching approximately $4.40, a movement attributed primarily to institutional accumulation. During this period, the protocol's TVL grew from $500 million at the end of 2024 to $1,500 million in the first quarter of 2026, coinciding with the launch of a DAO Studio interface overhaul that included real-time analytics. On 23rd April 2026, DEXE marked a new annual high between $14.72 and $15.57, reaching a market capitalisation of approximately $683 million and positioning itself in the top 90 by capitalisation, whilst the protocol's TVL reached $1,700 million in the second quarter of 2026.

DeXe operates as a decentralised governance infrastructure built on Ethereum that facilitates the creation and management of DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) without requiring technical programming knowledge. Its core product, DeXe DAO Studio, functions as a no-code platform where users can deploy fully functional DAOs by selecting from preconfigured governance models that include token-weighted voting, NFT voting, customisable quorum configuration and adjustable approval thresholds. The system is underpinned by more than 60 modular smart contracts that have been audited to ensure their secure operation.

DeXe's architecture is distinguished by its advanced level of customisation, enabling the implementation of expert sub-DAOs that function as specialised committees to make decisions in specific domains, and a token delegation system whereby passive holders can transfer their voting power to more active participants. Since December 2025, the protocol incorporates an additional layer called "Validator voting" that establishes a double verification mechanism: proposals that affect the DAO's treasury must be validated by a second group of previously approved validators, adding a protective barrier against governance attacks where large token holders could dominate decisions.

The DEXE token, available in ERC-20 and BEP-20 formats with a total supply of approximately 96.5 million units following historical burns, fulfils governance and utility functions within the ecosystem. DEXE holders can participate in protocol governance by submitting proposals and voting, receive rewards for active contributions such as proposals, voting and task execution, and pay fees to access premium protocol functions, including reward distribution amongst DAO members and ITAs (Initial Token Allocations). The protocol implements a progressive DEXE token burning mechanism that gradually reduces the circulating supply, whilst maintaining available the original social trading functionalities that allow copying trades between wallets.

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