ApeX Protocol

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Non-custodial decentralized derivatives and spot-trading protocol that launched an Arbitrum beta in February 2022, introduced ApeX Pro in November 2022, and shifted its primary product line to the multichain ApeX Omni platform in 2024 and 2025.

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Also known as: apex, ApeX, ApeX Pro, ApeX Omni, ApeX DEX

Registry sequence

← Apex DeFi

ApolloX →

Key facts

Launch date

2022-02-28

Death date

—

Years

2022–—

Origin

Arbitrum / multichain ecosystem

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-06-28

URL handling

Preferred action

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URL status

Live verified

Original URL

https://www.apex.exchange/

Archived URL

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Summary

Timeline

ApeX Protocol beta launched on Arbitrum

2022-02-28launchedmedium

ApeX Protocol opened its beta release on Arbitrum mainnet as a decentralized derivatives protocol.

ApeX Pro launched on mainnet

2022-11-21otherhigh

ApeX launched its non-custodial order-book perpetual trading product ApeX Pro on mainnet.

ApeX Omni launched

2024-06-16otherhigh

ApeX introduced Omni as its multichain liquidity and trading platform using a modular, intent-centric architecture.

ApeX Pro completed its primary trading sunset

2025-04-14shutdown_effectivehigh

ApeX removed the remaining Pro trading liquidity and disabled Pro deposit functions as users were directed to migrate to ApeX Omni.

Evidence

The ApeX Protocol Project

ApeX Protocol2022-03-01official_bloghigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

ApeX Protocol Announces Its Initial NFT Offering Plan

ApeX Protocol / GlobeNewswire2022-03-04official_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

ApeX Pro Mainnet to Launch With 1,000,000 esAPEX Retroactive Airdrop

ApeX Protocol2022-11-16official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

ApeX Pro to Launch on Mainnet With Year-Long Trade-to-Earn Rewards

ApeX Pro / GlobeNewswire2022-11-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive

Weekly Platform Updates

ApeX Protocol2024-06-16official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

ApeX Omni Strategic Roadmap Unveiled

ApeX Protocol2024-08-21official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

ApeX Pro Sunset: Delisting Timeline for Trading Pairs

ApeX Protocol2025-02-27official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

ApeX decentralized exchange and trading platform

ApeX Protocol—official_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

HEI treats CCXT's `apex` identifier, ApeX Pro, and ApeX Omni as one protocol-level entity. The sunset of ApeX Pro is modeled as a product transition rather than entity death because ApeX Omni remains active and continues the protocol identity.

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