# Hashflow > The Liquidity Layer for DeFi Hashflow is a decentralized exchange protocol that connects traders with professional market makers through a request-for-quote model. It offers zero-slippage, MEV-protected trades across multiple blockchains for traders and liquidity providers. Hashflow is a decentralized trading protocol that uses a request-for-quote model to connect traders with professional market makers across multiple blockchains. It enables zero-slippage trades with front-running protection by using guaranteed quotes from market makers instead of automated market maker formulas. The protocol serves traders seeking predictable execution and market makers seeking access to diverse trading flow. Hashflow solves the problem of slippage and failed transactions by allowing market makers to source liquidity from any venue and settle trades at a guaranteed quoted price. Smart order routing compares RFQ quotes with automated market maker pricing and directs each trade to the better execution venue. This approach reduces toxic order flow and gives market makers a single integration point to access trading flow across multiple chains. The HFT token supports governance and fee-sharing: holders can stake HFT to earn a share of protocol fee revenue and vote on protocol parameters. Token holders participate in decisions about protocol upgrades and fee structures. Hashflow integrates with aggregators, wallets, and decentralized applications to serve retail and institutional traders, market makers, liquidity providers, and the protocols and platforms that depend on its infrastructure for execution and liquidity. - Type: Protocol - Sector: DeFi - Status: Active - Founded: 2021-04-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/hashflow ## Products - [Hashflow RFQ DEX](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hashflow): Hashflow RFQ DEX is a decentralized exchange that lets users trade tokens through a request-for-quote model rather than a shared liquidity pool. Takers request prices from a network of market makers, who return signed, off-chain quotes that settle on-chain, giving traders a fixed price with no slippage and no exposure to front-running. The same interface lets HFT holders stake the token to earn rewards, tying trading activity to the protocol's token economics. Hashflow connects to external routers and yield platforms, letting other applications source its RFQ liquidity within their own trading flows. (Decentralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [Hashverse](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hashflow): The Hashverse is a gamified, storyverse-driven, NFT-powered governance structure. It will operate via a vote-escrowed token model (veHFT), allowing you to stake your tokens for a predetermined duration in exchange for more voting power. Simply put, the more tokens you stake for a longer period of time, the more influence you will be able to wield within the DAO. (DAO Management Platform, Discontinued) ## Assets - [Hashflow (HFT)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hashflow): HFT is the governance token of Hashflow, a decentralized RFQ trading protocol. Holders stake HFT under a vote-escrow model, where lock duration determines voting power over protocol fees, treasury spending, and development decisions. Staking also entitles holders to a share of protocol trading fee revenue distributed monthly. (Governance) ## Links - [Main](https://www.hashflow.com) - [Documentation](https://docs.hashflow.com/hashflow) - [Governance](https://gov.hashflow.com) - [Blog](https://blog.hashflow.com) - [Terms of Service](https://www.hashflow.com/terms) - [Privacy policy](https://hashflow.com/privacy) - [Media Kit/branding](https://docs.hashflow.com/hashflow/company/brand-and-logos) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/eU35SNNdPC) - [Telegram](https://t.me/hashflowdex) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/hashflow) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@hashflowdex) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hashflow) - [GitHub](https://github.com/hashflownetwork) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Hashflow) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. 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