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By WOWMAX
WOWMAX Stellar DeFi Aggregator, a unified swap and bridge routing layer integrating existing Stellar protocols into a single interface with best-rate execution.
Core features built on Stellar integrations:
1. DEX Aggregation Engine
Routes swaps across SDEX (native orderbook), Soroswap (Soroban AMM), Phoenix, and Aquarius using a modified A* search algorithm over a graph of all available pools (nodes = tokens, edges = pools, edge weight = pricing curve + fee + gas). The optimal path is often multi-hop through intermediate tokens (USDT, AQUA, EURC, etc.) — capturing the triangular-arbitrage gain that direct quotes miss. The same algorithm already powers WOWMAX across 20+ EVM chains today; the Stellar integration adds Stellar-specific pool data to the existing engine. Stellar is used as the execution layer for all swaps. Impact: Stellar users get measurably better execution prices than any single DEX, including price-impact and gas-cost-aware multi-hop paths through 2+ intermediate pools when those win.
2. Cross-Chain Bridge Aggregation
Near Intents-based cross-chain routing between Stellar and 20+ EVM/non-EVM networks is already live in WOWMAX production today, providing concrete proof that the bridge integration work has already started. This SCF Build adds Allbridge and Axelar as parallel providers for Ethereum↔Stellar transfers, with a comparison module that routes each transfer through the optimal bridge based on cost, speed, and liquidity. The Stellar leg of every cross-chain swap is then routed through the same multi-hop A* pathfinder used for same-chain swaps. CCTP support is planned. Impact: One-click cross-chain access to/from Stellar with best-execution on the Stellar side, not just on the bridge side.
3. Wallet Integration
Native connection via Stellar Wallets Kit (Freighter, xBull, Albedo, Lobstr, Hana) for Stellar-side transactions, combined with MetaMask/WalletConnect for EVM chains. Impact: Seamless UX across ecosystems in a single interface.
Impact: WOWMAX becomes a unified DeFi entry point for Stellar — best-rate multi-hop routing across fragmented liquidity, cross-chain access via already-proven Near Intents flow, and exposure to 336,000+ existing WOWMAX traders.
$98.6K
Product traction
$2B+ total trading volume, 336,000+ unique traders, 1.5M+ lifetime swaps across 20+ chains
Live cross-chain swaps between Stellar and 20+ networks via Near Intents integration
Real-time tracking of 50M+ wallets for DEX copy-trading
Up to 14K daily active traders on Soneium through WOWMAX
Ecosystem credibility & distribution
Featured on BASE.org ecosystem
Ranked #1 new product on BNB Chain
Official ecosystem partner of 9 chains, including Arbitrum, Base, Linea, Scroll, BNB
Social presence & community
Active community — Twitter: 36K+, Telegram: 27K+, Discord: 14K+
Organic reach of 5K+ views per post
Co-marketing collabs and retweets by Tier-1 projects
Media & visibility
Awards & recognitions
Finalist, DevConnect 2025 Crecimiento startup competition (212 projects)
2nd place, Cointelegraph 2025 startup competition at DevConnect Argentina
Global Winner 2024, Soneium Spark Award (1,700 participants)
Deliverable 1: DEX Aggregation Engine — SDEX + Soroswap + Modified A Path-Finder*
Description: Build the core Stellar aggregation engine by integrating SDEX and Soroswap into a unified liquidity graph where each tradable pair or pool becomes a routeable edge. Port WOWMAX’s production modified A* path-finder with real swap-size price impact modeling. The engine evaluates a Classic branch using SDEX PathPayment operations and a Soroban branch using Soroswap Router contract execution, then selects the best net-output route while preserving atomic execution in a single transaction. Includes gas-cost weighting and slippage protection.
How to measure completion:
CLI / test harness returns optimal route for any Stellar testnet token pair
Output includes hop list and route type (Classic or Soroban)
Better net execution than direct route on at least 5 token pairs
At least 2 wins from multi-hop routing
No route mixes Classic and Soroban operations
Source code published in WOWMAX Stellar repo
Estimated completion: May 29, 2026
Budget: $14,470
Deliverable 2: Stellar Wallet Integration — Freighter + Stellar Wallets Kit
Description: Integrate Stellar Wallets Kit into the WOWMAX frontend for unified wallet connectivity including Freighter, xBull, Albedo, Lobstr, and Hana. Implement the full transaction signing flow including trustline detection, automatic ChangeTrust creation, Soroban simulation, fee estimation, transaction submission, network selection, and account funding flows.
How to measure completion:
Users can connect supported wallets and sign transactions in the UI
Demonstrated with at least 2 wallets on testnet
Automatic trustline creation verified
Soroban simulation correctly estimates fees
Estimated completion: June 5, 2026
Budget: $9,180
Deliverable 3: Swap Interface & Route Visualization
Description: Build the Stellar swap interface inside the existing WOWMAX UI with token selector, amount input, USD value display, route visualization, route-type badge, gas estimation, price-impact display, transaction confirmation flow, and mobile-responsive design. Deploy a public preview on Cloudflare Pages.
How to measure completion:
Public testnet URL available
End-to-end swap possible directly from browser
Route visualization matches routing engine output
Route-type badge displayed correctly
Estimated completion: June 12, 2026
Budget: $11,260
Deliverable 4: Extended DEX Integration — Phoenix + Aquarius
Description: Add Phoenix and Aquarius pools into the same routing graph used by Deliverable 1, enabling richer multi-hop routes across four Stellar DEXes. Includes Soroban resource-limit pruning, protocol health monitoring, and automatic failover when one venue is unavailable.
How to measure completion:
Optimal routing across 4 Stellar DEXes
10 token-pair benchmark report published
Better pricing vs 2-DEX baseline
Multi-hop routes across multiple Soroban DEXes verified
Failover tested successfully
Estimated completion: June 26, 2026
Budget: $11,480
Deliverable 5: Cross-Chain Bridge Aggregation — Allbridge + Axelar
Description: Add Ethereum to Stellar bridge routing through Allbridge and Axelar, complementing the existing Near Intents integration. Build a bridge comparison module evaluating cost, finality time, and liquidity, while routing the Stellar destination leg through WOWMAX’s best-execution engine. Includes transfer status tracking, retries, and refund handling.
How to measure completion:
Full Sepolia to Stellar flow demonstrated
Optimal bridge selected automatically
3 successful transfers documented per bridge
Ranked bridge quotes available
Estimated completion: July 10, 2026
Budget: $13,370
Deliverable 6: End-to-End Testing & Performance Benchmarks
Description: Build a full automated test suite covering DEX aggregation, bridge routing, wallet flows, trustline creation, Soroban simulation, and failure scenarios. Run performance benchmarks measuring quote latency, route quality improvements, hop distribution, route types, and bridge transfer times. Publish a public benchmark report.
How to measure completion:
npm test suite with 30+ scenarios
CI integration on every commit
Benchmark report publicly available
Estimated completion: July 17, 2026
Budget: $7,080
Deliverable 7: Mainnet Deployment — Full Stack
Description: Deploy the complete WOWMAX Stellar stack to mainnet including DEX aggregation, bridge routing, production frontend, RPC redundancy, liquidity validation, secrets management, and rate limiting. Enable Stellar as a supported network on wowmax.exchange.
How to measure completion:
WOWMAX live on Stellar Mainnet
Stellar selectable on wowmax.exchange
20 successful swaps documented
5 cross-chain transfers documented
Public launch announcement published
Estimated completion: July 31, 2026
Budget: $12,480
Deliverable 8: Monitoring & Production Operations
Description: Build production monitoring infrastructure including protocol health checks, Grafana dashboards, latency monitoring, alerting systems, incident runbooks, and structured logs with trace correlation across routing services, frontend, and on-chain execution.
How to measure completion:
Grafana live for all DEXes and bridges
Alerts tested successfully
Runbook published with 6+ incident scenarios
Estimated completion: August 7, 2026
Budget: $7,460
Deliverable 9: Documentation & Developer Integration Guide
Description: Publish full documentation covering architecture, routing logic, user guides, developer integration flows, contribution model, and a public post-mortem describing what was built versus the original roadmap.
How to measure completion:
Public documentation site live
Developer quickstart under 15 minutes
Public post-mortem blog published
Estimated completion: August 14, 2026
Budget: $4,970
Deliverable 10: Open Aggregation API for the Stellar Ecosystem
Description: Launch a public API allowing wallets, marketplaces, portfolio apps, and other Stellar projects to use WOWMAX routing and bridge infrastructure. Includes quote endpoints, transaction building endpoints, bridge status endpoints, OpenAPI documentation, TypeScript SDK, API key authentication, Cloudflare edge caching, and fully non-custodial transaction payload generation.
How to measure completion:
API live at api.wowmax.exchange
OpenAPI specification published
TypeScript SDK published to npm
Quickstart under 10 minutes
First external integration documented
p95 latency benchmark published
Estimated completion: August 14, 2026
Budget: $6,810
Almir Salimov, MBA — CEO - LinkedIn
18 years of experience across corporate and entrepreneurship roles, including business development, consulting, and executive positions at BP, Merrill Lynch, and Booz & Company. Almir holds an MSc with Distinction in Information Systems from the London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD.
Mikhail Mazurov, MSc — CTO - GitHub
11 years of experience in software development and technical leadership. Led large-scale blockchain projects, including a joint initiative with Boston Consulting Group, managing international teams and complex infrastructures. Holds BSc and MSc in Computer Science from ITMO University.
Ilya Barykin, MSc — DevOps Engineer - GitHub
9 years of DevOps experience at WOWMAX, Cryptology, Edstein, and others. Expert in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud & bare-metal infrastructures (AWS, GCP). Degree in Computer Science from UKSIVT
Ekaterina Kryakushina, MSc — Front-end Engineer - GitHub
6 years of experience in front-end development, specializing in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Web3. Graduated in Mathematical Methods in Economics from Southern Federal University.
Anton Svoikin, MSc — QA Engineer
10 years of expertise in fintech integration testing, with deep experience in banking and depository systems. Degree in Information Systems and Technologies.
Nikita Nikitin, Marketing DIrector X - Linkedin
Nikita has 3 years of experience in web2 marketing and over four years in web3 marketing, worked on over 20 projects. Nikita graduated from the University of Economics in Warsaw, Poland. Nikita is a well-known KOL on X, followed by many smart users.
The core engineering team has been working together for over four years and has successfully built WOWMAX a live multi-chain DEX aggregator that consistently outperforms major platforms such as 1inch and KyberSwap in routing efficiency. Reviewers are invited to test and compare swap execution directly. This expertise will be leveraged to build the best bridge on Stellar
Almir Salimov
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