Nightshade Finance

Nightshade Finance is a next-gen DEX on Alephium that uses a fully on-chain order book and runs on a sharded Proof-of-Work blockchain.

## Overview Nightshade Finance is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Alephium blockchain, designed to operate a fully on-chain order book model. Unlike automated market maker (AMM) designs common to most DEXs, Nightshade Finance implements traditional order book mechanics directly on-chain, enabling users to place limit orders, market orders, and other order types through a blockchain that uses sharded Proof-of-Work consensus. The platform exists to serve traders and liquidity providers who value transparency, control, and non-custodial trading on a blockchain designed for scalability