AFX Launches Sovereign Layer 1, Providing an Optimized Execution Environment for On-chain Perp DEXes

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Engineered for the world's most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities.