Autolykos DAO is funding its first pilot — a multichain AMM for Rosen Bridge-wrapped assets. Here is the thesis.

**What Autolykos is**
Autolykos is an Ergo-based DAO structured as a community investment fund. Its model is to identify high-conviction DeFi infrastructure opportunities, fund them via DAO governance, and deploy capital where it can generate real on-chain yield and long-term value for token holders. DEX PANTHER & DEFINLY is its first funded pilot project.

**The opportunity**
Rosen Bridge connects Ergo to Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Bitcoin, Cardano, Dogecoin and Bitcoin Runes. Rosen-wrapped versions of those assets exist and are tradable — but there is currently no dedicated, liquid AMM venue for them on any of those host chains. That is a real market gap, not a theoretical one.

DEX PANTHER fills it with a competitive constant-product AMM deployed natively on EVM chains. One Solidity codebase, three chains at launch (Ethereum, Base, BNB), zero additional development cost to expand. A Solana build also exists and is parked pending Rosen Bridge adding SOL support.

**Two products from one build**

* **DEX PANTHER** — the consumer-facing DEX. Built for traders. Single-sided deposits so new pairs can bootstrap liquidity without needing both sides at once
* **Definly** — the same liquidity layer exposed as an API and SDK for builders, merchants, and AI agents that need reliable swap pricing without a consumer brand attached

**Where it stands**
Both codebases are written, compiled, and live on GitHub. The EVM build passes 29/29 tests. The proposal is currently open for developer review and quoting before a formal DAO vote on funding. Phase 2 includes a professional security audit before any mainnet deployment.

This is early-stage, pre-audit, pre-deployment — the opportunity is to get involved, review, or contribute at the ground floor of a funded DAO pilot with real technical foundations already in place.

**Links**

* [autolykos.io](https://autolykos.io/) — pitch deck and full proposal
* Ergo Forum discussion: [https://ergoforum.org/t/the-trojan-horse-theory/5332](https://ergoforum.org/t/the-trojan-horse-theory/5332)
* Paideia governance: [https://app.paideia.im/autolykos/discussion/the-trojan-horse-theory-a9d17805-1cf0-428e-91f1-2c53203d13e5](https://app.paideia.im/autolykos/discussion/the-trojan-horse-theory-a9d17805-1cf0-428e-91f1-2c53203d13e5)
* EVM repo: [https://github.com/lifeofifa/dex-panther-amm-evm](https://github.com/lifeofifa/dex-panther-amm-evm)
* Solana repo: [https://github.com/lifeofifa/dex-panther-amm-solana](https://github.com/lifeofifa/dex-panther-amm-solana)