Aerodrome Finance is preparing for a mega-merger with Velodrome in July 2026, unifying two major Layer 2 DEXs into a single cross-chain liquidity layer called Aero. The integration represents the most significant structural overhaul in the protocol's history, with the upgrade consolidating the tokenomics of Aerodrome and Velodrome into a single AERO token while expanding operations to Ethereum and Circle's Arc.