# Ecosystem

This is a list of officially recognized resources for the SPOT project. SPOT was created by the Ampleforth community and shares a number of community resources with the [Ampleforth Ecosystem](https://docs.ampleforth.org/ecosystem/explore-the-ecosystem). 

### SPOT Papers, Website, Socials

* [Website](https://spot.cash/): The official SPOT website
* [Docs](https://docs.spot.cash/): The official documentation for the SPOT protocol
* [Blog](https://blog.ampleforth.org/): The official Ampleforth / SPOT blog
* [Whitepaper](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MTp3vGLBtCp4Pte7ohHfnRfeKgFPaWQd/view): The official SPOT whitepaper
* [Github](https://github.com/ampleforth/spot): The official SPOT Github repository 
* [Discord](https://discord.gg/mptQ49m): The official Ampleforth community discord and primary channel for discussions around governance and works in progress.
* [Telegram](https://t.me/Ampleforth): The Ampleforth telegram for enthusiasts (now community moderated).
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ampleforthorg): The official Ampleforth Twitter for all major news and updates regarding the Ampleforth ecosystem
* [Forum](https://forum.ampleforth.org/): The official Ampleforth governance forum 

### Recommended Articles

* [The SPOT Flatcoin — A Low Volatility Derivative](https://blog.ampleforth.org/the-spot-flatcoin-a-low-volatility-derivative-a3381a567752)
* [SPOT v2 — The Path to Counter Cyclical Demand](https://blog.ampleforth.org/spot-v2-the-path-to-counter-cyclical-demand-0548d273a2c0)
* [The SPOT decentralized flatcoin — A five year journey in 5 minutes](https://blog.ampleforth.org/the-spot-decentralized-flatcoin-a-five-year-journey-in-5-minutes-bc8c690a2644)
* [How SPOT v2 Makes Arbitrage More Important](https://blog.ampleforth.org/how-spot-v2-makes-arbitrage-more-efficient-4b5c13acaa95)
* [Low volatility gold — the asset that’s missing](https://blog.ampleforth.org/the-asset-thats-missing-3f4135f135db)
* [SPOT v2 — enrichment, debasement, and the cost of stability](https://blog.ampleforth.org/spot-v2-the-cost-of-stability-f41b5f0c2b6f)

### Recommended Videos

* [SPOT and stAMPL — Module 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO4QEeGL8Nc)
* [Perpetual Tranching (How SPOT and stAMPL are created) — Module (2)](https://youtu.be/3fwGg9NEexw)
* [SPOT Flatcoin: It Bends, It Doesn't Break](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0PtaMmL1I8)

### Where to get SPOT

* [CoW Swap](https://swap.cow.fi/#/1/swap/USDC/0xc1f33e0cf7e40a67375007104b929e49a581bafe): CoW Swap finds the lowest prices from all decentralized exchanges and DEX aggregators & saves you more with p2p trading and protection from MEV.
* [Uniswap](https://app.uniswap.org/#/tokens/ethereum/0xc1f33e0cf7e40a67375007104b929e49a581bafe): A decentralized automated market-making application that utilizes a bonding curve to facilitate swaps and discover price. 
* [Uniramp](https://uniramp.com/): An onramp that lets you buy SPOT directly with fiat. (offramp coming soon)

### Ecosystem Projects

* [Ampleforth](https://ampleforth.org): A decentralized unit of account protocol that produces the AMPL token. AMPL is the underlying collateral asset used in the SPOT protocol  
* [Buttonwood](https://button.foundation/): Utilizes financial primitives to build the decentralized financial stack. Features AMPL in their risk-tranching protocol ButtonTranche

### Infrastructure

* [Charm Finance](https://www.charm.fi/): Vaults for providing managed liquidity on Uniswap V3.

### Security Audits

* [Security Audit Repository](https://github.com/ampleforth/ampleforth-audits/tree/master/spot): A github directory hosting all of our security updates to date