{"id":50828,"date":"2025-10-02T20:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=50828"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:02:03","slug":"analyst-predicts-which-crypto-will-win-perp-dex-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=50828","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Predicts Which Crypto Will Win Perp DEX War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Altcoin markets are bearing witness to a Perp DEX war, as the big guns battle for supremacy Perp DEX protocols just cleared a $1Tn month, and one analyst says the near-term winners are lining up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perpetual trading on decentralized exchanges just crossed a milestone: more than $1Tn in a single month. The surge highlights how fast on-chain derivatives are gaining ground, with traders now weighing which platforms could take the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Block\u2019s <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/373210\/perp-dex-monthly-trading-volume-1-trillion-usd-hyperliquid-aster-lighter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">latest data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows that September volumes for perpetuals trading on DEXs surpassed $ 1Tn for the first time, driven by a battle between Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crypto analyst \u201cUnipcs\u201d <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theunipcs\/status\/1973452457272308058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> today the market is \u201cbig enough to accommodate all three\u201d but argued the near-term setup favors Aster (ASTER) and ApeX (APEX).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">many think the perps DEX trade is done<\/p>\n<p>in reality, the leading perps DEX coins only cooled down a bit before making their next aggressive leg up<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ASTER&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$ASTER<\/a> went from around $120m market cap to $3.8 billion in one week = a 3,200% rally<br \/>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24APEX&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$APEX<\/a> went from around $0.23 to $2.7 in one\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Unipcs (aka &#8216;Bonk Guy&#8217;) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f392.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf92\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> (@theunipcs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theunipcs\/status\/1973452457272308058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hyperliquid (HYPE) remains the volume leader, though tokens across the sector are swinging sharply as market share shifts week by week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10+ Next Crypto to 100X In 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Are Perpetual DEX Volumes Surging Past $1 Trillion?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/perps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from DeFiLlama confirms the strength of this breakout: roughly $1.143Tn in 30-day perps volume as of Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290826\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1588\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440.png 1588w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T163531.440-50x27.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1588px) 100vw, 1588px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/perps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: DeFiLlama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lighter announced its public mainnet launch today, a step likely to put more pressure on incumbents. The rollout coincided with record dashboard readings, adding to signs that perpetual DEXs are entering a new phase of growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prices showed the split in trader sentiment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By late afternoon, HYPE <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/hyperliquid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hovered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at $48-$49 with about $600M in turnover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290827\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unnamed-2025-10-02T164116.322-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/hyperliquid\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: Coingecko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASTER <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/aster-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sat near<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> $1.80 on $1.1Bn in trades, while APEX <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/apex-token\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shifted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> between $1.45 and $1.90 depending on venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hyperliquid still holds the deepest books, but its grip has loosened as Aster and Lighter lured flow with high leverage, multi-chain access, and bonus programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">The 12+ Hottest Crypto Presales to Buy Right Now\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Aster or Apex Better Positioned for Short-Term Gains in Perp DEXs?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BitMEX chief Stephan Lutz <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2025\/10\/01\/the-crypto-perp-dex-mania-may-quickly-fizzle-out-bitmex-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Wednesday the current perp DEX rush \u201cmay quickly fizzle out,\u201d noting that derivatives activity on centralized exchanges remains high.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His point: on-chain gains can fade just as fast if incentives dry up or liquidity splinters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unipcs sees the on-chain derivatives market breaking into three lanes: Hyperliquid (HYPE) holds the strongest network effects for now, with Aster and Apex positioned as high-beta plays if trading volumes continue to shift on-chain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe perps DEX industry is big enough to accommodate all three,\u201d the note said, though it stressed that near-term upside looks tilted toward Aster and Apex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But that view comes with a warning. Research from Maelstrom, the family office of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaelstromFund\/status\/1969988195241865342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">indicates<\/a> that Hyperliquid is scheduled to undergo two years of token unlocks starting November<\/span>\u00a029.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1BaqtQnxk6\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/1BaqtQnxk6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maelstrom (@MaelstromFund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaelstromFund\/status\/1969988195241865342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That could mean approximately $500M in new supply each month, a pressure point that traders are already monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Competition is heating up. Lighter\u2019s mainnet has gone live, Aster is still spending aggressively to gain share, and Hyperliquid continues to defend its liquidity and listings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The immediate race will be determined by who can maintain a deep book of orders, offer constant incentives, and maintain stable markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As more attention is focused on perps in the lead-up to the September $1Tn milestone, the coming months will reveal how much of that attention remains on-chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next 1000X Crypto: 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/analyst-predicts-which-crypto-will-win-perp-dex-war\/\">Analyst Predicts Which Crypto Will Win Perp DEX War<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altcoin markets are bearing witness to a Perp DEX war, as the big guns battle for supremacy Perp DEX protocols just cleared a $1Tn month, and one analyst says the near-term winners are lining up.\u00a0 Perpetual trading on decentralized exchanges just crossed a milestone: more than $1Tn in a single month. 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