A Hyperliquid trader lost $21 million in a private key exploit, raising new concerns about DeFi security and user vigilance amid growing DEX activity.
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A decentralized exchange (DEX) is a peer-to-peer marketplace where users can trade cryptocurrencies directly with each other without the need for a centralized intermediary like a traditional exchange.
DEXs operate using smart contracts on blockchains, facilitating greater autonomy, transparency and potentially lower fees. DEXs are crucial to the growing decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape.
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Discover seven simple, proven habits — strong 2FA, safe signing, hot/cold wallet separation and recovery plans — to block phishing, toxic approvals, fake support and more.
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DEX wars are heating up as Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter battle for dominance; lasting success depends on tech, not token perks.
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SOL’s bull case is supported by a rising TVL and DEX activity, along with strong institutional demand and investors’ hope for spot ETF approvals.
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The decentralized finance analytics platform said that perpetual trading volumes on Aster were almost perfectly correlated to Binance volume.
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Ether’s chances of breaking above $5,000 depend on institutional accumulation, but rising competition and muted derivatives metrics keep investor sentiment restrained.
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Aster is using its post-TGE momentum to drive decentralized trading, focusing on execution quality, order privacy, and trader control as the industry shifts from CEXs to transparent on-chain venues.
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1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz said centralized crypto exchanges will gradually fade and serve only as frontends for decentralized finance.
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Injective launches onchain pre-IPO perpetuals for companies like OpenAI, offering leveraged exposure and a decentralized alternative to Robinhood’s tokens.
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ASTER eyes a 35% rebound from key support, with a breakout setup that could send the token back toward record highs in October.
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Aster CEO Leonard said the team is weighing how to balance benefits for existing holders and upcoming airdrop recipients.
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Users can now open positions and share trades directly in Telegram as community chats blend with perpetual futures activity.
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Aster reimbursed traders after an XPL glitch caused liquidations, as its perpetual DEX drove daily trading volumes to a record of more than $100 billion.
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Bitwise is looking to launch an exchange-traded product tracking Hyperliquid’s token, amid volumes on crypto futures exchanges hitting all-time peak volumes.
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SharpLink, one of the world’s largest public holders of ETH, has notified the SEC of its plans to tokenize its common stock on Superstate’s Open Bell tokenization platform.
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