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The throne of crypto derivatives is no longer guarded by centralized giants. From Hyperliquid’s lightning dominion to Aster stealthy cross-chain conquest, a new empire is expanding across blockchains where perpetual markets never sleep and airdrop armies fight for points, rewards, and power.
Welcome to the Perp DEX Season… where fortune favors the early and the brave.
🌊
“Perp” is short for perpetual contracts — think futures but without an expiry date. You can hold them forever (if you survive the liquidations, lol). Call them the Never-Ending Story of derivatives. A Perp DEX is a decentralized exchange offering those contracts, so you trade perp contracts in a trustless, non-CEX way: no third-party custody, less KYC, more transparency. You connect your wallet, you trade, you bear risk, you reap reward (or get toasted).
Here are some of the fuel cans rockets are burning:
Insane Volume Growth
Perp DEX market volume surged ~395% YoY at one point. Platforms are pushing hundreds of billions per month in volume. (TradingView)
Dominance by a Few, but New Blood Rising
Hyperliquid is pulling crazy market share — sometimes reported to own ~55-80%+ of the Perp DEX market in certain months. (Bee Network) But challengers like Jupiter (on Solana), Drift, RabbitX, etc., are stepping up. (Datawallet)
Better UX + Orderbooks + Speed
The tech is getting tighter. Lower latency, more chains, faster execution, more reliable order books — these are narrowing the gap between DEXs and CEXs. (Mitosis University)
Incentive Games + Airdrop / Points Systems
Platforms are handing out points, reward programs, or tokens (HYPE from Hyperliquid, etc.) to get users to trade, test, and stake. Retail loves clear paths to free stuff. That draws eyeballs, volume, and retention. (Crypto Briefing)
Decentralization Appeal & Risk Aversion from CEX Failures
After seeing centralized exchanges have issues (hack risk, regulatory pressure, withdrawals delays), more people want self-custody, transparency, non-custodial trading. Perp DEXes tick those boxes. (Datawallet)
Here are perp DEXes that are doing cool shit — potential winners in this season:
Perp DEX | What They Do Well / What Makes Them Unique | What To Monitor (Alpha Points) |
|---|---|---|
Hyperliquid (HYPE) | The market leader. Massive volume, many asset listings (150+), high leverage, low latency, nice UX. They also ran big airdrops / community-favoring tokenomics. (Techopedia) | Tokenomics: how much is locked, fee burn, how much VC or early-team exposure exists. Integration with other chains / wallets. Growth in open interest. |
Jupiter | Solana-based, fast chain, lower fees, good UX. Rising in market share. (Datawallet) | Depth of liquidity, how risk of Solana congestion plays out, leverage options, safety of liquidation systems. |
Drift | Known in Solana perp DEX space, improving infrastructure. (Datawallet) | How well they scale, what innovations they bring (gasless trading, UI improvements, cross-chain etc.). |
GMX |
Perp DEXes are sexy, but there are traps. Meme style risk list:
Liquidation Risk → Price swings and leverage = boom or bust. One bad move = wallet history wiped clean.
Slippage & Liquidity Depth → If liquidity is shallow, big orders eat your ass.
Oracle / Price Manipulation Risk → Decentralized doesn’t mean safe-everything. If oracle fails or is manipulated, “perp” contract can get weird.
Regulatory Risk → Some jurisdictions might declare certain perp DEX activity derivative trading requiring license.
Tokenomics & Emissions → Sometimes reward programs look great, but when the token unlocks happen, price dumps come. Watch vesting.
HYPE & Aster token might get fuzzier bull run meme status, but it might also get stretched by over-speculation, don't forget Hibachi part of Celestia Underneath. Will yield new entrants copying its model.
“Zero fee / maker rebate” structures might become gimmicks — but users will expect (or demand) them. If one DEX offers maker rebate + points + low fee, others must follow or die.
Cross-chain perp DEXs (multi-chain execution) will become more common. Traders want asset diversity + chain diversity + low fees.
Better integrations with wallets / aggregators: one-click perp trading in your wallet + gas abstractions + UI polish will win hearts.
Points / reward systems will evolve. It won’t be enough to just trade. Earned points, maybe loyalty tiers, maybe “ranked trader” status that yields benefits.
Here’s what you can do if you want to surf + survive Perp DEX season:
Pick 1 or 2: maybe Hyperliquid and one challenger (Aster, Hibachi, RabbitX, dydx etc.). Don’t spread too thin.
Use small leverage at first, test trades; learn liquidation math.
Participate in reward / points programs. Those are early-adopter bonuses.
Keep part of your stash in stablecoins + in safer chains (Arbitrum / Solana / base) unless you like wild swings.
Monitor token unlocks / emission schedules. If a DEX token is about to unlock tons of supply, that could be downside pressure.
And that’s the tea, Perp DEX season isn’t just a market cycle, it’s a full blown crypto theme park. 🎢
Hyperliquid is out here flexing like the boss level, Aster’s sneaking in with cross-chain ninja moves, and the rest are lining up like side quests waiting to be farmed for points and airdrops.
The moral? Stay curious, trade small, and farm smarter than you ape.
Perps are the arcade machines of DeFi tons of flashing lights, endless rounds,
but only the patient players keep their coins when the power flickers.
So grab your wallet, keep your leverage light,
and remember: in the Perp DEX empire, early users write the memes and late users become the memes. 🚀l
n00ts (2025)
How they compete in leverage, fees, how they retain users vs new entrants. |
RabbitX, ApeX, Hibachi, Aster etc. | These are challengers; they often try-hard: lower fees, promotions, novel UX/features. (Bee Network) | Watch their financials, how they handle risk, incentive sustainability, whether their growth is organic or “promo bang bang.” |

The throne of crypto derivatives is no longer guarded by centralized giants. From Hyperliquid’s lightning dominion to Aster stealthy cross-chain conquest, a new empire is expanding across blockchains where perpetual markets never sleep and airdrop armies fight for points, rewards, and power.
Welcome to the Perp DEX Season… where fortune favors the early and the brave.
🌊
“Perp” is short for perpetual contracts — think futures but without an expiry date. You can hold them forever (if you survive the liquidations, lol). Call them the Never-Ending Story of derivatives. A Perp DEX is a decentralized exchange offering those contracts, so you trade perp contracts in a trustless, non-CEX way: no third-party custody, less KYC, more transparency. You connect your wallet, you trade, you bear risk, you reap reward (or get toasted).
Here are some of the fuel cans rockets are burning:
Insane Volume Growth
Perp DEX market volume surged ~395% YoY at one point. Platforms are pushing hundreds of billions per month in volume. (TradingView)
Dominance by a Few, but New Blood Rising
Hyperliquid is pulling crazy market share — sometimes reported to own ~55-80%+ of the Perp DEX market in certain months. (Bee Network) But challengers like Jupiter (on Solana), Drift, RabbitX, etc., are stepping up. (Datawallet)
Better UX + Orderbooks + Speed
The tech is getting tighter. Lower latency, more chains, faster execution, more reliable order books — these are narrowing the gap between DEXs and CEXs. (Mitosis University)
Incentive Games + Airdrop / Points Systems
Platforms are handing out points, reward programs, or tokens (HYPE from Hyperliquid, etc.) to get users to trade, test, and stake. Retail loves clear paths to free stuff. That draws eyeballs, volume, and retention. (Crypto Briefing)
Decentralization Appeal & Risk Aversion from CEX Failures
After seeing centralized exchanges have issues (hack risk, regulatory pressure, withdrawals delays), more people want self-custody, transparency, non-custodial trading. Perp DEXes tick those boxes. (Datawallet)
Here are perp DEXes that are doing cool shit — potential winners in this season:
Perp DEX | What They Do Well / What Makes Them Unique | What To Monitor (Alpha Points) |
|---|---|---|
Hyperliquid (HYPE) | The market leader. Massive volume, many asset listings (150+), high leverage, low latency, nice UX. They also ran big airdrops / community-favoring tokenomics. (Techopedia) | Tokenomics: how much is locked, fee burn, how much VC or early-team exposure exists. Integration with other chains / wallets. Growth in open interest. |
Jupiter | Solana-based, fast chain, lower fees, good UX. Rising in market share. (Datawallet) | Depth of liquidity, how risk of Solana congestion plays out, leverage options, safety of liquidation systems. |
Drift | Known in Solana perp DEX space, improving infrastructure. (Datawallet) | How well they scale, what innovations they bring (gasless trading, UI improvements, cross-chain etc.). |
GMX | More established, good reputation, strong in Arbitrum/Avalanche; fairly stable. (Datawallet) | How they compete in leverage, fees, how they retain users vs new entrants. |
RabbitX, ApeX, Hibachi, Aster etc. | These are challengers; they often try-hard: lower fees, promotions, novel UX/features. (Bee Network) | Watch their financials, how they handle risk, incentive sustainability, whether their growth is organic or “promo bang bang.” |
Perp DEXes are sexy, but there are traps. Meme style risk list:
Liquidation Risk → Price swings and leverage = boom or bust. One bad move = wallet history wiped clean.
Slippage & Liquidity Depth → If liquidity is shallow, big orders eat your ass.
Oracle / Price Manipulation Risk → Decentralized doesn’t mean safe-everything. If oracle fails or is manipulated, “perp” contract can get weird.
Regulatory Risk → Some jurisdictions might declare certain perp DEX activity derivative trading requiring license.
Tokenomics & Emissions → Sometimes reward programs look great, but when the token unlocks happen, price dumps come. Watch vesting.
HYPE & Aster token might get fuzzier bull run meme status, but it might also get stretched by over-speculation, don't forget Hibachi part of Celestia Underneath. Will yield new entrants copying its model.
“Zero fee / maker rebate” structures might become gimmicks — but users will expect (or demand) them. If one DEX offers maker rebate + points + low fee, others must follow or die.
Cross-chain perp DEXs (multi-chain execution) will become more common. Traders want asset diversity + chain diversity + low fees.
Better integrations with wallets / aggregators: one-click perp trading in your wallet + gas abstractions + UI polish will win hearts.
Points / reward systems will evolve. It won’t be enough to just trade. Earned points, maybe loyalty tiers, maybe “ranked trader” status that yields benefits.
Here’s what you can do if you want to surf + survive Perp DEX season:
Pick 1 or 2: maybe Hyperliquid and one challenger (Aster, Hibachi, RabbitX, dydx etc.). Don’t spread too thin.
Use small leverage at first, test trades; learn liquidation math.
Participate in reward / points programs. Those are early-adopter bonuses.
Keep part of your stash in stablecoins + in safer chains (Arbitrum / Solana / base) unless you like wild swings.
Monitor token unlocks / emission schedules. If a DEX token is about to unlock tons of supply, that could be downside pressure.
And that’s the tea, Perp DEX season isn’t just a market cycle, it’s a full blown crypto theme park. 🎢
Hyperliquid is out here flexing like the boss level, Aster’s sneaking in with cross-chain ninja moves, and the rest are lining up like side quests waiting to be farmed for points and airdrops.
The moral? Stay curious, trade small, and farm smarter than you ape.
Perps are the arcade machines of DeFi tons of flashing lights, endless rounds,
but only the patient players keep their coins when the power flickers.
So grab your wallet, keep your leverage light,
and remember: in the Perp DEX empire, early users write the memes and late users become the memes. 🚀l
n00ts (2025)

What Is Zcash (ZEC)? History, Technology, and the Future of Privacy Coins
Zcash (ZEC) combines Bitcoin’s monetary model with advanced privacy through zk-SNARKs and Halo 2. Learn how it works and why it matters for the future of crypto.

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Hi guys, See my first post, hopefully it will add to your references in finding Alpha. Rise of the Perp DEX Empire