Justin Sun’s HTX Launches Sunperp to Take On Binance’s Aster and Hyperliquid

Core Insights - Justin Sun's HTX has launched SunPerp, a decentralized perpetual exchange, to compete with existing platforms like Binance's Aster and Hyperliquid [1][6] - The launch of SunPerp represents a strategic expansion of the TRON ecosystem, addressing the need for native on-chain derivatives trading [1][3] Launch Details - SunPerp officially launched on October 1 during the Token 2049 event after a public beta phase that began on September 19 [2] - By September 21, SunPerp had onboarded over 3,000 users, with daily trading volumes reaching $30 million by Day 6 of the beta [2] Technical Features - Built on the TRON blockchain, SunPerp benefits from low network costs, high throughput (up to 2,000 TPS), and a significant share of USDT circulation (over 50% of the global supply) [3] - The platform offers up to 20x leverage in both cross and isolated margin settings, supporting over 31 trading pairs, including popular memecoins and blue-chip assets like Bitcoin [3] Market Context - Decentralized perpetual exchanges (perp DEXs) have seen significant growth, capturing a larger share of the cryptocurrency derivatives market, with expectations to account for 25% of the market share by 2025 [4][6] - Centralized exchanges like Binance and OKX still dominate the market, with Binance recording $50 billion in daily derivative volumes and OKX at $30 billion [7]