Decentralised exchanges offering perpetual trading for cryptocurrencies, such as Hyperliquid and Aster, are taking the industry by storm. The sector has become the centrepiece of crypto’s latest mania, accumulating $1.8 trillion in trading volume this quarter alone, according to DefiLlama data. That’s more than the niche’s entire trading volume recorded in 2024. Perp DEXs are decentralised exchanges for trading perpetual futures. These platforms allow traders to speculate on crypto price moves without ...

Australian fitness company Fitell Corporation has secured a $100 million credit line for its new Solana treasury strategy, with plans to rebrand as ‘Solana Australia Corporation’. According to a September 24 press release, Fitell is pioneering a new approach by becoming Australia’s first Nasdaq-listed institutional holder of Solana. The company will generate returns not only through staking but also through DeFi opportunities, risk management frameworks, and yield innovations. Australia’s First $100M So ...

BOCA RATON, FL, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”) the first public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase to the Company’s existing stock repurchase program. The authorization has been expanded from $1 million to up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase program authorizes the Company to buy back shares of its common sto ...

Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - DeFi Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "DeFi Technologies") (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B), a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"), is pleased to announce a landmark collaboration with SovFi Inc. ("SovFi"), a sovereign finance company that designs principal protected, capital appreciating instruments and market liquidity solutions for large ...

Aster Chain enters testing phase, with CEO Leonard Aster touting privacy-focused features that could make it a strong rival to Hyperliquid in the DeFi derivatives market. | Credit: CCN. Key Takeaways Aster CEO confirms its privacy-focused Layer-1 is in the testing phase. The chain uses zero-knowledge proofs to balance transparency with privacy. Originally a multichain DEX, Aster is evolving into a Hyperliquid rival. The next wave of competition in decentralized derivatives may be just around the ...

RT Lily Liu (@calilyliu)Vertical and horizontal integration in defi:The term "product" carries different meanings for tech people and finance people.To tech people, a product means computer code: an API, a mobile app, a website.To finance people, however, a product is an asset defined by parameters like principal, yield, term, risk.Tech and finance people both use the word “product” - but mean entirely different things. How tech vs. finance products to scale and thrive is also different.Tech people want ver ...

Key Points While the Shiba Inu developer community has helped build a comprehensive ecosystem, the token's utility hasn't translated into meaningful price gains. At the core of Shiba Inu's price action are hype-driven narratives as well as the economics driving deflationary tokens. Given its enormous supply base, Shiba Inu's price may face headwinds in its efforts to climb. 10 stocks we like better than Shiba Inu › Over the past several years, cryptocurrency has captured the imagination of invest ...

Binance is a cornerstone of crypto. As long as the exchange dominates, BNB, the native token, will continue to capitalize on market sentiment, thriving amid volatility regardless of broader market conditions. Crypto traders will keep adding leveraged positions even if BTC USD dips below $100,000. This undeniable reality positions BNB crypto as a possible breakout coin in the coming few years. In late September, could the BNB coin be the best crypto to buy right now? Solid evidence supports Changpeng Zhao ...

A 69-year-old man, Richard E. Ptardio, has called billionaire Arthur Hayes's recent sell-off 'a pity'. Hayes, former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX and a hedge fund manager, sold 96.6K HYPE (Hyperliquid's token)– worth $5.1 million, on Sept. 21. Only three weeks earlier Hayes predicted HYPE could pump up to 126x by 2028. Now, Ptardio has made a video directed towards Hayes, saying, "Mr. Hayes, old chap, I hear you've sold off your hype cryptocurrency tokens. A pity. You know, regret is the only as ...

Korea Blockchain Week 2025 brings big WLFI announcements and the first South Korean Solana treasury on Day 1. Market Overview Ouch! The crypto gods dished out another liver kick this week to investors post-Fed cut, causing Bitcoin to dip $112,800, sliding 3% week-on-week. Altcoins felt the heat too. All this as the industry’s biggest projects converge in Seoul and then Singapore for Korea Blockchain Week and Token2049. Annyeonghaseyo from Seoul—I'm currently attending KBW2025, where Trump-affiliated Wor ...