Core Insights - HumidiFi has emerged as the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) on Solana, achieving a trading volume of $8.55 billion in the past week, surpassing competitors like Meteora, Raydium, and PumpSwap [1] - On September 25, HumidiFi processed a record $1.92 billion in trades, accounting for over one-third of Solana's total daily trading volume [2] - The rise of dark pools, utilizing proprietary automated market makers (prop AMMs), is attracting large traders due to private execution and reduced slippage [3] Trading Volume and Performance - HumidiFi's current 24-hour trading volume stands at $557 million, second only to Meteora's $700 million [2] - Weekly decentralized trading on Solana has increased by 6%, reaching $2.7 billion as of September 29 [7] Market Dynamics - Dark pools like HumidiFi are gaining traction as they offer cost-efficient swaps, sometimes achieving negative spreads, leading to a shift from public liquidity venues [4] - Despite HumidiFi's impressive performance, established competitors like Raydium and Meteora maintain strong market positions due to robust liquidity and extensive integrations [6] Trader Preferences - HumidiFi's lack of a public front end and social media hype does not hinder its ability to attract significant flow from professional market participants, allowing large trades without market alerts [5]

Market Trend - The rise of Perp DEX (Perpetual Decentralized Exchange) is becoming a trend [1] - More participants entering the Perp DEX market will accelerate market growth [1] Opportunity - Launching a dark pool perp DEX could be a good opportunity [1] - In the long term, the best builders will succeed in the Perp DEX era [1] Risk - Order visibility on DEX, especially perp DEX with liquidations, poses a problem [1]