September DEX futures trading volume surpasses $1 trillion…50% surge in one month
Summary
- It reported that last month decentralized exchanges (DEX) saw their futures trading volume surpass 1 trillion dollars for the first time.
- September DEX futures trading volume was reported at 1.05 trillion dollars, a 48% increase from the previous month.
- Aster exchange ranked first with 420 billion dollars, Hyperliquid fell 29% but was second, and Lighter was third.

Last month, the futures trading volume of decentralized exchanges (DEX) surpassed 1 trillion dollars for the first time.
On the 2nd (local time), The Block reported that last month the futures trading volume of decentralized exchanges such as Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Aster (ASTER) totaled 1.05 trillion dollars (about 1,474 trillion won). This represents a 48% increase from the previous month (707.6 billion dollars). The Block said, "This is the first time the monthly futures trading volume of decentralized exchanges has surpassed 1 trillion dollars."
By exchange, Aster (420 billion dollars) had the largest monthly trading volume. Aster is an exchange based on the Binance Coin (BNB) chain. Hyperliquid, which ranked second by trading volume, had last month's futures trading volume of 282.5 billion dollars, down 29% from the previous month (398 billion dollars). Lighter's last month's futures trading volume was 164.4 billion dollars, ranking third by trading volume.

JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul

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