The post AFX Enters the Perp DEX Race Hyperliquid Already Leads, How is It Different? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Perpetual futures are right now crypto’s most active trading category. DefiLlama data showed $21.9 billion in perp DEX volume over 24 hours on July 3, 2026, with open interest across derivatives protocols at about $15.5 billion. But the market is dominated and defined by Hyperliquid. The exchange led the sector with about $250.5 billion in 30-day perp volume, leaving little serious competition at the top. That gap explains why new trading chains are still entering the market. The demand is clear, but the winner is not yet protected by regulation, brand loyalty, or deep institutional lock-in. AFX is one of the newer challengers. It is a sovereign Layer 1 built around perpetual futures, with a fully on-chain order book, on-chain matching and settlement, zero-gas execution, 100ms median latency, fair ordering, and MEV-resistant protection. On paper, the pitch is long
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TL;DR $560 million in daily trading volume hits Robinhood Chain as the CashCat token drives new wallet activity. Bitwise removes Polkadot and Avalanche from its 10 Crypto Index, replacing them with Stellar (XLM) and Hyperliquid. 40 BTC moves from a wallet untouched since 2010, worth $2.54 million at current prices. Spot Bitcoin ETFs post a $221 million net inflow on July 9, ending a 10-day outflow streak. CPI and PPI data due July 14 to 15, followed by the Fed’s July 28–29 meeting, will test Bitcoin’s path toward $100,000. How the CashCat meme coin pushed Robinhood’s new blockchain to $560 million The new Robinhood Chain blockchain, launched just a week ago, is already going through its first major hype cycle. Speculative excitement around the Cash Cat meme coin
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Hyperliquid News Hyperliquid (HYPE) has cemented its position as the dominant force in decentralized perpetual futures, recording roughly $250.5 billion in 30-day trading volume and leaving rivals far behind at the top of the sector. The broader perpetuals category has become crypto’s most active arena for leveraged trading: aggregated on-chain data showed $21.9 billion in perpetual DEX volume across a single 24-hour window on July 3, 2026, with open interest spanning derivatives protocols sitting near $15.5 billion. That concentration of activity underscores how one venue can define an entire market segment, even as demand for on-chain leverage keeps drawing fresh capital and new entrants toward Hyperliquid. Pantera Capital, an investor in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, has argued that perpetual futures are positioned to become one of the dominant trading instruments in global fin
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:HYPE joins Bitwise 10 Crypto ETF with 0.95% weighting, while DOT and AVAX are removed in the latest BITW rebalance. Bitwise has added Hyperliquid’s HYPE token to the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF, known as BITW. The rebalance also removed Polkadot and Avalanche from the fund. The update places HYPE inside one of the most watched crypto index products. It gives the token a reported weighting of about 0.95% after the latest change. Stellar was also added during the same index reconstitution. Bitwise said the adjustment followed constituent weight optimization and market capitalization rankings. The move follows a strong first half of 2026 for Hyperliquid. HYPE recorded $1.34 trillion in trading volume, $320 million in revenue, and a 165% year-to-date gain. Bitwise Adds HYPE to BITW Bitwise has officially included HYPE in the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF. BITW is described as the world’s largest cr
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Bitwise has reshuffled its flagship Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW), and the biggest headline from the rebalance is the arrival of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token — a move that signals just how dramatically the decentralized exchange sector has muscled its way into institutional allocation conversations. Key takeaways Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Stellar (XLM) have been added to the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) in the latest rebalance. Polkadot (DOT) and Avalanche (AVAX) were removed from the fund. HYPE posted $1.34 trillion in trading volume and $320 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, with a 165% year-to-date gain. Following the rebalance, HYPE carries an approximate 0.95% weighting in the fund. The reconstitution was driven by constituent weight optimization and market capitalization rankings. Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF Updates Holdings The BITW rebalance, announced July
:HYPE joins Bitwise 10 Crypto ETF with 0.95% weighting, while DOT and AVAX are removed in the latest BITW rebalance. Bitwise has added Hyperliquid’s HYPE token to the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF, known as BITW. The rebalance also removed Polkadot and Avalanche from the fund. The update places HYPE inside one of the most […]
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Key takeaways Hyperliquid (HYPE) has fallen for four straight days as retail demand weakens amid broader crypto market uncertainty. Futures open interest and trading volume have declined, signaling lower speculative activity. Institutional interest remains strong, with HYPE ETFs attracting $16.08 million in weekly inflows. Hyperliquid (HYPE) remains under pressure for the fourth consecutive trading session as retail traders reduce exposure amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and a broader risk-off mood across the cryptocurrency market. While short-term sentiment has cooled, institutional investors continue to accumulate exposure, and activity within Hyperliquid’s Real World Asset (RWA) ecosystem remains robust. These factors continue to support the token’s longer-term bullish outlook. Technical indicators also suggest that a decisive breakout above the $75-$77
Key takeaways Hyperliquid (HYPE) has fallen for four straight days as retail demand weakens amid broader crypto market uncertainty. Futures open interest and trading volume have declined, signaling lower speculative activity. Institutional interest remains strong, with HYPE ETFs attracting $16.08 million in weekly inflows. Hyperliquid (HYPE) remains under pressure for the fourth consecutive trading session […]
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The post Perpetual Futures Derivatives Expand Beyond Crypto with Kalshi appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
A prediction markets startup is now pressing into some of the most heavily traded corners of global finance — and the established players are not happy about it. Kalshi, which launched the United States’ first regulated perpetual futures derivatives contracts in May after receiving CFTC approval, is now in advanced talks with regulators to bring those same never-expiring instruments to metals, foreign exchange, and energy markets. Key takeaways Kalshi launched the US’s first regulated crypto perpetual futures in May following CFTC approval, generating $16.1 billion in trading volume since launch. The company is in advanced discussions with the CFTC to expand perpetual futures to metals including gold, foreign exchange, and energy commodities. Perpetual futures allow traders to hold positions indefinitely and use leverage of up to 50 times the contract value. CME has sued the CFT
