Lighter

Market updates

1. 11/02, 20:50

   PANews compares the four perpetuals'DEX asset control and self-rescue mechanisms

   PANews published a comparison of the perpetuals'DEX security mechanisms for Lighter, Hyperliquid, Aster, and Variational, stating that Lighter supports forced withdrawals, while Variational's operational key permissions present a concentration risk.

2. 10/29, 19:48

   Gate weekly report says on-chain trading cooled and deleveraging was orderly, while CrossEx trading volume hit a record high

   PANews, citing Gate’s institutional weekly report, stated that October 19 to 25 on-chain activity and lending volumes declined, while borrowing rates and volatility remained relatively stable; Gate CrossEx trading volume increased month-on-month by 200%。

3. 10/28, 20:45

   Q3 perpetuals DEX open interest increased to approximately 24000000000 USD，Hyperliquid with a market share of approximately 53%

   PANews, citing data from unfolded, reported that 2026 year Q3 perpetuals’DEX open interest increased approximately quarter over quarter by 76%to 24000000000 USD while trading volume decreased approximately 16%。Hyperliquid open interest was approximately 13000000000 USD, with a market share of approximately 53%。

4. 10/24, 11:55

   The weekly trading volume of crypto contracts on prediction markets was corrected to 270000000 USD and hit a record high

   Cointime said that the previously reported weekly trading volume of Kalshi and Polymarket crypto event contracts, 2700000000 USD was corrected to 270000000 USD，15-minute Bitcoin up/down contract activity increased.

5. 10/22, 20:10

   Dune launches real-time on-chain trading data source covering 12 networks

   Dune announced the launch of a real-time market data source for on-chain trading venues, with spot trade data provided approximately 1 seconds after a trade, covering more than 200 venues and 12 networks. Perpetual futures data will track trades on Hyperliquid and Lighter.