Perpetual DEXs topped $1 trillion in trading volume last month, spurred by the emergence of new players such as YZi Labs’ Aster which debuted on the BNB Chain platform earlier in the year. And now on Wednesday, another competitor was unveiled when Astros, a new perp DEX developed on Sui, quietly launched after several months in beta.
Perpetual futures or “perps” are futures contracts or leveraged bets on crypto assets, without the constraints of contract expiry dates. Crypto derivatives firm Bitmex pioneered perps in 2016. The financial instruments have since exploded in popularity, and by some reports, now command 26% of the entire crypto derivatives market.
(Top 5 Perp DEXs ranked by open interest. / Coingecko)
The surge in demand for perps has created an increasingly lucrative sector and multiple projects are vying for market share in the ecosystem. Hyperliquid, which launched in 2023, is perhaps the most well-known name in the perp DEX community. Others include Lighter and the aforementioned Aster. This week’s emergence of Astros introduces yet another viable threat to Hyperliquid’s dominance.
“We’re not just building another perp DEX,” an Astros spokesperson said in a release provided to Bitcoin.com. “We’re establishing the liquidity backbone that will define Sui’s position in DeFi’s next decade.”
- What is Astros?
Astros is a new decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures built on the fast-growing Sui blockchain. - Why is this launch significant?
It enters a booming $1 trillion perpetual DEX market dominated by players like Hyperliquid and Aster. - What makes Astros different?
The project aims to be Sui’s liquidity backbone, supporting long-term DeFi growth rather than just short-term trading. - How strong is Sui’s ecosystem right now?
Sui recently surpassed $2.6 billion in total value locked, reflecting rapid network and DeFi adoption.
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