Because a lot of money was already being gambled on Hype, it’s just switching to a new betting target, isn’t that pretty normal? Besides, shorting the opposition on your home turf is a great way to stir up the gamblers’ emotions. What’s wild is if the gamblers betting against Aster on Hype end up losing money, that’d be quite a blow to morale. What’s even wilder is if in the future, Aster’s platform lists HYPE and its holdings surpass Hypeliquid’s . The last scenario might just be a low-probability event, but I really hope to see Perpdex not being dominated by just Hyperliquid. Competition always benefits retail traders. For example, this unreasonable pump by Aster—how long has it been since we’ve seen something like this?