By Vuk Martin Crypto has a new obsession. Aster. In a matter of weeks, this unknown DEX went from zero to tens of billions in daily volume. It even stole the crown from Hyperliquid, the long-time champ of perpetuals. The Aster token (ASTER) launched and then rocketed more than 2,000% in days. Traders piled in. […]
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By Vuk Martin Perpetual futures trading has exploded in popularity over the past few years. It’s no longer just centralized exchanges like Binance or Bybit leading the way. Decentralized perpetual platforms (often called perps DEXs) are quickly gaining ground. They offer traders the same exposure to leverage and derivatives without giving up custody of their […]
By ItalianCannon Key Points: The Fusaka upgrade introduces PeerDAS, a novel data availability protocol designed to reduce node burden and enhance scalability. Instead of requiring full block downloads, nodes verify only small data segments, reconstructing missing pieces via erasure coding. Vitalik Buterin emphasizes that network integrity remains intact as long as over 50% of data […]