According to Cas Abbé, HYPE reclaimed the #1 spot in perpetual DEX 24h volume at $6.184B, with Lighter close behind at $5.809B (source: Cas Abbé on X). According to Cas Abbé, sub-second latency is now achievable on these venues (source: Cas Abbé on X). According to Cas Abbé, rising institutional interest is accelerating the closure of the gap between CEXs and DEXs (source: Cas Abbé on X).

According to @Sarahssscy, BNB Chain strengthened stablecoin growth and activity in 2025, maintaining a top industry position and signaling robust on-chain liquidity rails relevant to traders (source: @Sarahssscy on X, Dec 9, 2025). The post states institutional real-world asset (RWA) adoption accelerated across the ecosystem, broadening tokenized asset issuance on BNB Chain for trading and settlement (source: @Sarahssscy on X, Dec 9, 2025). It also reports multiple high-quality projects launched and issued assets on BNB Chain, contributing to chain-wide trading volume and DAU reaching No.1 (source: @Sarahssscy on X, Dec 9, 2025). Perp DEX volume saw explosive growth with teams such as Aster, while prediction marketplaces are expanding rapidly, underscoring derivatives and prediction-market activity for BNB-based traders (source: @Sarahssscy on X, Dec 9, 2025).