Weekend Perp DEX Overview: Trading volumes on various platforms are somewhat subdued, while open interest in perpetual contracts continues to steadily increase

BlockBeats News, March 16th, according to DefiLlama data, over the weekend Perp DEX trading volume was generally sluggish, but the total open interest of the platforms continued to rise. Among them, Hyperliquid and Aster still ranked in the top two in terms of trading volume, with Hyperliquid's open interest once again reaching a near one-month high. The ranking of mainstream Perp DEX trading volume is as follows:

Hyperliquid 24h trading volume is around $38.9 billion, with open interest of around $67.1 billion;

Aster 24h trading volume is around $19.7 billion, with open interest of around $20.4 billion;

EdgeX 24h trading volume is around $17.7 billion, with open interest of around $11.1 billion;

Lighter 24h trading volume is around $12.2 billion, with open interest of around $7.08 billion;

Apex 24h trading volume is around $11 billion, with open interest of around $1.2 billion;

Pacifica 24h trading volume is around $2.29 billion, with open interest of around $75.68 million.