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Articles & Threads

1. "ASTER Skyrockets 4x in a Week, Challenges Hyperliquid with Binance's Support"

On September 18, 2025, Zhao Changpeng posted a price chart that was neither Bitcoin nor BNB.

The chart displayed the native token of the decentralized perpetual swap platform ASTER, which had just launched the previous day. "Well done! A smooth start. Let's keep it up!" he exclaimed. Within hours, the ASTER token surged 400% from its launch price.

The market clearly received the signal: the former Binance CEO was not just offering congratulations but declaring war on Hyperliquid. As holders of HYPE tokens saw their Hyperliquid assets skyrocket to a historic high of nearly $60, Zhao Changpeng's meticulously calculated tweet landed like a precise blow. Although banned from operating Binance, Zhao Changpeng evidently was not barred from shaking the market and was now throwing full support behind Hyperliquid's strongest competitor.

However, the war machine had already been set in motion. YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) had been quietly funding ASTER's development. The BNB Chainlink network was activating. The world's largest crypto empire was mobilizing against this decentralized newcomer daring to claim a share of the derivatives market. This marked the opening salvo in the perpetual contract DEX platform war, and Binance was not about to back down.

2. "Messari: What Is Still Missing for the Market to Truly Explode?"

The application of prediction markets has expanded beyond the realm of elections, demonstrating Product/Market Fit (PMF). The betting volume is surging, investors are flocking in, and new methods such as information perpetual contracts (information perps) and Telegram bots are entering the market.

So, which methods can truly be effective and maximize the growth in trading volume?

Market Data

Overall market funding heat on a daily basis (reflected by the funding rate) and token unlocks

Data Source: Coinglass, TokenUnlocks

Token Unlocks

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Funding Rate

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