DefiLlama data showed that Aster topped daily perpetual trading volumes with $24.7 billion on Wednesday, surpassing competitors like Hyperliquid and edgeX.
Growing Wall Street crypto adoption and agentic AI platforms may catalyze a “supercycle” for Ethereum, according to BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ether.
The Ethereum co-founder has warned that closed systems breed abuse and monopolies, urging open-source, verifiable infrastructure across healthcare, finance and voting.