On March 27, Genius reached a strategic partnership with Aster, becoming a core distribution partner of Aster Chain. Users trading Aster perpetual contracts through Genius can enjoy discounts. Genius has achieved a trading volume of $60 million across multiple chains and has been selected for the "Aster Code" program, committed to providing value to Aster Chain.

The trading volume of mainstream Perp DEX platforms has generally declined, but open interest remains high. Hyperliquid's 24-hour trading volume is $7.03 billion, while EdgeX and Aster are at $3.03 billion and $2.03 billion, respectively.

March 25 News: Mainstream Perp DEX platforms saw a slight decline in trading volume, while open interest rose. Hyperliquid leads with $7.81 billion in trading volume and $7.07 billion in open interest, followed by platforms such as Aster and EdgeX.

Mainstream Perp DEX platforms saw a slight decline in trading volume, while open interest rose. Hyperliquid and Aster led with trading volumes of $7.81 billion and $2.58 billion respectively. Latest trading volume and open interest figures have been updated across all platforms.

BlockBeats News: On March 25, CZ responded on social media to a user asking whether he would stake ASTER, indicating that he might try staking ASTER.

Gate News reports that on March 25, CZ responded to user inquiries on social media today, stating that he may try to stake ASTER.

Gate News Update: On March 20th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale withdrew 2.265 million ASTER from a CEX after 5 months of inactivity, worth approximately $1.54 million, and deposited it into Aster DEX.

Aster launched its staking feature on March 20th, allowing users to delegate ASTER tokens and choose lock-up periods to earn rewards through basic and loyalty incentives. The initial validators include Trust Wallet and others. The staking cycle runs from Monday to Sunday each week, and users must complete their staking before Monday to receive rewards.

Recently, trading volumes on various Perpetual DEX platforms have rebounded. Hyperliquid's trading volume increased by 25.9%, with open interest breaking through $7 billion, surpassing the combined total of the top 10 Perp DEXs. Platforms such as EdgeX, Aster, and Lighter also showed varying degrees of trading volume growth.

On March 18, among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, River (+9.11%) and MemeCore (+6.61%) showed the largest gains, while Mantle (-10.07%) and Aster (-8.73%) experienced the largest declines.