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Perp DEX has evolved from niche DeFi experiments to a core crypto trading layer.
Weekly volume exploded in 2024–2025 bull run, driven by modern orderbook perp platforms.
By early 2026, the market is highly fragmented: dozens of protocols share volume, ending the earlier low-competition era dominated by a few names.

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Boris Cherny, head of the Anthropic Claude Code, announced that starting in April 2026 [...]
The article, "Anthropic Subscribes to Claude Code and Bans OpenClaw Lobster! From Now On, Third-Party Tools Will Only Be Available with Paid Quotas," was originally published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain ABMedia media.

Anthropic's subscription to Claude Code has banned OpenClaw! From now on, third-party tools will only be available with a paid subscription.

The most visible bitcoin buyers in the world are buying at near-record pace. It is not enough.
A CryptoQuant weekly report showed overall 30-day apparent demand at negative 63,000 $BTC as of late Marc...

Five data sources say the same thing about bitcoin market. It's thinning from the inside

Source: Synced

Just now, a historic "closed-door" event occurred in the AI community.

Anthropic has officially banned access to OpenClaw using its own subscription plan!!!

Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code, announced: Starting at 3 PM EST on April 4th (3 AM Beijing time on April 5th), Claude will block all third-party tools; access to these tools will only be available through additional subscription plans or APIs.

[OpenClaw] This means that thousands of users who rely on OpenClaw for improvements...

Anthropic officially blocks OpenClaw, causing a global developer crisis within 24 hours.

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Bottom line: Perp DEX went from fragmented experiments to a high-stakes, concentrated market in just a few years.
Hyperliquid’s OI lead shows where trust still lives, but Aster/Lighter proved volume can move quickly.
The real battle is who holds liquidity longest.
What’s your read on the next chapter? 👀 #PerpDEX #DeFi