A summary of major Perp DEXs over the weekend: Trading volume on all platforms was slightly sluggish, while open interest steadily increased.

According to Mars Finance, on March 16th, data from DefiLlama showed that while trading volume on the Perp DEX was generally sluggish over the weekend, open interest continued to climb across all platforms. Hyperliquid and Aster remained the top two in trading volume, with Hyperliquid's open interest hitting a near one-month high again. The top DEXs by trading volume are as follows: Hyperliquid: approximately $3.89 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $6.71 billion in open interest; Aster: approximately $1.97 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $2.04 billion in open interest; EdgeX: approximately $1.77 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $1.11 billion in open interest; Lighter: approximately $1.22 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $708 million in open interest; Apex: approximately $1.1 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $120 million in open interest; Pacifica: approximately $229 million in 24-hour trading volume, with approximately $75.68 million in open interest.