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Thesis11 Oct 2025Hyperliquid and the CLOB wars: learnings and predictionsLearnings from the A1 CLOB campaign: Hyperliquid leads on OI and volume, competitors show mercenary volume vs low OI, and CLOBs dominate perp DEX volume. Predicts perps replace memecoins, zero-fee models work, and HL stays ahead mid-term.Data24 Oct 2025Starknet-stack perp DEXes: $249.3B 30d volume vs Hyperliquid $317.6BThe four Starknet-tech perp DEXes combined $249.3B in 30-day volume versus Hyperliquid's $317.6B. Breaks down each venue's architecture and volume and argues Starknet is underappreciated.Map25 Jul 2024Modular apps landscape: live applications on rollups and L3sList of about 25 real applications built on modular infrastructure, grouped by stack (OP stack with Celestia, Starknet, zkSync ZK stack, Arbitrum Orbit, Initia), heavy on perp DEXs, gaming and NFT chains.

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24 Oct 2025Starknet-stack perp DEXes: $249.3B 30d volume vs Hyperliquid $317.6BThe four Starknet-tech perp DEXes combined $249.3B in 30-day volume versus Hyperliquid's $317.6B. Breaks down each venue's architecture and volume and argues Starknet is underappreciated.DataPerpsZKL1/L2

23 Oct 2025Starknet stack powers 4 of top 10 perp DEXes by 24h volumeFour of the top ten perp DEXes by 24h volume (EdgeX, Apex, Paradex, Extended) are built on Starknet tech, per DefiLlama.DataPerpsZK

11 Oct 2025Hyperliquid and the CLOB wars: learnings and predictionsLearnings from the A1 CLOB campaign: Hyperliquid leads on OI and volume, competitors show mercenary volume vs low OI, and CLOBs dominate perp DEX volume. Predicts perps replace memecoins, zero-fee models work, and HL stays ahead mid-term.ThesisHyperliquidPerpsMarket structure

10 Oct 2025Top 5 perp DEXes by volume: three run on Starknet's SN stackTop five perp DEXes did $38B in 24h and over $663B in 30d volume, and three (Paradex, edgeX, ApeX) build on Starknet tech. Points out StarkEx's continued relevance since dYdX moved to Cosmos in 2023.DataPerpsZK

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25 Jul 2024Modular apps landscape: live applications on rollups and L3sList of about 25 real applications built on modular infrastructure, grouped by stack (OP stack with Celestia, Starknet, zkSync ZK stack, Arbitrum Orbit, Initia), heavy on perp DEXs, gaming and NFT chains.MapL1/L2PerpsDeFi

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