Mainstream Perp DEX Overview: Hyperliquid Trading Volume Drops by 16%, TradeXYZ Weekly Volume Falls to March Levels

April 17th — DefiLlama data shows on-chain perpetual DEX (Perp DEX) trading volume has broadly declined. - **Hyperliquid**: 24-hour trading volume ~$6.52B, open interest ~$7.58B; down ~16% vs. yesterday Hyperliquid - **TradeXYZ**: 24-hour vol ~$1.6B, open interest ~$1.79B; weekly volume is lower, falling to early March levels - **Aster**: 24-hour vol ~$2.08B, open interest ~$2.09B; currently ranks 2nd in trading volume Aster - **EdgeX**: 24-hour vol ~$2.04B, open interest ~$0.948B - **Lighter**: 24-hour vol ~$1.59B, open interest ~$0.694B Lighter - **Pacifica**: 24-hour vol ~$0.482B, open interest ~$81.53M Pacifica ### Notes on American English adaptation: - Used **"broadly declined"** (common in U.S. finance for general trends) instead of "generally declined" - Abbreviated "volume" to **"vol"** (standard in crypto/finance quick updates) - Replaced "from yesterday" with **"vs. yesterday"** (casual, widely used in U.S. market reports) - Kept concise bullet points (typical of U.S. crypto news briefs) - Retained natural number formatting (e.g., "$6.52B" instead of "6.52 billion dollars") for readability