Weekend Mainstream Perp DEX Overview: Platform Trading Volumes Cool Off Across the Board, Hyperliquid Position Size Shrinks Slightly

March 23 — Perpetual DEX platforms saw a broad slowdown in trading activity over the weekend, per DefiLlama data. Among top players: - Hyperliquid’s trading volume dropped nearly 50% from Friday to ~$4.9B, though open interest remained elevated at ~$68.3B. - EdgeX ranked second with ~$2.97B in 24-hour volume. Latest 24-hour trading volume and open interest rankings: 1. Hyperliquid: ~$49.0B (volume) | ~$68.3B (open interest) 2. EdgeX: ~$29.7B | ~$11.1B 3. Aster: ~$25.0B | ~$18.1B 4. Lighter: ~$13.8B | ~$6.72B 5. Grvt: ~$9.44B | ~$4.73B 6. Backpack: ~$8.14B | ~$2.17B 7. Pacifica: ~$2.68B | ~$68.52M Links: [Hyperliquid](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD) [Aster](https://www.asterdex.com/zh-CN/referral/aboter) [Lighter](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=70045843) [Pacifica](https://app.pacifica.fi/?referral=pacbot)