DeFiLlama has announced that it will no longer be listing Aster’s perpetual trading volumes. Bitcoin also reached an all-time record high this Sunday. Stripe CEO, meanwhile, says stablecoins are forcing banks to pay real interest to their users on deposit.
DeFiLlama delisting Aster perpetual futures volume data
DefiLlama is a decentralized platform for finance analytics. delisting volume data 0xngmi a pseudonymous DeFiLlama co-founder, said that the Aster DEX platform was not approved due to concerns about data integrity.
0xngmi said The trading volume of Binance’s perpetual futures on Aster is almost identical to that of Aster. A chart was shared showing the ratio in volume between both exchanges. 0xngmi added:
“Aster doesn’t make it possible to get lower-level data, such as who is making and filling orders, so until we can get that data to verify if there’s wash trading, Aster perpetual volumes will be delisted.”
Aster’s perpetual DEX is a popular crypto exchange that has been gaining attention as it challenges the Hyperliquid perpetual Futures Exchange. Aster also has a connection to Binance founder CZ.
Bitcoin surge to $125,000 fuelled by US shutdown: Analysts
Bitcoin breached a new all-time high over the weekendAnalysts have called for an accumulation phase to fuel the rally up to $150,000 by the end of this year.
BitcoinBTCSet a new timer all-time high above $125,700Its market capitalization briefly surpassed the milestone of $2.5 trillion for the first. in crypto historyCointelegraph published an earlier report on Sunday.
The rally was supported by multiple macroeconomic factors, including the recent US government shutdown — the first since 2018 — which some analysts say has renewed interest in Bitcoin’s store-of-value role.
In the past similar circumstances have led to “major price milestones,” Fabian Dori is the chief investment officer of digital asset bank Sygnum Bank.
US Government Shutdown has “renewed discussion around Bitcoin’s store-of-value role, as political dysfunction underscores interest in decentralised assets,” Dori tells Cointelegraph. “At the same time, the broader environment — characterised by loose liquidity conditions, a service-led acceleration in the business cycle, and narrowing underperformance relative to equities and gold — has drawn attention to digital assets,” He added.
Stripe CEO: Stablecoins force banks to compete on interest rates for users
Patrick Collison of Stripe said stablecoins are forcing banks to adopt them. offer competitive interest rates The rise in stablecoins with yield-bearing options has made it more attractive to consumers.
Collison pointed to the average rates of savings offered by banks in Europe and America, all well below 1%. Stablecoins are a perfect solution for this. He wrote:
“Depositors are going to, and should, earn something closer to a market return on their capital. Some lobbies are currently pushing post-GENIUS to further restrict any kinds of rewards associated with stablecoin deposits. The business imperative here is clear — cheap deposits are great, but being so consumer-hostile feels to me like a losing position.”
According to data from RWA.XYZAs the industry continued to thrive following the passage of a comprehensive US regulatory law,
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Source: cointelegraph.com
