Defi Frenzy: Dex and Perpetuals Smash $52.81B in January’s First 4 Days
After an unprecedented rise in decentralized exchange (dex) and perpetuals volumes last month, these decentralized finance (defi) platforms have witnessed $52.81 billion in trading volume across the initial four days of...
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