DEX

S&P Dow Jones Indices has licensed the S&P 500 Index to Trade[XYZ] for a perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid aimed at eligible non‑US users. The product uses official S&P 500 index data and supports 24/7 trading with leverage, allowing long or short exposure with no expiry date.

On March 17, 2026, Aster, a privacy-focused trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, announced the launch of Aster Chain Mainnet in George Town, British Virgin Islands. The Layer 1 network targets DeFi "position hunting" by making trading privacy the default via ZK-verifiable encryption and stealth addresses, while claiming 100,000+ TPS and a 50ms median block time with zero gas. Aster also said it plans to start a staking program within a week to reward early supporters and liquidity providers.

Cardano (ADA) rose 10% over the past 24 hours, while daily volume increased 144% to $839 million as it outperformed other top-10 coins. ADA was approaching the $0.30 resistance level, with indicators showing net buy pressure, yet sentiment remained weak and large-holder distribution earlier this week added uncertainty.

Venus Protocol, a BNB Chain lending platform, lost about $3.6 million after an attacker manipulated THE token liquidity to amplify borrowing through repeated flash-loan-style loops. The attacker had accumulated roughly 14.5 million THE (about 84% of circulating supply) and later cycled exposure to around 53.2 million THE. Venus suspended the THE market and tightened collateral rules, flagging six tokens including BCH, LTC, UNI, AAVE, FIL, and TWT.

Matcha Meta, a DEX aggregator, reported a breach linked to liquidity provider SwapNet. Security firms tracked about $16.8 million drained, including ~10.5M USDC swapped for ~3,655 ETH on Base, with assets bridging to Ethereum. The team warned on January 25–26, 2026 that users should revoke approvals to the SwapNet router.

NHL grants Kalshi and Polymarket trademark licenses in first such deal by major US sports league

Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized exchange and aggregator, launched native prediction markets in open beta powered by Kalshi data on October 22, 2025. The platform debuted with a trading pair for the F1 Mexico Grand Prix winner, featuring drivers including Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and George Russell. The integration marks Jupiter's expansion beyond core DEX services into on-chain prediction trading.