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Hyperliquid has no doubt carved out its place in the crypto market so far in 2025. Especially judging by the sheer volumes that it was able to achieve over the last few months. However, recent data revealed a slowing pace of activity in Hyperliquid. While the market recently experienced a bit of a DeFi resurgence, Hyperliquid DEX volumes retreated. Especially compared to highs seen in May and June. According to DeFiLlama, Hyperliquid DEX volume peaked above $714 million in May and above $735 million just before mid-June. Daily volume tanked as low as $134.8 million towards the end of June. Hyperliquid DEX volume | Source: DeFiLlama DEX volume each day for the last 2 days averaged $270 million. This still highlighted a significant dip in volumes from the aforementioned highs by roughly a third. Interestingly, this comes amid a rise in DEFI activity on some of the legacy DEXes such as PancakeSwap. This highlighted its pullback in the midst of heavy competition from rivals. Hyperliquid Token Volume Grew Despite Declining DEX Volume Hyperliquid token volume also experienced a substantial surge on a YTD basis. For context, it peaked above $1.5 billion in December 2024 but has since surged above $1.93 billion. This meant it was up by over $430 million from early December. Hyperliquid Token Trading Volume | Source: TokenTerminal The token volume was a reflection of the network’s DEX volume, considering that it highlighted the broader picture since December. In this regard, DEX volume also saw a significant surge. It is, however, worth noting that the declining DEX volume was a more recent phenomenon, and it had a pretty good explanation. It turned out that Hyperliquid volumes were mostly driven by the demand in the derivatives segment. Especially during times when market appetite for leverage was high. This was…

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