According to an official announcement, Gate Perp DEX will officially launch a triple reward event from 18:00 on December 4th to 18:00 on December 25th (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 30,000 USDT. This event is open to new users, active traders, and invited users. During the event, new users can receive exclusive incentives for completing designated tasks; in addition, users can receive corresponding rewards for completing their first perpetual trade, achieving daily valid trades, or successfully inviting friends. Rewards are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

According to official news, Gate will officially launch the Gate Perp DEX BTC & ETH Dual-Currency Yield Challenge from 19:00 on November 24th to 19:00 on December 8th (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 30,000 USDT. Users can participate in the event through three main sections: Perps Newcomer Exclusive Rewards, the BTC & ETH Yield Challenge, and Referral Rewards.

During the event, new users who complete their first BTC/USDT or ETH/USDT perpetual trade on Gate Perp DEX and achieve the required trading volume will receive 5 USDT. Enter the yield leaderboard for a top reward of 3,000 USDT. Inviting friends to participate will also earn an additional up to 120 USDT.

According to data from DefiLlama, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, Lighter's 24-hour trading volume surpassed $11 billion, ranking first among Perp DEXs. Hyperliquid ($9.1 billion) and Aster ($8 billion) ranked second and third respectively.

Previously, Lighter announced the completion of a $68 million funding round, led by Founders Fund and others.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, in October 2025, the total trading volume of decentralized perpetual contract exchanges (perp DEX) surged to a record $1.2 trillion, nearly doubling from the previous month. The growth was primarily driven by platforms such as Lighter, Aster, EdgeX, Pacifica, and Apex. Lighter led the pack with approximately 27% market share, while Hyperliquid's market share dropped from 33% in the previous month to 10%.

The surge in trading volume was primarily driven by two factors: first, incentive mechanisms such as "points programs" launched by various platforms; and second, the wave of liquidations triggered by the sharp market fluctuations on October 10th, which forced both long and short positions to be closed out simultaneously. Following the event, many traders increased their trading frequency to recoup losses.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that Solana's decentralized contract exchange BULK has allegedly launched a points program. By staking SOL through BLUK's verification nodes, users can earn a 7.5% staking APY while accumulating "something" - although the official did not explicitly mention points, its co-founder kdot enlarged the word "POINTS" when forwarding related news, which may be a hint at the points program.

Earlier news, BULK announced that it had completed an $8 million seed round of financing, led by 6th Man Ventures and Robot Ventures, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Wintermute and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.