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Solana co-founder is building a DEX for perpetual futures
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is working on a new decentralized perpetual futures exchange called Percolator. According to GitHub, the protocol is already "implementation-ready" and could become a serious competitor to existing derivatives DEXs. PancakeSwap China X account hacked, CAKE holds gains
PancakeSwap warned on October 8 that its Chinese account @PancakeSwapzh was compromised and used to push a fraudulent meme coin called “Mr. Pancake.” The DEX urged users to avoid any links from that handle and said updates would come only from the main @PancakeSwap account while it works with X to restore control. 
Earning from ICOs and IDOs in 2024: Strategies and Insights
With the onset of 2024, the crypto scene saw a notable surge in the popularity of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and Initial DEX Offerings (IDO), thanks to a bullish trend in the market. However, merely being in the right place at the right time isn't sufficient for success. 
RocketSwap, a DEX on the Base Layer 2 network, suffered a hack, losing 471 ETH ($862,000). The team identified lapses, including offline signatures during launchpad deployment and storing private keys on the server.
While some accused the team of a potential rug pull, RocketSwap blames a third-party hacker who brute-forced a server to extract private keys.
Post-hack, the hacker moved assets to Ethereum, creating a meme token, "LoveRCKT", which saw a brief price surge on Uniswap before plummeting. Kyber Network Crystal and KNC Token: A Comprehensive Review
Kyber Network Crystal acts as a cross-chain liquidity aggregator, facilitating fast swap transactions for DeFi. Thanks to the Kyber Network, users of dApps, DEX, and DeFi solutions can tap into a multitude of liquidity pools to exchange assets with minimal fees. 
Aster climbs to No.1 for daily fees among perp DEXs
Aster has jumped to the top of DefiLlama’s 24‑hour fee ranking. The BNB Chain–centric perp DEX – a decentralized exchange for perpetual futures – pulled in over $25 million in fees (protocol revenue from trading commissions), outpacing Hyperliquid and the rest of the field. Hyperliquid, by comparison, showed about $3.2 million for the day. 
Manta, a modular L1 blockchain launched in September 2023, has clinched the 9th position in the list of top projects by Total Value Locked (TVL). With $468 million, it has outperformed rivals such as Sui, Cardano, and Base. Despite this achievement, the trading activity on its DEX remains relatively low ($4.6 million). 
With $549 billion, September recorded the lowest trading volume of the year for Bitcoin futures. The list of leaders comprises:
Binance with $247 billion in trades
OKX with $95 billion
ByBit accounting for $75 billion
Bitget recording $68 billion
On another note, DEX platforms also set an annual low with a trading volume of $32 billion.With $549 billion, September recorded the lowest trading volume of the year for Bitcoin futures.The list of leaders comprises:
Binance with $247 billion in trades
OKX with $95 billion
ByBit accounting for $75 billion
Bitget recording $68 billion
On another note, DEX platforms also set an annual low with a trading volume of $32 billion. 
US Files First Criminal Charges Against Smart Contract Hacker
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed the first criminal charges against Shakeeb Ahmed for an attack on an undisclosed smart contract-controlled decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, potentially Solana-based protocol Crema Finance.