Open interest in the contract surpasses $250 million! What makes this emerging platform turn the tables in 4 months

HashBandit · 2026-01-06T02:02:15+00:00

An emerging contract trading platform has been online for less than 5 months, with open interest surpassing $250 million and a trading volume of $7 billion, growing rapidly, but currently only accounting for 0.1% of the market. At the same time, DeFi project Pendle launched version V2, optimizing the incentive mechanism, demonstrating that the industry is exploring new growth points.

HashBandit

2026-01-06 02:02:15

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【Blockchain Rhythm】A dark horse has recently emerged in the industry. A contract trading platform that has been online for less than 5 months has seen its open interest reach 2.5 billion USD in January—setting a new all-time high since August.

Even more impressive is its trading volume. In just four and a half months, the nominal trading volume has already surpassed 7 billion USD. For a startup platform, this growth rate is indeed noteworthy.

However, the platform team remains very rational. They see clearly that the current market’s average daily open interest is around 150 billion USD, and they currently only account for 0.1% of that. What does this mean? It means there is still 99.9% growth potential. Calculated this way, the future is very promising.

On the other side, the DeFi ecosystem is also moving. Pendle’s V2 version has launched a new incentive mechanism—the protocol can now reward users with YT tokens to encourage trading on the platform. The first batch has integrated two yield tokens, mHYPER and mAPOLLO. Meanwhile, Pendle continues to optimize product features to enhance trading strategies and user experience.

From the rapid expansion of contract trading platforms to the continuous iteration of DeFi products, these details reflect the industry’s search for new growth points.

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MidnightSeller

· 01-08 15:33

70 billion in trading volume over 4 months? That number sounds like self-promotion, whether it's genuine demand or hot money speculation—let's wait and see.

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TokenSleuth

· 01-08 14:11

0.1% dares to boast about 99.9% of the space? That logic makes me laugh.

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TokenDustCollector

· 01-06 02:31

0.1% market share sounds incredible, and I'm a bit tired of hearing about 99.9% growth potential. The key is still how the user retention rate is doing.

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MergeConflict

· 01-06 02:30

Wow, talking about 0.1% so casually, but how many people have to lose everything to fill the 99.9%?

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LadderToolGuy

· 01-06 02:29

0.1% has started to hype, and the remaining 99.9% is really just mouth service. Four months with a 7 billion trading volume—this speed... Should I be excited or suspicious? Not hyping or criticizing, just asking why startup platforms are growing so fast. Is it genuine traffic or just hype? Are contract platforms so competitive? New dark horses emerge every day. Honestly, the market is just too eager; everything can ride a wave of popularity.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-06 02:26

0.1% dare to boast 99.9% growth potential? Sounds just like the real thing haha --- Another platform relying on publicity and packaging, waiting to be cut off --- 70 billion in nominal trading volume sounds impressive, but what about actual trading depth? --- I just want to know if this platform is also going to run away, I've seen too many in a bear market --- Open interest of 250 million sounds big, but this market capacity is really not much --- Four months to surge this fast? I'm actually more cautious... --- Talking stories again, let's wait until the hype passes --- Pendle's recent operation is somewhat interesting, but is the YT token valuable? --- It's always the same rhetoric, new platform = new opportunity = being harvested --- Only 0.1% share and already talking about potential, are the contract circles this confident?

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Whale_Whisperer

· 01-06 02:20

These numbers look great, but what does a 0.1% share indicate? Still too inexperienced, right?

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MoonlightGamer

· 01-06 02:06

0.1% market share dares to boast 99.9% growth potential? I’m convinced by this logic. This platform has really raised a lot of money, using the money-burning-for-traffic tactic. A trading volume of 7 billion sounds impressive, but it depends on the actual number of real users. It's a new platform and a dark horse again, always said like this, but what’s the outcome? Pendle is also competing fiercely with incentives. It seems the competition in this track is intensifying rapidly.

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quietly_staking

· 01-06 02:05

Wait, claiming 0.1% as a dark horse? These numbers are confusing me a bit. New platforms are flooding in so quickly; I wonder how the liquidity is... 70 billion in trading volume in four and a half months—this growth rate is indeed fierce, but can the conversion rate hold up? 99.9% growth potential sounds great, but only if it survives long enough.

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