#perps — Public Fediverse posts

The REAL question here is NOT: is Ethereum missing the boat, as pointed out - Ethereum L2 an tackle high-volume activity.

The REAL question is: Will this "perp" stuff be successful over the long haul, or is it yet another crypto flash in pan, that will take down purpose-built application-specific trading chains with it? https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/29/as-crypto-perpetual-futures-boom-ethereum-s-role-is-shifting #Crypto #CryptoCurrencies #Ethereum #BlockChain #PerpetualFutures #Perps #DiFi #Hyperliquid #Solana #CryptoEconomy #Layer-2-Networks

Lottery-fication of Everything: 0 day options, perps, parlays are now mainstream

https://www.dopaminemarkets.com/p/the-lottery-fication-of-everything

#HackerNews #LotteryFication #ofEverything #0DayOptions #Perps #Parlays #Mainstream

#Scene: a well-dressed man working at a desk in an office with floor-to-ceiling glass and a view of the city.

[phone rings twice before he picks up the receiver]

Man: Ken White, general #counsel.

[pause]

Man: Hello? Is anyone there?

[Someone responds. The voice is obviously electronically disguised, but sounds male. He speaks ominously.]

Caller: We have her.

Man: What? Who has who?

Caller: ... We have your wife.

Man: Is this a joke? Who is this?

Caller: This is the guy who has your wife. She didn't make it to work this morning.

Man: What? Why?

[Man picks up his cell phone and starts texting his wife. He sends "Everything ok?"]

Caller: She's fine, and you can help keep her that way.

Man: What are you talking about?

[Phone dings with a reply text. It just says "I told you we have her."]

Caller: Ransom, Mr. White. I know exactly what you're worth, and you're going to follow my instructions and send it all to me.

[White looks scared and horrified]

Man: You #kidnapped my wife? For #ransom?

Caller: Yes, Mr. White.

[pause]

Man: You don't know what you've done - I'm glad I'm not in your shoes. Good luck!

[White hangs up]

--

Thus starts an escape-and-revenge #action #movie with a 40-ish suburban woman as victim-turned-predator, who takes down every one of the #perps herself, messily and with great enjoyment. Think "Atomic Blonde"-grade kick-assery without the spy pretensions.

[With apologies to @Popehat ...]

#FemaleActionHero

Mass, Synthetix to launch mobile DeFi perps trading app - The product is part of Synthetix's ongoing effort to revamp after a gove... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/mass-synthetix-launch-mobile-defi-perps-trading-platform #perpetualfutures #synthetix #defiperps #mobileapp #perps #mass #defi

New Synthetix app chain aims for cross-chain liquidity for SNX staking, perps - Competition is mounting among DeFi derivatives protocols after Synthetix... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-synthetix-app-chain-aims-for-snx-staking-cross-chain-perps #decentralizedexchange #derivatives #perpetuals #synthetix #arbitrum #perps #gmx #dex #dao