Aster Leads Perpetual DEX Tokens with 256,000 Holders, Outpacing Rivals

Aster (ASTER) leads every perpetual decentralized exchange (perp DEX) token launched in the last 12 months by holder count, with roughly 256,000 wallets.

Holder Distribution Across Perp DEX Tokens

CryptoRank ranked seven perp DEX tokens by the number of holders. The ranking shows a steep drop‑off after Aster:

• ASTER – ~256,000 holders
• RollX (ROLL) – ~50,300 holders
• GRVT (GRVT) – ~30,900 holders
• edgeX (EDGE) – ~16,100 holders
• Lighter (LIT) – ~7,300 holders
• Backpack (BP) – ~5,100 holders
• Paradex (DIME) – 582 holders

Market Capitalization vs. Holder Base

Despite its narrow holder base, Lighter holds a market cap of about $1.08 billion, second only to Aster’s $1.94 billion.

Price Performance

All tokens in the cohort are trading below their all‑time highs. Recent price snapshots include:

• ASTER – $0.719, ~70% below its $2.41 peak (Sept 2025)
• DIME – $0.0101, ~86% below its March peak
• GRVT – $0.160, ~65% below its July peak
• EDGE – $0.629, up 36% after becoming the flagship platform on Arc
• LIT – $4.34, up 12%
• BP – $0.452, up 6%
• ROLL – $0.129, up 8.5%

Sector Dynamics

The perp DEX sector has seen frequent shifts in trading volume leadership throughout the year. While Aster now has the widest distribution of holders, price appreciation has lagged across the group.