Arkham Joins DEX Surge as Onchain Perpetuals Boom
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Arkham Exchange is redesigning itself as a decentralized trading platform, citing rapid growth in onchain trading — particularly perpetual futures. In 2025 alone, perpetual DEX volumes surged from $4.1 trillion to $12 trillion, reflecting increasing demand for decentralized derivatives trading.
CEO Miguel Morel criticized centralized exchanges as “bloated and unresponsive,” arguing that decentralized platforms better reflect crypto’s original promise: user custody, efficiency, and openness. As DEX-to-CEX trading ratios hit new highs, Arkham’s pivot signals confidence that the next phase of crypto trading will be onchain.
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