LINEA and ASTER crypto continue to dominate headlines right now, especially Aster, the new Hyperliquid competitor from Binance founder CZ and his family investment firm, YZi Labs. The strength shown by ASTER since its launch on September 17 has been nothing short of incredible. Investors are now wondering whether LINEA or ASTER will be the new Binance listing heading into October.
Both Linea and Aster are currently listed on Binance Perps, but neither has a spot listing as of yet. LINEA is a brand new Ethereum Layer-2 that has huge backing from the likes of MetaMask’s parent company, Consensys, leading many to speculate that the upcoming MetaMask token could be airdropped to users of the Linea chain.
Aster has pumped over 7,000% since its launch just five days ago, and it seems the most obvious to receive a full spot listing on Binance by the time October rolls around.
Aster Crypto Hits $1Bn in TVL (Total-Value Locked) Just Five Days After Launch
DefiLlama data shows that Aster has already amassed over $1.1Bn in TVL just five days after its official token launch, making it one of the most explosive crypto projects to hit the market in a long time.
To put this into context, Aster’s main competitor, Hyperliquid, has just $ 2.3 billion in TVL, having been live for nearly a full year now. This means that in less than a week, Aster’s TVL will be almost 50% of Hyperliquid’s.
The competition between the two platforms is huge, with Binance founder CZ driving Aster toward becoming the biggest perp DEX platform, with Hyperliquid firmly in its crosshairs.
HYPE is currently trading for around $49, with a market cap of over $13Bn, meaning ASTER needs a return of around 5x from its current price of $1.6 to overtake Hyperliquid.
YZi Labs and CZ have all of the power needed to establish ASTER as the leading on-chain perp DEX, and its being the new Binance listing for October will help drive it towards that goal.
Volume for Aster is through the roof, with over $2Bn in daily spot volume and $1.6Bn in perp volume, which is even more impressive with ASTER perps only available on its own platform and the MEXC exchange.
Could LINEA be the Dark Horse for the New Binance Listing?
LINEA is flying under the radar due to the attention on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and various tokens associated with it, like ASTER, STBL, and APX. However, investors shouldn’t fade Linea, as like Aster, it has some potent backing from Consensys, Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, and has strong connections to Coinbase.
The Linea airdrop has led to poor price action for the token since its launch on September 10, however, over 93% of the airdrop supply has now been claimed. If sellers are exhausted, there is a good chance LINEA begins reversing as we head into Q4.
It is currently trading for around $0.029, with a market cap of $460M and a daily trading volume of $544M. The volume being higher than the market cap highlights the undervalued nature of LINEA and the demand for the token, making it a solid trade to take right now.
Linea is flying up the TVL rankings as well, having secured $1.6Bn, emphasizing the growth of the ecosystem since its launch nearly two weeks ago. In climbing to number 11 in the DefiLlama rankings, LINEA has overtaken the likes of Polygon ($1.1Bn), Aptos ($944M), and Optimism ($400M).
LINEA has processed over $540M in daily perpetual volume on Binance. This impressive number could lead to it being the new Binance listing as we head toward Q4 and the highly anticipated peak bull run.
It is currently looking for an entry at retest ($0.32) on the 4h timeframe and forming the beginning of a cup and handle pattern. For this to play out, LINEA needs to hold above $0.285, otherwise the trend will be broken and a revisit of support at $0.23 would be on the cards.
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