Onchain options notional volume doubled in September with a 116.1% increase from August while Aevo’s nearly doubled too at 98.9%.
That growth is not a category pivot for Aevo because we launched as an options exchange in 2023 before perps became part of the platform.
Options came first here and still shape what we build today 🏹
Data from onchaingreeks by @momilio
Q4 is moving quickly with half of October already gone.
This means there's less time for traders to build the required 10m in qualifying options and Perp Majors volume for our 808,800 USDC year-end reward.
Keep an active COMMANDER or LEGEND stake alongside it, and every eligible trade from here moves you closer.
Q4 will shape where you stand in December 🔮
app.aevo.xyz/leaderboard
One CPI print moved three Aevo markets today 🔮
Stronger-than-expected core inflation pushed bitcoin:native below $82k and EURUSD lower as the dollar strengthened, while USDJPY also moved around the release.
BTC, EURUSD, and USDJPY perpetuals are all live on Aevo, so the same macro view can be traded across crypto and forex from one account.
You can already see the reward and the path to it.
Reach 10m in eligible options and Perp Majors volume with an active COMMANDER or LEGEND stake to qualify 👇
app.aevo.xyz/leaderboard
The market is heading into Monday trying to recover what it lost this week.
bitcoin:native bounced from $80.4k back above $83k, while ethereum:native and solana:So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112 remain down around 6% and 8% over the past seven days.
That leaves traders with a decision: trade the recovery or position for another move lower.
BTC, ETH, and SOL are all Perp Majors on Aevo, so eligible volume from either side counts toward the year-end USDC reward 🔮
More than 27m $AEVO is now staked.
We crossed 25m in August, 26m in September, and now 27.6m in October.
To qualify for our projected 808,800 USDC year-end reward, traders need an active COMMANDER or LEGEND stake, plus 10m in trading volume.
The staked total keeps climbing as December gets closer 🔮
Yesterday, the question was perp or call.
Earlier today bitcoin:native fell below $84k, but if you traded the setup through either a perp or a call, that volume counted toward the 10m requirement for our projected 808,800 USDC year-end reward.
The market decided the PnL but the December reward is still in play 🔮
bitcoin:native has tested the $87k area twice, with BTC holding higher after the second rejection.
A perp trader might see another test and think “long,” but if that’s your read, this could be a good setup to compare the usual perp with buying a call through Easy Mode.
Same breakout view, but the premium paid is your maximum loss, and a wick cannot liquidate the position.
The trade-off is expiry: BTC needs to move far enough before then.
bitcoin:native has tested the $87k area twice, with BTC holding higher after the second rejection.
A perp trader might see another test and think “long,” but if that’s your read, this could be a good setup to compare the usual perp with buying a call through Easy Mode.
Same breakout view, but the premium paid is your maximum loss, and a wick cannot liquidate the position.
The trade-off is expiry: BTC needs to move far enough before then.
Since we launched our leaderboard, the number of qualified traders has continued to grow.
Each has built 10m in eligible volume from options and weekly Perp Majors while keeping an active COMMANDER or LEGEND stake.
If you’re still working toward those requirements, less than three months remain to join them and qualify for our projected 808,800 USDC year-end distribution 🏹
Check where you stand 👇
app.aevo.xyz/leaderboard
Another 1m ethereum:0xb528edbef013aff855ac3c50b381f253af13b997 has been bought back with exchange trading fees and burned.
etherscan.io/tx/0xb9c4a194d1…
October’s burn brings the total removed through AGP-3 and the monthly program to 78m, or 7.8% of supply 🔮
Aevo September Highlights 👇
• $SOL options went live in Pro and Easy Mode.
• PERPS+ expanded to SOL.
• Our first compute perpetual and first forex markets went live.
• Builder Codes opened our perps and options to third-party products.
• Another 1m $AEVO was bought back and burned, bringing the total to 77m, while staking passed 26m tokens.
September brought more markets to trade, more ways to structure them, and a new way for builders to integrate with Aevo.
Now October starts from there 🔮
September ended with near:native and zcash:native among the market’s strongest movers, but October has opened with both pulling back.
NEAR is down around 9% today, while ZEC is down almost 7%, turning last week’s continuation trade into a choice between buying the pullback and shorting the reversal.
Both remain Perp Majors on Aevo this week, so either trade can build qualifying volume toward the year-end USDC reward.
