The Defiant reported that the decentralized perpetual futures exchange (Perp DEX) Liter (LIT) has formed a strategic partnership with Circle (CRCL) and adopted USDC as its primary stablecoin on the platform. Liter recorded a trading volume of $8.7 billion over the past 7 days, ranking 4th in the Perp DEX industry, following Hyperliquid (HYPE), Aster (ASTER), and EdgeX (EDGE).