edgeX's Explosive Q4: RWA Perps, Upcoming TGE & Circle Integration

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The episode discusses edgeX's growth and future plans with co-founder KF.

Research Analyst @CryptoRick98 sits down with KF, co-founder of edgeX, to break down the State of edgeX Q4 2025 report. The conversation covers edgeX's explosive growth in TVL, perp trading volume, and fees — all achieved amid one of the most volatile quarters in crypto history. KF also discusses edgeX's upcoming TGE, the Circle Ventures investment and native USDC integration, RWA perps now making up 20-30% of total volume, the Maru community token, and the team's long-term vision for an AI agent trading economy. -Introduction: 0:00 -Platform Growth: 0:36 -October 10 Market Event: 2:50 -Trading Volume: 5:31 -Fees & Treasury: 7:39 -DEX Competition: 9:52 -Product Expansion: 12:38 -Partnerships & Future: 19:17 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://x.com/MessariCrypto Follow Fully Diluted on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpwFg67zTt0VQRTaZ7?nd=1&dlsi=ba41bca8012548df Follow Fully Diluted on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messaris-unqualified-opinions/id1455666979 ____ This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed in this content. This content is…

People in this episode

Guests: CryptoRick98, KF

Topics covered

• edgeX growth
• crypto trading
• TGE
• Circle integration
• RWA perps
• AI trading economy

Keywords

• edgeX
• crypto
• TGE
• Circle Ventures
• RWA perps
• trading volume
• AI agent

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Organizations: edgeX, Circle Ventures, Messari

Products: USDC

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