# DEX Report: Daily volume hits $8.4 billion as Tesla Roadster surges 79,928%

By John Kim

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33938
Published: 2026-10-17T11:04:18.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-17T11:04:18.000Z
Section: Investing

> DEX volume totaled $8.4 billion over 24 hours, down 22.9% on the day. EmpireX led trending pairs, while Tesla Roadster surged 79,928%.

EmpireX led the DEX trending rankings, while BNB Chain’s Tesla Roadster posted the largest 24-hour gain at 79,928%.

The most closely watched decentralized exchange pairs were EmpireX (EMPIREX/WETH), Giga Tenev (GIGATENEV/WETH) and RobinSeed (SEED/WETH).

GeckoTerminal data collected on Oct. 17 ranked EmpireX (EMPIREX/WETH) first among trending pairs. It traded at $0.0008489 after rising 1,165% over 24 hours.

Giga Tenev (GIGATENEV/WETH) ranked second, falling 12.83% to $0.0005055. RobinSeed (SEED/WETH) was third, down 17.75% at $0.0001154.

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Tesla Roadster (Tesla Roadster/USDT) was the largest gainer, climbing 79,928% over 24 hours. Flying Tesla Roadster (FTR/USDT) advanced 12,683%, while Eternia (Eternia/SOL) rose 4,182%.

APROZ (APZ/WBNB) recorded the steepest decline, falling 100% over 24 hours. Doge Pepe (DOPE/WETH) dropped 53.41%, while Flying Tesla Roadster (FTR/SOL) lost 47.11%.

APROZ (APZ/WBNB) – $602 million in volume, equal to 5,221.8 times liquidity. Tesla, Inc. (TSLAB/USDT) – $407.6 million, or 151.4 times liquidity. Lydia (BSW/USAD) – $173.9 million, or 30.7 times liquidity.

Doppler Finance (xdp/USDC) – 225,742 transactions, with buys accounting for 50%. Tether USD (USDT/WBNB) – 218,227 transactions, with a 35% buy ratio. Longinus (LGNS/DAI) – 210,555 transactions, with a 23% buy ratio.

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Longinus (LGNS/DAI) – 39,841 buying wallets and 35,921 selling wallets. Tether USD (USDT/WBNB) – 18,041 buying wallets and 21,277 selling wallets. Flying Tesla Roadster (FTR/SOL) – 14,407 buying wallets and 13,035 selling wallets.

Total DEX trading volume reached about $8.4 billion over the past 24 hours, down 22.9% from the previous day but up 13.8% from a week earlier.

[Editor’s note] A decentralized exchange, or DEX, is a blockchain-based marketplace that enables direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading without an intermediary. It uses smart contracts and on-chain data, allowing users to trade from their wallets without depositing funds with a centralized operator. The DEX Report uses GeckoTerminal data to track trending pairs and the leading markets by gains, losses, volume, transactions and active wallets.

This article is based on market data and chart analysis and does not constitute investment advice.