Lookonchain said wallet 0x2ea2 opened an 80,000-ANSEM short at $0.12, with the $7,460 position up $1,986 on paper.
ANSEM perpetuals (futures without expiry) have gone live on Aster, opening the token to leveraged directional trading. One trader, identified as 0x2ea2, opened a 3x short position on 80,000 ANSEM at $0.12, giving the trade a notional size of $7,460. The position was showing an unrealized profit of $1,986, or 80%, according to Lookonchain. The move highlights how newly listed perpetual contracts can quickly generate outsized paper gains or losses as traders use leverage to bet on short-term price moves.