Aster has launched pre-market perpetual futures for the Predict.fun token $PREDICT with up to 5x leverage, opening synthetic price discovery before the token generation event.
Decentralised exchange @Aster_DEX has launched pre-market perpetual futures contracts for $PREDICT, the token of prediction market protocol @predictdotfun. The listing opens synthetic price discovery ahead of the protocol's token generation event (TGE).
The new market allows up to 5x leverage. That gives traders and funds a way to take a view on the value of the protocol before spot exchange listings begin.
What the Aster listing offersPre-market perpetuals are derivatives that track an expected price for a token that is not yet trading in the spot market. Because no spot price exists, the contract price reflects what market participants think the token will be worth at launch. Leverage amplifies both gains and losses, so positions carry a higher risk of liquidation than unleveraged trades.
The listing appeared on Aster's trading list on October 21. TechFlow reported that the page showed up to 5x leverage and that trading was expected to go live at 8 PM that evening.
Aster describes itself as a decentralised exchange. BitMEX Research notes that it was created through the merger of DeFi protocols Astherus and APX Finance in 2025 and supports perpetual contracts for stocks, commodities and forex settled in crypto.
Predict.fun and the token's path to launchPredict.fun is a prediction market on BNB Chain where users trade the outcomes of real-world events. According to Bitrue's overview, users trade with USDT or USDC while earning DeFi yield on their collateral.
Interest in the token has built for several weeks. ChainCatcher reported that the project teased a token with a post reading "Soon" earlier this month. Coingabbar reported that a separate pre-market on Aspecta opened on October 9 at an $800 million fully diluted valuation (FDV). The same report said no TGE date had been confirmed at the time.
Pre-market prices are indicative and can diverge sharply from where a token trades once spot markets open. Traders should check the contract terms, funding mechanics and settlement rules on each venue before taking a position.
SourcesTechFlow: Predict.fun token pre-market on Aster
Coingabbar: Predict.fun token pre-market on Aspecta
BitMEX: Aster overview
Aster DEX and BNB Chain are running a bStocks campaign until October 31 with up to $50,000 in $NVDAB and $20,000 in $ASTER for spot and perpetual traders of tokenized US stocks.
@Aster_DEX and @BNBCHAIN are running a trading competition until October 31 for users of bStocks, the tokenized US stocks from @bstocksfinance. The campaign offers up to $70,000 in rewards across two tracks, one for spot traders and one for perpetual futures users.
How the rewards workSpot traders of five bStocks, including Nvidia, Circle and Strategy, share up to $50,000 in $NVDAB. The pool starts at $10,000 and grows to $50,000 as total trading volume passes $50 million and $100 million.
A further $20,000 in $ASTER is reserved for perpetual traders. To qualify, users must post at least $500 in bStocks as collateral and reach $5,000 in perpetual volume. Rewards are capped at $50 per user.
Entrants must register and switch off Account Privacy. Their wallets and trading volumes will be shown publicly. Aster's own site lists the promotion as a bStocks Trading and Collateral Campaign with up to $70,000 in rewards.
What bStocks arebStocks are issued by a Binance affiliate.
Aster is one of the DeFi venues where they can be used.
The product has grown quickly. More broadly, BNB Chain says
Campaigns like this are a common way for exchanges and chains to build liquidity in new asset classes. For $ASTER and $BNB holders, the volume thresholds in the spot pool are the number to watch before the October 31 deadline.
SourcesCrypto Briefing: Binance's bStocks crosses $1 billion in assets
BNB Chain Blog: Access 709+ tokenized stocks on BNB Chain
Trust Wallet: Access bStocks on Trust Wallet
Aster DEX will spend the last of its roughly 1.4M USDT strategic buyback reserve on ASTER over 14 days from October 15, on top of its fee-funded buybacks.
Aster DEX will use the last ~1.4M USDT in its strategic buyback reserve to buy $ASTER over 14 days, starting Thursday, October 15. At about 100,000 USDT a day, the purchases will be spread evenly across the two-week window.
The reserve buyback runs alongside the protocol's regular repurchases. Those are funded by 99% of platform fees, with the bought tokens going to users who lock up ASTER. @Aster_DEX has positioned the program as a way to tie the token to platform activity.
How the buyback program has evolvedThe strategic reserve dates back to the project's Stage 5 buyback program. Stage 5 began on December 23 and allocated up to 80% of platform fees to $ASTER, with 40% of daily fees going to automatic buybacks and another 20% to 40% held in strategic reserves. A Stage 6 program followed on February 4, 2026, again allocating up to 80% of daily platform fees to repurchases.
The structure changed again in June. Aster announced a tokenomics upgrade on June 17, 2026, directing 99% of daily platform fees into automatic $ASTER buybacks for veASTER stakers, with matching burns aimed at cutting total supply toward 3 billion. Since that date, the buybacks have run through a TWAP on Aster Spot, and the purchased tokens are distributed to veASTER holders on top of a 300,000 $ASTER base reward pool each epoch.
Permissionless listings add a further source of funding. Each permissionless token listing on Aster Spot requires a 50,000 USDT fee, which also goes toward ASTER purchases.
What to watchThe size of the regular buyback depends on trading activity. Because each buyback tracks daily fees, a quieter quarter lowers staker rewards and slows the pace of burns. The reserve purchases are a fixed amount, so they do not depend on volume over the 14 days.
Independent scrutiny of the mechanism is also worth noting. Analytics platform Tokenomist has reported that the burn leg has largely stalled, with roughly one hundred million ASTER burned in early 2026 against a target reduction of about five billion. The reserve buyback, by contrast, is a direct market purchase of the token.
Past rounds have not always moved the price. When the strategic reserve was activated in January, ASTER dropped to $0.55 around the time the DEX confirmed buybacks were live. Buybacks reduce available supply but do not guarantee a price response, and the outcome will depend on broader market conditions and liquidity.
Sources
BeInCrypto: Aster expands its token buyback program
Datawallet: Aster DEX review, buyback and burn mechanics
SQ Magazine: Aster DEX Stage 5 buyback program
Perpetuální kontrakt na zlato na Aster DEX, vypořádávaný ve stablecoinu USD1, zaznamenal za poslední měsíc objem obchodů zhruba 6,7 miliardy USD a byl třetím nejobchodovanějším trhem na burze.
Gold perpetuals on Aster DEX, settled in World Liberty Financial's USD1, are reportedly the exchange's third most traded market behind $BTC and $ETH.
Gold perpetual futures on @Aster_DEX, settled in @worldlibertyfi's $USD1 stablecoin, have become the third most traded asset on the exchange, according to a post from BSC News. The post cites data from @MSBIntel showing the contract traded roughly $6.7 billion over the past month, placing it behind only $BTC and $ETH.
The figures come from the social media post and the cited analytics account. We have not independently verified them.
How USD1 became the settlement assetThe gold market is part of a broader tie-up between Aster and World Liberty Financial.
The structure differs from most rivals. According to CryptoAdventure,
The relationship has since deepened. According to CryptoRank,
What it means for Aster and WLFIIf the reported volume holds, tokenized gold is now a core product on Aster rather than a side listing. It also gives $USD1 a concrete use case as a trading settlement asset.
Aster remains one of the larger venues in the sector. One October 2026 ranking put Measured against that monthly total, a $6.7 billion gold contract would represent a meaningful share of activity, though the two figures come from different sources and may use different methodologies.
Aster is also entering a crowded field. CryptoRank noted that Leveraged commodity products also carry high risk, and traders should check contract terms and liquidity before taking positions.
SourcesAster DEX Makes USD1 Sole Settlement for Commodity Perps (OurCryptoTalk)
Aster Launches USD1 Perp Markets for Stocks, Oil, and Gold Trading (CryptoRank)
Aster DEX Replaces Tether With USD1 for Gold, Silver, Oil Perps (Stocktwits)
ASTER se prostřednictvím Sunrise oficiálně integroval do ekosystému Solana, čímž uživatelům rozšířil možnosti přístupu a obchodování napříč ekosystémy.
Aster’s official announcement states that ASTER has now integrated into the Solana ecosystem via Sunrise, providing users with additional cross-ecosystem access and trading options for ASTER.
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Aster has completed another round of its fee-powered buyback and burn cycle, removing an additional 3.1 million $ASTER tokens from supply. The latest update brings total all-time burns across all programs to more than 207 million tokens, the project said on October 6.
How the Burn Works The most recent burn covered activity between September 21 and October 5, with the buyback funded by 99% of platform fees collected over that period. Bought-back tokens are distributed to stakers, while a matching number of $ASTER is permanently destroyed from reserves.
Building Toward a Smaller Supply Under Aster's upgraded tokenomics, cumulative burns have now reached 29.6 million $ASTER.
With each biweekly cycle adding to the cumulative burn tally, the protocol continues to use its own trading revenue as the primary engine for supply reduction.
Sources:
Crypto Briefing: Aster executes first token burn under upgraded tokenomics
Aster DEX Official Tokenomics Documentation
AMBCrypto: Aster directs 99% of platform fees to ASTER buybacks
Aster DEX zavedl OTC obchodování s perpetual kontrakty, takže protistrany mohou sjednat cenu mimo veřejný order book. Prvním párem je BTC-USDT, další páry mají následovat.
Aster DEX adds peer-to-peer OTC desk for perpetual contracts@Aster_DEX has launched over-the-counter (OTC) trading on its platform, giving counterparties a way to negotiate and open perpetual positions at a privately agreed price, bypassing the public order book entirely. $BTC perps (BTC-USDT) are the first market available, with additional pairs set to follow.
The mechanics are straightforward. One party sets the terms of the trade and generates a Deal Code. The second party receives that code and signs to accept the deal. To protect both sides from pricing that strays too far from fair value, the agreed price must remain within 8% of the prevailing mark price.
OTC trading has long been a tool for larger participants who want price certainty without moving the market. Crypto OTC allows buyers and sellers to transact directly outside public exchanges, with trades happening privately between parties rather than through a public order book. The key advantage is that large positions can be opened or closed without the slippage or signalling risk that comes with routing a big order through a live order book.
Where OTC fits inside Aster's broader roadmap Aster is a perpetuals-first decentralized exchange running on BNB Chain, with deposit support from Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum. The platform has grown rapidly since its token launch and has been expanding its product suite steadily. OTC trading appeared as a planned feature on the project's official roadmap, described as support for private over-the-counter perpetual transactions between users, allowing them to trade at mutually agreed prices without relying on the order book.
The launch is a practical step for traders who need to move size quietly, particularly in a derivatives market where price certainty is a major factor: in an OTC workflow, the client receives a firm quote, and if accepted, the trade executes at exactly that price, with no partial fill risk and no uncertainty about the final average price.
BTC-USDT perpetuals are the starting point, but Aster has indicated that more markets will be added. The 8% mark-price band acts as a guardrail, keeping bilaterally agreed prices anchored close to the wider market rate and limiting the potential for extreme off-market prints.
Sources:
Aster DEX Official Roadmap
Aster DEX vs. Hyperliquid: The Perps Fight of 2026, Ryder One
Crypto OTC Trading: Concepts to Strategies, ConduitPay
Aster spustil Perpetual Grid 2.0 a čtyřtýdenní kampaň Liquidity Pool Mining s odměnami až 140 000 ASTER. Program běží od 28. září do 25. října 2026 a je otevřen všem uživatelům na vybraných párech.
September 28th, 2026 – George Town, British Virgin Islands
Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC).
To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs.
Rewards will be distributed hourly based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. The base reward pool is set at 10,000 ASTER per epoch, with additional rewards available based on market conditions and trading activity on the platform. Participation is automatic, with no registration required.
“As Aster continues to bring more emerging assets and opportunities onchain, we’re also focused on building the tools traders need to navigate increasingly dynamic markets. Perpetual Grid offers a flexible way to capture opportunities amid market volatility, and Grid 2.0 takes this experience further with greater flexibility and independence. This upgrade is another step toward our broader vision of building the frontier of onchain trading,” said Leonard, CEO at Aster.
Incentivizing Automated Perpetual Trading
The campaign builds on Aster’s expanded Perpetual Grid infrastructure, giving users a new way to participate in automated trading while earning additional ASTER rewards from eligible Grid activity. Both Maker and Taker volume count toward the campaign, while manual trading and activity outside the Grid strategy are excluded.
An Estimated Bonus APY is also displayed to provide an indication of potential annualized ASTER rewards based on recent campaign activity. The estimate can change as trading volume, participating Grids and other campaign conditions change, and does not guarantee future rewards or returns.
Grid 2.0 Separates Automated and Manual Strategies
Alongside the campaign, the newly upgraded Perpetual Grid 2.0 enables Grid strategies to operate independently from users’ regular Perpetual trading. Each Grid runs through a dedicated Grid Bot subaccount, keeping its positions and margin separate from the main Perpetual account.
With support for both Cross and Isolated Margin, users can run automated Grid strategies while continuing to trade Perpetuals manually, including on the same trading pair. Isolated Margin supports up to 50 independent Grid strategies per account, with no per-pair limit.
Discover Strategies Through Grid Marketplace
Aster’s Grid Marketplace further simplifies strategy discovery by allowing users to browse active Grid strategies and review metrics such as PnL, ROI, runtime, price range, leverage and trading activity.
Users can use an existing strategy as a starting point through Copy, or switch its direction through Reverse, turning a Long strategy into Short or vice versa. Copied or reversed strategies remain independent from their source and do not automatically synchronize with the original Grid.
The Liquidity Pool Mining campaign is available on designated eligible trading pairs, with the Week 1 eligible pairs including OURA/USD1, POLYMARKET/USD1, and META/USD1. The reward pool is shared across participating pairs. Individual rewards are determined by each Grid’s eligible trading volume relative to the total eligible volume generated during the relevant hourly period.
More eligible trading pairs may be added in subsequent weeks to reflect the latest market trends. For more information about the campaign, eligible trading pairs and current campaign parameters, please visit the official campaign page.
About Aster
Aster is a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, with unique features like Hidden Orders to protect user trading activity. It pioneers the frontier of on-chain trading through perpetual futures, spots, and earn products for top-trending assets, including RWAs, memes, and core crypto markets. It is powered by Aster Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain built to power the future of decentralized finance.
Users can learn more about Aster on the official website or follow Aster on X.
Aster DEX has added perpetual futures contracts for Lisk (LSK) and Power Ledger (POWR) to its trading roster, offering traders up to 5x leverage on both pairs. The platform announced the listings on September 13, 2026, continuing its pattern of rapid altcoin expansion across its derivatives marketplace.
For context on scale: Aster reportedly runs between 558 and 590 perpetual markets and adds over 40 new markets every month. LSK and POWR are the latest additions to a catalogue that already spans major crypto assets, tokenized equities, and commodities, all settled in USDT-margined contracts.
What traders are actually getting The 5x leverage cap on these listings is deliberate. Aster applies that ceiling to lower-cap altcoins as a risk management measure, reserving higher leverage for more liquid, established assets.
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Both LSK and POWR already have spot market presence across various exchanges, so the perpetual listings give traders a way to express directional views, or hedge existing positions, without touching spot markets. The POWERUSDT market on Aster had already been trading with 5x leverage prior to this announcement, which suggests demand for POWR derivatives existed before the formal listing.
No open interest or volume figures for the newly launched LSK and POWR contracts were publicly available at launch.
Lisk’s complicated moment The timing of the LSK listing is worth noting. Lisk’s mainnet is scheduled to shut down on October 31, 2026, roughly six weeks after this perpetual contract went live. Post-shutdown, LSK transitions into a loyalty and rewards token operating primarily on the Ethereum and Base blockchains.
Power Ledger operates in a different corner of the crypto landscape. The project focuses on peer-to-peer energy trading and real-world energy marketplace solutions, giving POWR a use-case narrative tied to physical infrastructure rather than pure speculation.
The bigger picture at Aster DEX Aster’s growth strategy is essentially the opposite of selective. Rather than curating a small number of high-liquidity pairs, the platform lists aggressively and lets trading activity sort out which markets gain traction. The community-driven listing framework it uses, called AOS-2, gives the model a governance layer, though the practical result is a catalogue that expands at a pace most centralized exchanges would consider impractical.
LSK and POWR, as established tokens with existing spot markets, are better positioned than typical meme coin listings to attract genuine two-sided interest.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Aster od 14. září v 00:00 UTC mění výpočet bodů USD1 RWA Boost na 24hodinové okno místo hodinového, a to od Epoch 3. Trading Points nově dostanou i 24hodinový multiplikátor založený na OI.
What Is Changing and WhenAster DEX is updating how it calculates USD1 RWA Boost points starting from Epoch 3, with the new rules going live on September 14 at 00:00 UTC. From that point, both Trading Points and Open Interest (OI) Points will be measured over a rolling 24-hour UTC window rather than on an hourly basis. Five-minute eligibility snapshots remain unchanged.
Under the revised system, Trading Points will also apply a 24-hour OI-based multiplier, adding an extra layer of reward for traders who maintain consistent open positions throughout the day. The move is designed to smooth out point accrual and reduce the advantage of short-term activity timed around hourly resets.
The Broader USD1 RWA Boost CampaignThe points update sits within a larger rewards programme that Aster DEX and World Liberty Financial launched on August 31. Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, kicked off the USD1 RWA Boost: Phase 1 campaign with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), featuring 125,000,000 $WLFI and 6,250,000 USD1 in rewards.
The campaign runs from August 31 through December 31, 2026, covering SPCX/USD1, CL/USD1, XAU/USD1, SNDK/USD1, SKHYNIX/USD1, and MU/USD1. Users earn Trading Points through taker volume on eligible USD1 pairs, which determine their share of the USD1 reward pool, while OI Points are earned by holding eligible positions and determine their share of the $WLFI reward pool. Traders using Single Asset Mode with USD1 as collateral receive a 2x boost on OI Points. Multi-asset traders can still participate, but they need to keep at least 50% of their collateral in USD1 to remain eligible.
USD1 is the stablecoin at the centre of these markets. Issued by World Liberty Financial and custodied by BitGo Trust Company, it is backed by cash and short-duration US Treasury bills. Launched on Ethereum and BNB Chain in March 2025, it had grown to a circulating supply near $4.5 billion by Q1 2026.
For traders already active in the USD1 RWA Boost programme, the key date to note is September 14. Points earned before that date are calculated under the existing hourly model. From Epoch 3 onward, daily aggregation and the OI-based multiplier on Trading Points will apply.
Sources:
Aster and World Liberty Financial Launch USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1 (Investing.com)
USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1 Official Documentation (Aster Docs)
Aster and World Liberty Financial Launch USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1 (The Daily Hodl)
Aster zpřísňuje přístup k autentizovanému API pro nové uživatele: od 7. září bude pro klíčové V3 endpointy nutný vklad z propojené hlavní peněženky. Změna se týká Spot V3 a Futures V3, stávající uživatelé nejsou dotčeni.
Aster (@Aster_DEX), the decentralized perpetual exchange built on BNB Smart Chain, is tightening access to its authenticated API for new users. From September 7, anyone seeking to use key V3 endpoints will first need to make a deposit from their linked main wallet before gaining access.
What Is Changing and Who Is Affected The new requirement applies specifically to authenticated Spot V3 and Futures V3 endpoints. This covers the endpoints developers rely on for account management, order activity, and trading operations.
The change is limited to new users. Those already active on the platform are not affected, and neither are public market data endpoints.
Context: Aster's Ongoing API Transition The deposit requirement is the latest step in a broader shift toward Aster's V3 API model.
Earlier this year, Aster phased out V1 API key creation entirely.
Aster has urged new users to complete the required deposit before attempting any restricted API requests to avoid disruptions to their integrations.
Sources:
Aster Official API Documentation (GitHub)
Aster Developer Docs
Aster API Management Page
Aster prodloužil cliff pro týmovou alokaci o 12 měsíců do září 2027, takže 400 milionů $ASTER zůstane plně uzamčeno. Zároveň beze změny pokračuje buyback-and-burn program.
Team Allocation Stays Locked Until September 2027@Aster_DEX announced Tuesday that the cliff on its team token allocation has been extended by one year. The 400 million $ASTER set aside for the team, representing 5% of the project's maximum supply, will now remain fully locked until September 17, 2027. Under the original schedule, the allocation was due to begin vesting at 10 million tokens per month from September 17 this year.
CoinGecko data confirms that the team allocation cliff has been extended by 12 months to September 2027, and that zero tokens from that tranche have unlocked since the project's token generation event approximately one year ago. The extension removes a near-term vesting overhang that had been on the radar of token holders and analysts tracking the project's supply schedule.
Buyback-and-Burn Program Continues UnchangedAster said the cliff extension does not alter its buyback-and-burn program. According to Aster's official tokenomics documentation, for every $ASTER bought back using platform fees, an equal amount is burned from reserves, with the team allocation burned first. Burns are executed bi-weekly and will continue until the total supply reaches 3 billion tokens, down from the original 8 billion at launch.
The upgraded buyback mechanism, introduced on June 17, 2026, directs 99% of daily platform fees toward $ASTER repurchases for veASTER stakers, with a matching burn from team reserves running in parallel. The Crypto Times reported that the first burn under the upgraded model saw nearly 2.94 million $ASTER bought back and an equal number permanently removed from the team allocation. Per Aster's own published updates, cumulative burns from the team allocation under the upgraded program had reached approximately 11.1 million $ASTER by August 10.
The combination of a locked team allocation and an active deflation mechanism via fee-funded buybacks places Aster among the more supply-conservative perpetual DEX tokens in the current market. Whether the locked supply and ongoing burns translate into sustained price support will depend largely on platform fee generation and trading volumes going forward.
Sources:
CoinGecko: Aster (ASTER) Token Data
Aster Official Tokenomics Documentation
The Crypto Times: Aster Burns 2.9M Tokens in First Buyback
Aster DEX spustil 1. fázi programu USD1 RWA Boost s odměnami ve výši 125 milionů WLFI a 6,25 milionu USD1. Kampaň má podpořit obchodování na nových perpetuálních trzích RWA vypořádaných v USD1.
Aster DEX is putting serious money where its mouth is. The decentralized exchange, working alongside World Liberty Financial, has rolled out a Phase 1 rewards campaign designed to jumpstart trading activity across its newly minted USD1-denominated real-world asset perpetual markets.
The campaign runs from August 31 through December 31, 2026, distributing 125 million WLFI tokens based on eligible open interest and an additional 6.25 million USD1 tied to trading volume. The total liquidity backing the program sits at roughly $28 million, pooled from approximately 250 million WLFI and 12.5 million USD1.
What Aster actually built Before the rewards campaign even kicked off, Aster launched five RWA perpetual markets on August 20, 2026. The lineup includes SPCXUSD1, CLUSD1, XAUUSD1, SNDKUSD1, and SKHYNIXUSD1, all settled exclusively in USD1.
The integration between Aster DEX and World Liberty Financial dates back to December 2025. Phase 1 is explicitly positioned as the first in a series of reward programs meant to build out the USD1 RWA ecosystem over time.
How the rewards work The dual reward structure splits incentives across two behaviors Aster wants to encourage: holding positions and actually trading.
The 125 million WLFI tokens are allocated based on eligible open interest. The 6.25 million USD1 component rewards trading volume, giving active traders an additional reason to route their activity through Aster’s RWA markets.
Traders using single-asset mode with USD1 as their sole collateral qualify for a 2X open interest boost. That effectively doubles the weight of their positions when calculating WLFI rewards. Multi-asset traders can still participate, but they need to keep at least 50% of their collateral in USD1 to remain eligible.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Aster DEX Adds BASECAT Perpetuals With 3x LeverageBase chain memecoin Basecat has jumped 16% in the past 24 hours after decentralized exchange Aster DEX announced a new perpetual listing for the token. The listing gives traders access to BASECAT perpetual contracts with up to 3x leverage, broadening the token's accessibility beyond spot markets.
BASECAT was trading around $0.035 at the time of writing, giving it a market capitalization of approximately $35.4 million. The token launched through the o1 Launchpad on Base on August 15, 2026, and is structured as an independent community project built around the Base ecosystem.
Aster DEX and the Growing Perps LandscapeThe listing adds to a growing catalogue of assets on Aster.
For BASECAT holders, the perpetual listing on Aster represents a meaningful step in market depth. Perpetual futures are derivative contracts that allow traders to speculate on asset prices without an expiration date, using leverage to amplify potential gains or losses. The 3x leverage cap on the BASECAT listing is relatively conservative compared with some of Aster's other markets, which offer up to 1001x leverage.
, reflecting its strategy of expanding listings to capture volume from emerging communities and ecosystems.
As with any leveraged product, the risks are real. Leverage trading can lead to significant losses, and on-chain markets may have different liquidity and slippage characteristics compared with traditional exchanges. Traders should factor in those conditions when sizing positions on a memecoin perpetual.
Sources:
BingX: What Is Aster Perpetual DEX and How Does It Work?
Aster DEX Official Docs: Perpetuals
DefiLlama: Aster Protocol Data
Aster spustil první fázi kampaně odměn pro trhy USD1 a RWA a do konce roku 2026 rozdělí 250 milionů WLFI a 12,5 milionu USD1. USD1 je nyní výhradním vypořádacím aktivem pro všechny RWA a komoditní kontrakty Aster.
A Two-Pool Reward Structure Running Through Year-EndAster DEX has launched the first phase of its USD1 real-world asset (RWA) rewards campaign, running through December 31, 2026. The initiative is part of a broader partnership between Aster and World Liberty Financial (@worldlibertyfi), which has been positioning ethereum:0xda5e1988097297dcdc1f90d4dfe7909e847cbef6 as the base settlement layer for RWA perpetual markets on the platform.
The campaign distributes rewards across two independent pools. The combined growth fund holds 250 million WLFI tokens from World Liberty Financial and 12.5 million USD1 contributed by Aster. Of the WLFI allocation, 125 million tokens will be distributed based on eligible open interest, while a further 6.25 million USD1 will be allocated according to eligible trading volume. Because open interest and volume are tracked independently, traders can qualify for both pools simultaneously.
Aster is also offering a 2x open interest boost for eligible USD1-denominated RWA positions. The boost applies in full when traders use USD1 exclusively as collateral through Single Asset Mode. In Multi Asset Mode, USD1 must represent more than 50% of average collateral for the boost to apply.
USD1 as the Settlement Layer for RWA PerpsAster has listed SPCXUSD1, CLUSD1, XAUUSD1, SNDKUSD1 and SKHYNIXUSD1 under its AOS-2 standard, which sets the framework for new perpetual listings on the platform. The listed markets include assets linked to SpaceX, crude oil, gold, Sandisk and SK Hynix. USD1 is now the exclusive settlement asset for all of Aster's RWA and commodity contracts.
USD1 is a US-dollar stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial and custodied by BitGo Trust Company, backed by cash, short-duration US Treasury bills, and government money market funds. Launched on Ethereum and BNB Chain in March 2025, it had grown to a circulating supply of roughly $4 billion by mid-2026. For World Liberty Financial, the Aster arrangement drives utility for USD1 beyond transfers and lending, as every open position locks USD1 as collateral and every trade generates settlement volume.
For Aster, the commodity expansion tracks with its transformation from a crypto-only perp DEX into a multi-asset trading platform. The exchange already offers perpetuals on US equities alongside its core crypto derivatives and recently launched the genesis phase of Aster Chain, a privacy-focused Layer 1 using zero-knowledge proofs.
Sources:
CryptoNinjas: Aster Launches Five USD1 RWA Perpetual Markets
Dealroom: Aster Launches USD1-Settled RWA Perpetuals with $28M Liquidity Fund
The Defiant: Aster to Settle RWA Perps Exclusively in USD1
Aster přidal podporu pro vklady a výběry USDG na Robinhood Chain. Uživatelé tak mohou přes self-custody peněženku převádět stablecoin přímo k obchodování bez KYC.
Aster, an on-chain trading platform that lets users trade perpetuals and spot markets directly from self-custody wallets, has added support for USDG deposits and withdrawals on Robinhood Chain. The integration gives traders a direct pipeline between Robinhood’s freshly launched Layer 2 blockchain and a platform that doesn’t require Know Your Customer verification.
What Robinhood Chain actually is Robinhood Chain launched its mainnet on July 1, 2026, built on top of Arbitrum’s technology stack. The Layer 2 network is designed around two specific use cases: tokenized real-world assets and decentralized finance applications.
USDG, the Global Dollar stablecoin issued by Paxos, holds the distinction of being the first stablecoin natively issued on the chain. Paxos maintains 1:1 dollar backing for USDG and publishes monthly attestations to verify those reserves.
Through Robinhood’s Earn product, USDG deposits can generate an estimated 7% APY via Morpho vaults, which come with insurance provisions.
Uniswap liquidity for USDG on Robinhood Chain surged to $8.5 million within just one week of the mainnet going live.
How Aster fits into the picture Aster enables both perpetual futures and spot trading without requiring users to complete KYC, operating entirely through self-custody wallet connections. Users maintain control of their own private keys throughout the trading process.
With the USDG integration, users can now deposit the stablecoin from a Robinhood wallet directly into Aster for trading, and withdraw back out when they’re done. The wallet-based flow eliminates the need for centralized intermediaries to handle the transfer.
The bigger strategic picture USDG is distinct from Robinhood’s custodial services but is also tradable on Robinhood Crypto, giving the token exposure across both centralized and decentralized environments.
Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT still dominate overall stablecoin volume by orders of magnitude, but USDG’s native positioning on Robinhood Chain gives it a home-field advantage in this particular ecosystem.
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Aster spustil pět nových RWA perpetualů vypořádávaných v USD1, včetně SPCXUSD1, CLUSD1, XAUUSD1, SNDKUSD1 a SKHYNIXUSD1. Na likviditu je navázán fond zhruba 28 milionů USD.
Five New RWA Perp Markets Go Live on Aster@Aster_DEX has listed five new perpetual markets settled in solana:USD1ttGY1N17NEEHLmELoaybftRBUSErhqYiQzvEmuB, covering SPCXUSD1, CLUSD1, XAUUSD1, SNDKUSD1 and SKHYNIXUSD1. The exchange describes these as the first real-world asset (RWA) perpetual contracts denominated in the stablecoin. Further markets are planned under its AOS-2 listing standard.
Every perpetual contract tracking real-world assets on Aster will settle exclusively in $USD1, @worldlibertyfi's dollar-pegged stablecoin. The move positions $USD1 as the sole margin and settlement layer for Aster's RWA vertical, replacing conventional alternatives such as USDT or USDC for these pairs.
The fee structure for $USD1 commodity pairs is set at 1 basis point for takers and a negative 0.5 basis points for makers, meaning the exchange will pay a rebate to liquidity providers.
A $28 Million Liquidity Fund Backs the LaunchTo seed depth across the new pairs, the two projects have established a dedicated growth fund. @worldlibertyfi is contributing 250M ethereum:0xda5e1988097297dcdc1f90d4dfe7909e847cbef6, while Aster is adding 12.5M $USD1, bringing the combined pool to roughly $28 million at current prices.
Both teams indicated they are exploring deeper integration across their respective token ecosystems, suggesting the partnership could expand beyond settlement.
$USD1 is a fiat-backed stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, launched in March 2025, and is fully collateralized with reserves including U.S. dollar deposits, short-term Treasury bills, and cash equivalents held by regulated custodian BitGo Trust and subject to monthly audits. By Q1 2026, USD1 had grown to a circulating supply near $4.5 billion, making it the fastest-growing fiat-backed stablecoin of that period.
For Aster, the launch marks a deliberate push beyond crypto-native derivatives. The move signals a strategic shift toward multi-asset perpetuals beyond pure crypto. With more markets set to follow under AOS-2, the platform is building out what it frames as a new category of on-chain, stablecoin-settled RWA trading.
Sources:
The Defiant: Aster to Settle RWA Perps Exclusively in USD1
World Liberty Financial: Meet USD1 (Official)
BusinessWire: USD1 Crosses $3 Billion in Market Capitalization
ASTER zůstává v úzkém pásmu pod 50denním SMA, zatímco Aster spouští AOS-2 a od září začne 400 milionů ASTER z týmové a poradenské alokace podléhat vestingu. Nejbližší support je 0,58 USD.
ASTER has barely moved out of its late-July range, with buyers defending the lower side while repeated attempts to break higher continue to fail.
The quiet price action comes as Aster introduces several changes that could affect ASTER supply in different directions. AOS-2 is now live, millions of tokens have recently been bought back, and team and advisor vesting is set to begin after the token’s first anniversary in September.
Key Takeaways
ASTER remains trapped below key resistance.
AOS-2 introduces an expensive four-year lock.
Buybacks depend directly on platform activity.
September introduces a larger supply test.
ASTER Has Been Unable to Reclaim the 50-Day SMA
ASTER was trading around $0.60 on August 13, still below the 50-day simple moving average that has capped the token since June.
ASTER daily price chart tracking support levels near the lower Fibonacci boundary in August 2026.
The last meaningful break came around June 17. ASTER briefly moved above the average but failed to hold the advance, and subsequent attempts have stalled around the same area.
Instead of extending the decline, price has spent most of the period since late July inside a much tighter range.
Its lower boundary has also become clearer. ASTER has fallen toward $0.58 twice and bounced on both occasions, establishing the area as the nearest swing low and the strongest visible support below current price.
Much of the structure created during the earlier move higher disappeared during the decline from June’s high, giving $0.58 more significance than another short-term intraday level. Losing it could expose deeper parts of the previous range.
A sustained move above the 50-day SMA would change that picture on the upside after weeks of failed recovery attempts.
AOS-2 Creates Demand, but at a High Price
Aster published the framework for AOS-2 on July 28, extending its open listing system to perpetual markets. The protocol then put AOS-2 into effect on August 11.
Eligible projects seeking a perpetual listing must stake 1 million ASTER, locked for four years with no early exit. Applications then pass through an on-chain validator vote before an approved market can proceed toward launch.
AOS-2 enters into force.
The Aster Open Standards began with AOS-1, which opened spot listings to projects meeting a published set of criteria.
AOS-2 now extends the same principle to perpetual markets, where listing has traditionally depended on private negotiation.
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At ASTER’s current price, that means committing roughly $600,000 worth of tokens for four years.
For ASTER holders, the mechanism has an obvious benefit: every successful application creates direct token demand and removes those tokens from liquid circulation for an extended period.
The same requirement could also limit how widely AOS-2 is used.
Committing hundreds of thousands of dollars for four years is a substantial cost, particularly for smaller projects or teams that may have other options for securing a perpetual listing. AOS-2 can only become a meaningful token sink if enough projects decide that the listing opportunity justifies tying up that much capital.
That makes adoption more important than the launch itself. A handful of applications would have a limited effect on supply, while broader use would begin turning the new standard into a measurable source of long-term ASTER demand.
Buybacks Add Demand, but Their Size Can Change Quickly
Aster’s updated tokenomics direct 99% of daily platform fees toward automated ASTER buybacks. Purchased tokens are distributed to veASTER stakers, while an equal amount is burned from reserves.
The latest official update shows 2,851,653.28 ASTER purchased between July 27 and August 10.
The matching burn initially comes from the team allocation. Aster says the mechanism is intended to continue until total token supply falls from its original 8 billion toward 3 billion ASTER.
The structure combines two effects: platform revenue creates open-market purchases, while the corresponding reserve burn reduces supply elsewhere.
But the 99% figure can look stronger than it is without considering the size of the fee pool behind it. Buybacks expand when trading activity and fee revenue rise and shrink when activity slows. They are therefore not a fixed source of demand.
The latest figures provide some scale. Buying 2.85 million ASTER over roughly two weeks would translate to around 5.7 million tokens per month if that pace were sustained.
That becomes particularly relevant when compared with the supply schedule approaching in September.
September Could Put Aster’s Token Sinks to the Test
Aster’s official tokenomics allocate 400 million ASTER, or 5% of the original supply, to the team and advisors. The allocation carries a full one-year cliff followed by 40 months of linear vesting.
ASTER’s TGE took place on September 17, 2025, putting the end of that cliff around the token’s first anniversary next month.
The entire 400 million allocation will not become liquid at once. Once vesting begins, spreading the allocation evenly across 40 months works out to roughly 10 million ASTER per month.
That is notably larger than the recent buyback pace. If Aster continued purchasing tokens at roughly the rate reported between July 27 and August 10, monthly buybacks would absorb around 5.7 million ASTER – well below the roughly 10 million scheduled to vest each month.
The comparison is not exact. Buybacks fluctuate with platform revenue, while vesting only makes tokens available and does not mean they will automatically be sold.
Still, September changes the balance. Until now, buybacks and long-term locks have been removing or restricting supply without the team vesting schedule working against them. From next month, the market may have to absorb newly available tokens at the same time.
Even a portion of those vested tokens reaching the market could matter if ASTER remains stuck in its current range. With $0.58 already serving as the nearest established support, additional selling pressure would give that level a more serious test.
The next question for ASTER is therefore not simply whether AOS-2 launches successfully or whether buybacks continue. It is whether those mechanisms can absorb enough supply once vesting begins.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile, and readers should conduct their own research before making investment decisions.
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Aster mezi 27. červencem a 10. srpnem věnoval 99 % denních poplatků na buybacky ASTER a spálil 2 851 653,28 tokenů z týmové alokace. Cena se drží kolem 0,600 USD a klíčová rezistence je 0,622 USD.
Between July 27th and August 10th, Aster allocated 99% of daily platform fees to ASTER buybacks. The project’s latest tokenomics update showed that purchases totaled 2,851,653.28 ASTER.
Source: X Aster matched those purchases with a 2.85 million ASTER burn from its team allocation.
Cumulative burns under the new tokenomics surpassed 11,086,108.41 ASTER since June 17th.
Total burns across all programs reached 188,867,109.98 ASTER. Continued platform use could link revenue to periodic token removals. At the same time, estimates placed 5.30% to 8.10% of ASTER’s supply in staking.
However, scarcity alone may not drive price higher. Buyers must still absorb available supply near resistance.
Do exchange outflows support ASTER? Exchange activity added to the altcoin’s tightening supply conditions. Spot Netflows recorded a negative $556.49K on August 10th.
Negative Spot Netflows meant more ASTER left exchanges than entered them during the measurement period.
That reduced the tokens immediately available in exchange liquidity. The direction complemented Aster’s buyback and burn program. The chart also showed several larger negative readings across ASTER’s historical flow profile.
Recent outflows were smaller individually. Even so, their direction reinforced the wider burn and staking narrative. These supply-side forces supported ASTER’s setup. However, buyers still needed to capitalize on them near resistance.
Source: CoinGlass Can ASTER reclaim $0.622? ASTER traded near $0.602 at press time after breaking below $0.622. The token traded near the range’s lower boundary around $0.600. Its previous range extended from $0.622 to $0.656.
Sellers triggered a breakdown in late July. Since then, the altcoin has moved around $0.600 without establishing a clear recovery path.
That left $0.622 as the first-level buyers needed to reclaim. A recovery above it could reopen the path toward $0.656.
Beyond that, $0.720 remained the larger resistance from June’s structure.
However, the Directional Movement Index showed weak trend conviction. The +DI stood at 17.05, while the -DI reached 15.41. The ADX stood at 12.84, indicating limited trend strength. Buyers held only a slight directional edge.
Supply tightening could support recovery, but $0.622 remained the immediate technical test.
Source: TradingView Where could ASTER move next? The Liquidation Heatmap placed the altcoin between two prominent liquidity concentrations. The nearest upside liquidity developed around $0.620. That is closely aligned with the $0.622 technical resistance.
Another significant concentration formed around $0.597, below ASTER’s recent trading range. This left the price trapped between two nearby liquidity pools near $0.600. A sustained rise could draw ASTER toward $0.620.
If selling resumed, the price could test the $0.597 concentration first. Liquidity also extended below $0.590 and $0.585. Higher concentrations appeared around $0.630 and $0.634. This kept $0.620 to $0.622 as ASTER’s near-term upside battleground.
Source: CoinGlass Final Summary ASTER buybacks, burns, staking, and negative Spot Netflows reduced the immediately available token supply. A reclaim of $0.622 could strengthen ASTER’s recovery case toward $0.656.
Aster spouští AOS-2, který rozšiřuje permissionless listing ze spotového trhu i na perpetual kontrakty. Projekty musí stakovat 1 000 000 $ASTER na čtyři roky.
Aster, the decentralized perpetual exchange built on zero-knowledge proof technology, has unveiled AOS-2, the second iteration of its Aster Open Standards framework. The update extends permissionless listing capabilities from spot markets to perpetual contracts, a move designed to let projects bypass traditional gatekeeping and list their own perp markets directly.
The catch: projects need to stake 1,000,000 $ASTER tokens, locked up for four years.
How AOS-2 works The listing process under AOS-2 follows a multi-step flow. First, a project submits an application, with eligibility checks occurring at the time of submission. If approved, the project stakes its $ASTER tokens, which remain locked for the full four-year duration.
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From there, the listing moves to an on-chain validator vote. Validators on Aster Chain evaluate the proposal and decide whether the market should go live. If the vote passes, the final steps involve risk configuration and securing market maker support before the perpetual contract begins trading.
AOS-2 builds on the foundation laid by AOS-1, which launched around June 25, 2026, and focused exclusively on spot market listings. AOS-1 enabled listings for tokens already available on Binance Spot or in the Binance Alpha program, establishing the basic governance and staking infrastructure that AOS-2 now extends into derivatives territory.
The staking economics Every time a new project wants to list a perpetual market on Aster, it needs to acquire and lock up a substantial amount of $ASTER. As more projects apply, more tokens get pulled out of circulation. Meanwhile, trading fees generated from the new pairs contribute to $ASTER buybacks, adding a second source of buying pressure.
Aster’s competitive positioning Aster emerged in 2025 from the merger of Astherus and APX Finance, combining privacy-focused infrastructure with established trading technology. The platform operates on its own dedicated blockchain, Aster Chain, which is optimized for privacy using zero-knowledge proofs.
That ZK architecture means orders on Aster are encrypted, a feature that addresses one of the persistent criticisms of on-chain trading: the visibility of order flow to front-runners and MEV bots.
The platform also supports leverage up to 100x on perpetual contracts and takes a multi-asset approach, covering cryptocurrencies, stocks, and commodities.
The documentation for AOS-2, dated around July 28, 2026, indicates the feature is marked as “coming soon,” meaning the first real-world applications will be the proof of concept that matters most.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Aster Opens Vault Product to All UsersAster DEX has confirmed that its Vault beta phase is complete, with the product now open to every user on the platform. The launch marks a notable expansion for the multi-chain perpetuals DEX, which runs across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, and BNB Chain.
The Vault feature is designed to bridge the gap between active traders and passive investors. Users can deposit funds into a vault and share in its profits and losses based on their stake. Each vault is structured as a pooled account managed by a single trader who runs the deposited funds as one portfolio. The service supports deposits in USDT and USD1.
Three Vault Modes and Manager IncentivesAster offers three transparency settings to suit different preferences. Public vaults disclose both positions and performance, while private vaults hide positions but still disclose performance. Flexible vaults allow managers to switch between public and private modes.
Before depositing, users can review each vault's lock-up period and profit-sharing ratio. Funds can be withdrawn after the lock-up period ends, though some positions may be reduced or liquidated if needed to process withdrawal requests.
The structure also creates a clear path for skilled traders to monetize their edge. Managers can launch investable vaults, build a verifiable public track record, and earn a share of realized profits, turning strong performance into a sustainable revenue stream on-chain.
The Vault beta launched on 24 July 2026, expanding Aster's social trading features. The full rollout to all users signals that the beta testing phase met the team's requirements ahead of a broader release.
The move fits into a wider product push at Aster. Looking ahead, the second half of 2026 will focus on continuous product improvements and expanding the Aster ecosystem, including automated liquidity management vaults, real-world crypto payments, and institutional-grade block trading. The Vault product aligns directly with the copy-trading and managed-strategy direction the team has been signalling.
Sources:
Bloomingbit: Aster Launches Beta Vaults for Managed Trading Strategies
CoinMarketCap: Latest Aster News and Updates
Aster DEX: Official Roadmap
Aster Chain has officially flipped the switch on its mainnet, and the numbers suggest people were already waiting at the door. The privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain reports 450 million $ASTER tokens staked and 112 real-world asset markets live, marking a significant milestone for a project that started life as a decentralized perpetual futures exchange on BNB Chain.
From DEX to sovereign chain Aster’s mainnet genesis went live on March 17-18, 2026, completing the project’s transformation from a multi-chain decentralized exchange into a full-blown Layer 1 blockchain.
The technical foundation runs on zero-knowledge proofs, a cryptographic method that lets one party prove something is true without revealing the underlying data. In English: you can verify transactions happened without exposing who sent what to whom.
The chain achieves 50-millisecond block times. For context, Ethereum’s block time hovers around 12 seconds, and even Solana targets roughly 400 milliseconds. Aster is claiming speeds that would make it one of the fastest settlement layers in crypto, which matters enormously for the derivatives trading that remains its core use case.
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The project has secured backing from YZi Labs, the family office of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
450 million tokens locked up The 450 million $ASTER tokens staked on the network secure the chain through proof-of-stake consensus. Public staking is now live, meaning anyone can participate in securing the network and earning rewards.
The transition from a DEX running on someone else’s blockchain to a sovereign chain with its own validator set gives Aster control over its own consensus rules, fee structures, and upgrade timelines without depending on the roadmap of another network.
Real-world assets enter the chat The 112 RWA markets represent Aster’s push beyond pure crypto trading into tokenized versions of traditional financial instruments. This includes stock perpetuals, which let traders gain exposure to equity price movements without actually holding shares, all settled on-chain.
The privacy angle is particularly relevant. Traditional finance institutions exploring on-chain trading have consistently flagged transaction privacy as a dealbreaker. ZK proofs enable verifiable transactions without public exposure of trade details.
Aster also upgraded its trading features during the first half of 2026, adding advanced order types that bring it closer to the functionality traders expect from centralized exchanges.
What this means for investors The competitive landscape includes dYdX, which migrated to its own Cosmos-based chain, and Hyperliquid, which built a custom Layer 1 for perpetuals. Aster is entering the same arena with a differentiated bet on ZK privacy.
The roadmap includes permissionless elements, governance upgrades, and developer tools called Aster Code.
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More than 450 million $ASTER tokens are now staked across @Aster_DEX, a figure that underlines growing confidence in the protocol's long-term infrastructure as the network continues to mature.
Staking as a Security Layer Aster Chain is a high-performance, privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for derivatives trading. It powers Aster DEX, enabling a decentralized exchange environment where traders retain full custody of their assets and benefit from strong privacy protections. The network uses Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) as its consensus mechanism, meaning staked tokens play a direct role in validating transactions and securing the chain. When users stake $ASTER, they delegate their tokens to a validator. Each validator contributes differently to the network, and this performance determines the validator's total rewards.
The initial validator lineup securing the Aster network includes established entities such as Trust Wallet, BNB Chain, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), Lista DAO, and PancakeSwap. With over 450 million tokens now committed, the staking pool represents a substantial portion of tokens locked away from liquid circulation, reinforcing network security and reducing sell-side pressure simultaneously.
Tokenomics Built Around Staking The staking milestone sits within a broader tokenomics overhaul Aster executed earlier this year. Aster ended its fixed monthly token unlock schedule and replaced it with a staking-only emission model, reducing the number of new tokens released each month by 97%. Ecosystem tokens now only enter circulation as staking rewards, at a rate of 450,000 $ASTER per epoch (weekly), equivalent to between 1.8 million and 2.25 million tokens per month.
Aster operates a dual-reward staking model, including a 150,000 $ASTER Base APY and a 300,000 $ASTER Loyalty Rewards program that increases payouts based on a staker's lock duration and trading activity. Tokens locked in staking are temporarily removed from liquid supply, a dynamic that parallels accumulation-driven supply tightening seen in other token ecosystems where staking incentives meaningfully reduce sell pressure.
The project also noted that the new emission model, combined with an existing buyback program, could make $ASTER a deflationary asset over time. The buyback program directs up to 80% of daily platform fees toward $ASTER token purchases. Aster remains one of the top on-chain perpetuals platforms by volume, according to The Block's data, giving the buyback mechanism a steady source of fee revenue to draw from.
The 450 million staking figure signals that a growing share of token holders are opting for yield-bearing security positions over active liquidity, a shift that, if sustained, would tighten available supply and deepen the protocol's validator base as it scales.
Sources:
CoinMarketCap: Aster DEX Slashes Monthly Token Unlocks by 97% With Staking Switch
The Block: Aster Perps DEX Switches to Staking-Only Token Emission Model
Aster Official Docs: Aster Chain Overview
Binance Wallet se stala síťovým validátorem na Aster DEX a získala přímý hlas v on-chain správě i rozhodování o zalistování. Podpoří také Aster Open Standards.
@BinanceWallet has formally joined @Aster_DEX as a network validator, marking a meaningful step up from its previous role as a front-end integration partner. The move gives Binance Wallet a direct vote in Aster's on-chain governance and decentralised listing decisions.
From Interface to Infrastructure The distinction matters. Rather than simply routing users to Aster's trading environment, Binance Wallet now participates in the protocol's underlying decision-making. As part of the arrangement, it will support "Aster Open Standards," the framework Aster launched in late June 2026 that allows tokens already listed on Binance Spot or its Alpha programme to apply for an Aster spot listing through an on-chain validator vote.
Aster Open Standards (AOS-1) launched around June 25, 2026, and allows any token already listed on Binance Spot or in its Alpha programme to apply for a listing on Aster via an API check. Projects pay a 50,000 USDT application fee, which is refunded if the on-chain validator vote fails. With Binance Wallet now holding a validator seat, it has a direct say in which tokens pass that threshold.
The validator integration also gives Binance Wallet influence over Aster's broader protocol governance. Token holders and designated participants in the Aster DAO vote to steer roadmap decisions, and validator status places Binance Wallet within that decision-making structure rather than at its periphery.
Trading Campaigns to Follow The partnership will launch with a series of exclusive trading campaigns and perpetuals incentives aimed at growing retail participation on the platform. The move builds on an existing commercial relationship: Aster DEX had previously been integrated into the Binance Web3 Wallet, enabling millions of users to access professional-grade trading tools directly from their self-custody wallets.
Aster is a privacy-focused decentralised exchange offering perpetual markets on crypto, stocks, and commodities. Its Aster Chain is a high-performance, privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for derivatives trading. The chain uses Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) as its consensus mechanism, the same model that underpins BNB Chain, making Binance Wallet's validator role a natural fit within that architecture.
For Aster, securing a validator of Binance Wallet's scale adds institutional weight to a governance model that is still maturing. For Binance Wallet, it deepens its footprint in DeFi infrastructure at a time when the line between wallets and decentralised exchanges continues to narrow.
Sources:
CoinMarketCap: Aster Latest Updates and Market Insights
Aster Official Documentation
CoinDesk: Binance Wallet Unlocks In-App Leveraged Crypto Futures Trading With Aster
