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{{Short description|Decentralized cryptocurrency derivatives exchange}}
'''Aster''' is a [[Decentralized finance|decentralized]] cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives platform focused on perpetual futures trading.<ref name="PitchBook">{{cite web |title=Aster DEX Overview |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/1080729-01 |website=PitchBook |access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="21Shares">{{cite web |last=AbdelMawla |first=Karim |title=The perpetual DEX wars: Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter in focus |url=https://www.21shares.com/en-row/insights/the-perpetual-dex-wars-hyperliquid-aster-and-lighter-in-focus |website=21Shares |date=6 October 2025 |access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref> The platform supports [[perpetual futures]] trading and other digital asset trading services.<ref name="PitchBook" />
{{Infobox company
| name = Aster
| former_name = APX; Astherus
| type = Private
| industry = Financial technology
| founded = 2024
| hq_location = Hong Kong
| products = Decentralized exchange, perpetual futures, cryptocurrency trading
| website = {{URL|https://www.asterdex.com}}
}}
 
'''Aster''' is a [[Decentralized finance|decentralized]] cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives platform focused on perpetual futures trading.<ref name="PitchBook">{{cite web |title=Aster DEX Overview |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/1080729-01 |website=PitchBook |access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="21Shares">{{cite web |last=AbdelMawla |first=Karim |title=The perpetual DEX wars: Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter in focus |url=https://www.21shares.com/en-row/insights/the-perpetual-dex-wars-hyperliquid-aster-and-lighter-in-focus |website=21Shares |date=6 October 2025 |access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref> The platform supports trading across multiple [[blockchain]] networks and offers [[perpetual futures]] and other digital asset trading services.<ref name="PitchBook" />


== History ==
== History ==
In March 2025, Astherus relaunched under the Aster brand following its merger with APX Finance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lin |first=Mark |title=生息抵押品革命：Aster 如何用資本效率與 1001 倍槓桿挑戰 Hyperliquid？ |url=https://www.markreadfintech.com/p/aster-1001-hyperliquid |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=www.markreadfintech.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grenade |date=2026-01-07 |title=Aster 幣空投完整教學 2026｜Perp DEX 玩法、Token 發行與獎勵領取 |url=https://grenade.tw/blog/aster-perp-dex-airdrop/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref name="PitchBook" /> In September 2025, [[Binance]] founder [[Changpeng Zhao]] stated that several former Binance employees were involved in Aster and that investment firm YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs, held a minority stake in the project.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2025 |title=趙長鵬澄清與 Aster 僅有「有限關聯」，稱其「競爭但助力 BNB」 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/09/28/cz-confirms-aster-team-includes-former-binance-employees/ |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=區塊客 Blockcast |language=zh-Hant}}</ref> The same month, Aster launched its native ASTER token through a token generation event (TGE).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=去中心化永續合約交易所Aster明(17)日TGE，同步開放$ASTER空投 |url=https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-airdrop-set-to-launch/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=動區動趨-最具影響力的區塊鏈新聞媒體 |language=zh-TW}}</ref> In November 2025, Zhao disclosed that he had personally purchased more than two million ASTER tokens using his own funds.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2025 |title=趙長鵬自曝「買進 209 萬枚」！$ASTER 飆逾 20% 引爆市場熱情 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/11/03/aster-zooms-20-as-cz-purchases-2m-tokens/ |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=區塊客 Blockcast |language=zh-Hant}}</ref>
In March 2025, Astherus relaunched under the Aster brand following its merger with APX Finance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lin |first=Mark |title=生息抵押品革命：Aster 如何用資本效率與 1001 倍槓桿挑戰 Hyperliquid？ |url=https://www.markreadfintech.com/p/aster-1001-hyperliquid |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=www.markreadfintech.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grenade |date=2026-01-07 |title=Aster 幣空投完整教學 2026｜Perp DEX 玩法、Token 發行與獎勵領取 |url=https://grenade.tw/blog/aster-perp-dex-airdrop/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref name="PitchBook" /> In September 2025, [[Binance]] founder [[Changpeng Zhao]] stated that several former Binance employees were involved in Aster.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2025 |title=趙長鵬澄清與 Aster 僅有「有限關聯」，稱其「競爭但助力 BNB」 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/09/28/cz-confirms-aster-team-includes-former-binance-employees/ |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=區塊客 Blockcast |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTWZI8u9f2s |title=Binance Founder CZ on Memecoins, Aster, BNB vs SOL and More {{!}} TG Podcast |date=2025-10-10 |last=threadguy |access-date=2026-05-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The same month, Aster launched its native ASTER token through a token generation event (TGE).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=去中心化永續合約交易所Aster明(17)日TGE，同步開放$ASTER空投 |url=https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-airdrop-set-to-launch/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=動區動趨-最具影響力的區塊鏈新聞媒體 |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=《比特幣衝破11萬美元後，誰是下一個 Hyperliquid？》 |url=https://www.rbc.ru/crypto/news/68d10f009a794777ac3bd446 |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=РБК Крипто |publisher=RBC |language=ru}}</ref> In November 2025, Zhao disclosed that he had personally purchased more than two million ASTER tokens using his own funds.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2025 |title=趙長鵬自曝「買進 209 萬枚」！$ASTER 飆逾 20% 引爆市場熱情 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/11/03/aster-zooms-20-as-cz-purchases-2m-tokens/ |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=區塊客 Blockcast |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=4 November 2025 |title=CZ’s Aster Trade Backfires: Binance Founder Quips He Might Be Crypto’s Unlucky Charm |url=https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/cz-cryptos-unlucky-charm-aster-retraces-all-gains/ |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=CCN}}</ref>


== Platform ==
== Platform ==
The platform operates across multiple blockchain networks and offers both a simplified high-leverage trading mode and a professional trading interface based on a central-limit-order-book system.<ref name="21Shares" /> In a 2025 interview, Aster [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Leonard described the project as having expanded from perpetual futures into spot trading and yield-bearing asset products.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Aster 幣價暴漲後CEO Leonard首次專訪：回購策略將更靈活，最大競爭對手是幣安 |url=https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-token-surge-first-interview-flexible-buyback-major-competitor-binance/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=動區動趨-最具影響力的區塊鏈新聞媒體 |language=zh-TW}}</ref> In February 2026, the platform was ranked among the largest perpetual contract decentralized exchanges by trading volume, according to data cited by BlockBeats and DefiLama.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-25 |title=主流永续合约去中心化交易所一覽：Aster 交易量回落明顯，Hyperliquid 交易量波動較小 {{!}} 鉅亨網 - 快訊 |url=https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6353107 |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=news.cnyes.com |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=安菲 |date=2025-12-30 |title=研究：鏈上永續期貨突破月度 1 兆美元大關，迎來 DeFi 可組合性爆發 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/12/30/onchain-perpetual-futures-smash-1-trillion-monthly-mark-poised-for-defi-composability-boom/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114173842/https://blockcast.it/2025/12/30/onchain-perpetual-futures-smash-1-trillion-monthly-mark-poised-for-defi-composability-boom/ |archive-date=2026-01-14 |access-date=2026-05-09 |work=區塊客 |language=zh-TW}}</ref> Aster has been described as seeking to improve the efficiency and execution of decentralized perpetual futures trading through liquidity aggregation and dedicated trading infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=解讀Aster協議：一個新興的去中心化永續合約平台 |url=https://www.osl.com/hk/bits/article/understanding-the-aster-protocol-an-emerging-decentralized-perpetual-contracts-platform |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=www.osl.com}}</ref> The exchange later expanded its offerings to include perpetual futures contracts linked to U.S. equities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-05 |title=Aster 是什麼？CZ 力挺、下一個超越 Hyperliquid 潛力新星 |url=https://murmurcats.com/aster/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=呢喃貓商學院Murmurcats |language=zh-TW}}</ref>  
The platform operates across multiple blockchain networks and offers both a simplified high-leverage trading mode and a professional trading interface based on a central-limit-order-book system.<ref name="21Shares" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IAeQiHtjM |title=Aster Founder Leonard on Balancing Transparency and Privacy in Next Gen Perp DEXs |date=2025-10-23 |last=The Block |access-date=2026-05-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In February 2026, the platform was ranked among the largest decentralized exchanges by trading volume.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-25 |title=主流永续合约去中心化交易所一覽：Aster 交易量回落明顯，Hyperliquid 交易量波動較小 {{!}} 鉅亨網 - 快訊 |url=https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6353107 |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=news.cnyes.com |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=安菲 |date=2025-12-30 |title=研究：鏈上永續期貨突破月度 1 兆美元大關，迎來 DeFi 可組合性爆發 |url=https://blockcast.it/2025/12/30/onchain-perpetual-futures-smash-1-trillion-monthly-mark-poised-for-defi-composability-boom/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114173842/https://blockcast.it/2025/12/30/onchain-perpetual-futures-smash-1-trillion-monthly-mark-poised-for-defi-composability-boom/ |archive-date=2026-01-14 |access-date=2026-05-09 |work=區塊客 |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=解讀Aster協議：一個新興的去中心化永續合約平台 |url=https://www.osl.com/hk/bits/article/understanding-the-aster-protocol-an-emerging-decentralized-perpetual-contracts-platform |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=www.osl.com}}</ref> The decentralized exchange later expanded its offerings to include perpetual futures contracts linked to U.S. equities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-05 |title=Aster 是什麼？CZ 力挺、下一個超越 Hyperliquid 潛力新星 |url=https://murmurcats.com/aster/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=呢喃貓商學院Murmurcats |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Aster 幣價暴漲後CEO Leonard首次專訪：回購策略將更靈活，最大競爭對手是幣安 |url=https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-token-surge-first-interview-flexible-buyback-major-competitor-binance/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=動區動趨-最具影響力的區塊鏈新聞媒體 |language=zh-TW}}</ref>
 
== Aster Chain ==
In March 2026, the platform launched the mainnet of its Layer 1 blockchain focused on trading infrastructure.<ref name="ForkLog">{{cite web |title=Aster Launches Ultra-Fast Private Blockchain for Perp-DEX |url=https://forklog.com/en/aster-launches-ultra-fast-private-blockchain-for-perp-dex/ |website=ForkLog |date=18 March 2026 |access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref>
 
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Aster is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives platform focused on perpetual futures trading.[1][2] The platform supports perpetual futures trading and other digital asset trading services.[1]

History

In March 2025, Astherus relaunched under the Aster brand following its merger with APX Finance.[3][4][1] In September 2025, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated that several former Binance employees were involved in Aster.[5][6] The same month, Aster launched its native ASTER token through a token generation event (TGE).[7][8] In November 2025, Zhao disclosed that he had personally purchased more than two million ASTER tokens using his own funds.[9][10]

Platform

The platform operates across multiple blockchain networks and offers both a simplified high-leverage trading mode and a professional trading interface based on a central-limit-order-book system.[2][11] In February 2026, the platform was ranked among the largest decentralized exchanges by trading volume.[12][13][14] The decentralized exchange later expanded its offerings to include perpetual futures contracts linked to U.S. equities.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aster DEX Overview". https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/1080729-01. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 AbdelMawla, Karim (6 October 2025). "The perpetual DEX wars: Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter in focus". https://www.21shares.com/en-row/insights/the-perpetual-dex-wars-hyperliquid-aster-and-lighter-in-focus. 
  3. ↑ Lin, Mark. "生息抵押品革命：Aster 如何用資本效率與 1001 倍槓桿挑戰 Hyperliquid？" (in en). https://www.markreadfintech.com/p/aster-1001-hyperliquid. 
  4. ↑ Grenade (2026-01-07). "Aster 幣空投完整教學 2026｜Perp DEX 玩法、Token 發行與獎勵領取" (in zh-TW). https://grenade.tw/blog/aster-perp-dex-airdrop/. 
  5. ↑ "趙長鵬澄清與 Aster 僅有「有限關聯」，稱其「競爭但助力 BNB」" (in zh-Hant). 28 September 2025. https://blockcast.it/2025/09/28/cz-confirms-aster-team-includes-former-binance-employees/. 
  6. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  7. ↑ "去中心化永續合約交易所Aster明(17)日TGE，同步開放$ASTER空投" (in zh-TW). 2025-09-16. https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-airdrop-set-to-launch/. 
  8. ↑ "《比特幣衝破11萬美元後，誰是下一個 Hyperliquid？》" (in ru). RBC. https://www.rbc.ru/crypto/news/68d10f009a794777ac3bd446. 
  9. ↑ "趙長鵬自曝「買進 209 萬枚」！$ASTER 飆逾 20% 引爆市場熱情" (in zh-Hant). 3 November 2025. https://blockcast.it/2025/11/03/aster-zooms-20-as-cz-purchases-2m-tokens/. 
  10. ↑ "CZ’s Aster Trade Backfires: Binance Founder Quips He Might Be Crypto’s Unlucky Charm". 4 November 2025. https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/cz-cryptos-unlucky-charm-aster-retraces-all-gains/. 
  11. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  12. ↑ "主流永续合约去中心化交易所一覽：Aster 交易量回落明顯，Hyperliquid 交易量波動較小 | 鉅亨網 - 快訊" (in zh-TW). 2026-02-25. https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6353107. 
  13. ↑ 安菲 (2025-12-30). "研究：鏈上永續期貨突破月度 1 兆美元大關，迎來 DeFi 可組合性爆發" (in zh-TW). 區塊客. https://blockcast.it/2025/12/30/onchain-perpetual-futures-smash-1-trillion-monthly-mark-poised-for-defi-composability-boom/. 
  14. ↑ "解讀Aster協議：一個新興的去中心化永續合約平台". https://www.osl.com/hk/bits/article/understanding-the-aster-protocol-an-emerging-decentralized-perpetual-contracts-platform. 
  15. ↑ "Aster 是什麼？CZ 力挺、下一個超越 Hyperliquid 潛力新星" (in zh-TW). 2026-01-05. https://murmurcats.com/aster/. 
  16. ↑ "Aster 幣價暴漲後CEO Leonard首次專訪：回購策略將更靈活，最大競爭對手是幣安" (in zh-TW). 2025-09-29. https://www.blocktempo.com/aster-token-surge-first-interview-flexible-buyback-major-competitor-binance/. 

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