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Aster

Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.

Open Aster ↗Arbitrage
Volume (24h)$766.46MUSDT markets tracked live
Coins649with USDT pairs
Spot / Perp markets409 / 612tracked by ArbiLayer
Base fees0% / 0.04%maker / taker, perp

About Aster

Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.

Trading fees

Official fee schedule ↗
Spot
Maker0.005%
Taker0.04%
Base tier
Perpetuals
Maker0%
Taker0.04%
Base tier
  • Maker fees set to 0 bps for all VIP tiers since 2 Feb 2026
  • Crypto Group B perps: 0% maker / 0.1% taker (VIP-adjusted)
  • RWA perps: 0% maker / 0.0125% taker at all VIP levels (from 7 Sep 2026); RWA maker volume counts 10x toward VIP tiers
  • Pay spot fees in ASTER: 5% off
  • Referral: up to 10% commission, which the referrer can share with the referee as a fee discount
New users

Stage 6 airdrop claims, trading points and referral fee sharing

  • Stage 6 (Convergence) airdrop: 64,000,000 ASTER; vested 100% claim window 4 Nov - 4 Dec 2026
  • Stage 6 points combined trading, position, Aster asset, liquidation and PnL points with team boost and referral points
  • Referral programme: 10% commission by default, split between referrer and referee as a fee discount; valid 365 days
  • Rewards Hub onboarding task for new wallets: trade $2M cumulative volume for 200 BONUSUSD
Claim on Aster ↗Terms and regional eligibility vary. Check the offer page before signing up.

Transparency & assets

✓ Reserves verifiedReport ↗
Proof of reserves
On-chain, verifiable
Assets on-chain
$770.50M
Snapshot
Oct 1, 2026
Frequency
Real-time
  • Aster TVL about $770M per DefiLlama (2026-10-01), across BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana and others (excluding staking)
  • About $361M of ASTER staked per DefiLlama
  • DefiLlama tracks separate Aster Perps, Spot, Bridge, USDF, asBNB and asBTC components

Company

Founded
2025
Headquarters
No official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Runs on
Aster Chain (own L1, mainnet 17 Mar 2026); deposits and withdrawals via BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum and Solana
Token
ASTERBEP-20 token on BNB Chain (max supply 8B); ASTER holding balance counts toward VIP fee tiers; 5% spot fee discount when paying fees in ASTER; staking and governance on Aster Chain

Leadership

LLeonardCEO

Products

Perpetual futures (order book)Shield Mode1001x (on-chain liquidity perps)SpotStock and commodity (RWA) perpsAster Earn (asBNB, USDF)Aster Chain

Not available in

United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomChinaNorth KoreaRussiaUkraineCubaIranVenezuelaSyriaOther sanctioned jurisdictions

Incidents & regulatory history

  1. 202525-26 Sep 2025: XPL perp price on Aster spiked above $4 while other venues traded near $1.30, triggering liquidations; Aster reimbursed liquidated users in USDT and later refunded trading and liquidation fees.
  2. 20255 Oct 2025: DefiLlama removed Aster perp volume data after finding volumes that closely mirrored Binance, citing suspected wash trading.

Volume, last 7 days

7 days agonow

Top markets

MarketTypePriceFundingVolume (24h)
BTC logoBTC/USDTPerpetual$85,313.95+0.0061%—Spreads
ETH logoETH/USDTPerpetual$2,700.77+0.0063%—Spreads
ADA logoADA/USDTPerpetual$0.2491+0.0100%—Spreads
DOGE logoDOGE/USDTPerpetual$0.0954+0.0100%—Spreads
SOL logoSOL/USDTPerpetual$121.54+0.0100%—Spreads
XRP logoXRP/USDTPerpetual$1.50+0.0100%—Spreads
DOT logoDOT/USDTPerpetual$1.20+0.0100%—Spreads
SAND logoSAND/USDTPerpetual$0.0747-0.0354%—Spreads
SHIB logoSHIB/USDTPerpetual$0.00000577+0.0100%—Spreads
AXS logoAXS/USDTPerpetual$1.36-0.0180%—Spreads
AVAX logoAVAX/USDTPerpetual$11.07+0.0100%—Spreads
LTC logoLTC/USDTPerpetual$71.39+0.0100%—Spreads
BNB logoBNB/USDTPerpetual$789.320.0000%—Spreads
GALA logoGALA/USDTPerpetual$0.00254+0.0100%—Spreads
NEAR logoNEAR/USDTPerpetual$5.02+0.0100%—Spreads
TRX logoTRX/USDTPerpetual$0.3351-0.0421%—Spreads
ATOM logoATOM/USDTPerpetual$1.76+0.0100%—Spreads
CAKE logoCAKE/USDTPerpetual$2.50+0.0050%—Spreads
APE logoAPE/USDTPerpetual$0.1654+0.0100%—Spreads
ETC logoETC/USDTPerpetual$8.88+0.0100%—Spreads
GMT logoGMT/USDTPerpetual$0.00912+0.0050%—Spreads
MANA logoMANA/USDTPerpetual$0.1037+0.0003%—Spreads
AAVE logoAAVE/USDTPerpetual$179.74+0.0100%—Spreads
ZIL logoZIL/USDTPerpetual$0.00347+0.0050%—Spreads
DYDX logoDYDX/USDTPerpetual$0.146+0.0100%—Spreads
CRV logoCRV/USDTPerpetual$0.3725+0.0100%—Spreads
FIL logoFIL/USDTPerpetual$1.05+0.0100%—Spreads
PEOPLE logoPEOPLE/USDTPerpetual$0.008929+0.0100%—Spreads
KNC logoKNC/USDTPerpetual$0.1415+0.0100%—Spreads
OGN logoOGN/USDTPerpetual$0.0204+0.0050%—Spreads
LINK logoLINK/USDTPerpetual$14.20+0.0100%—Spreads
MTL logoMTL/USDTPerpetual$0.314+0.0050%—Spreads
BCH logoBCH/USDTPerpetual$316.35+0.0100%—Spreads
SNX logoSNX/USDTPerpetual$0.253+0.0100%—Spreads
UNI logoUNI/USDTPerpetual$9.01+0.0100%—Spreads
XMR logoXMR/USDTPerpetual$548.89+0.0100%—Spreads
JASMY logoJASMY/USDTPerpetual$0.005378+0.0100%—Spreads
ALICE logoALICE/USDTPerpetual$0.1757+0.0050%—Spreads
CHZ logoCHZ/USDTPerpetual$0.017+0.0100%—Spreads
ALGO logoALGO/USDTPerpetual$0.1316+0.0100%—Spreads
ENS logoENS/USDTPerpetual$6.79+0.0100%—Spreads
OKB logoOKB/USDTPerpetual$121.30+0.0013%—Spreads
LUNA2 logoLUNA2/USDTPerpetual$0.0512+0.0260%—Spreads
OP logoOP/USDTPerpetual$0.1337+0.0100%—Spreads
BEL logoBEL/USDTPerpetual$0.1257+0.0100%—Spreads
APT logoAPT/USDTPerpetual$0.8046+0.0100%—Spreads
ID logoID/USDTPerpetual$0.0363+0.0050%—Spreads
ARB logoARB/USDTPerpetual$0.2027+0.0100%—Spreads
INJ logoINJ/USDTPerpetual$7.42+0.0100%—Spreads
SUI logoSUI/USDTPerpetual$1.23+0.0100%—Spreads
CFX logoCFX/USDTPerpetual$0.0537+0.0100%—Spreads
PEPE logoPEPE/USDTPerpetual$0.00000431+0.0100%—Spreads
LDO logoLDO/USDTPerpetual$0.4555+0.0100%—Spreads
ARPA logoARPA/USDTPerpetual$0.0113+0.0100%—Spreads
EDU logoEDU/USDTPerpetual$0.0526+0.0100%—Spreads
TRB logoTRB/USDTPerpetual$20.02+0.0050%—Spreads
WLD logoWLD/USDTPerpetual$0.5835+0.0100%—Spreads
CYBER logoCYBER/USDTPerpetual$0.3144+0.0050%—Spreads
XLM logoXLM/USDTPerpetual$0.2184+0.0100%—Spreads
YGG logoYGG/USDTPerpetual$0.0282+0.0050%—Spreads
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