Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.
New users: Stage 6 airdrop claims, trading points and referral fee sharing
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Self-custodial exchange for stock tokens and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain, built by the team behind dYdX in partnership with Robinhood. Trades 24/7.
New users: Perps access via invite code or waitlist, plus Arcus Points (Season 1)
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AsterArcus
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.005%0%
Spot taker0.04%0%
Futures maker0%0%
Futures taker0.04%—
Markets (live)
Coins listed65260
Coins with perpetuals60460
Coins with spot pairs920
24h volume$1.97B$654.4M
Coins only here55 coins trade on both5975
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days30
Last 90 days30
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · real-timeYes · real-time
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…3 regionsUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law—
Exchange tokenASTER[object Object]
Incidents on record22
Aster or Arcus?
Aster and Arcus are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
Aster lists 652 coins and Arcus 60. 55 coins trade on both, 597 only on Aster and 5 only on Arcus. In the last 30 days Aster added 3 new coins and Arcus 0.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Aster offers 5 discount options and Arcus offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.