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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Order-book perpetual and spot exchange built as an app-specific ZK rollup on Ethereum, with verifiable matching and liquidations and zero fees on standard accounts.
New users: Weekly points drops and a free Premium trial week via referral
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AsterLighter
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.005%0%
Spot taker0.04%0%
Futures maker0%0%
Futures taker0.04%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed652212
Coins with perpetuals604212
Coins with spot pairs920
24h volume$1.90B$2.41B
Coins only here175 coins trade on both47737
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days31
Last 90 days31
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · real-timeYes · real-time
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…15 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong lawLighter, Inc. (Delaware corporation, United States)
Exchange tokenASTERLIT
Incidents on record21
Aster or Lighter?
Aster and Lighter 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 Lighter 212. 175 coins trade on both, 477 only on Aster and 37 only on Lighter. In the last 30 days Aster added 3 new coins and Lighter 1.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Aster offers 5 discount options and Lighter offers 4 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.