Centralized exchange · since 2018 Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.
New users: Welcome pack for new users, advertised up to 6,200 USDT
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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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BitgetAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.005%
Spot taker0.1%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed3,781652
Coins with perpetuals815604
Coins with spot pairs3,32392
24h volume$11.58B$1.90B
Coins only here496 coins trade on both3,285156
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days73
Last 90 days73
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 449 shared perps, by mid price214 coins212 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.018%+0.022%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.046%0.046%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
Licenses1El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)None listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States (incl. territories), Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings LimitedNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange tokenBGBASTER
Incidents on record22
Bitget or Aster?
Bitget and Aster 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.
Bitget lists 3,781 coins and Aster 652. 496 coins trade on both, 3,285 only on Bitget and 156 only on Aster. In the last 30 days Bitget added 7 new coins and Aster 3.
On the 449 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bitget was cheaper on 214 and Aster on 212, with a typical gap of 0.046%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.018% on Bitget and +0.022% on Aster.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitget offers 1 discount option and Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.