Centralized exchange · since 2018 Dubai-based centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for derivatives and spot trading.
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Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.
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BybitAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.005%
Spot taker0.1%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.055%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed892652
Coins with perpetuals797604
Coins with spot pairs39792
24h volume$16.05B$1.97B
Coins only here505 coins trade on both387147
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days03
Last 90 days03
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 480 shared perps, by mid price260 coins199 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.012%+0.014%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.069%0.069%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · regular (roughly monthly) · HackenYes · real-time
Licenses1EU: MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation from Austria's FMA (May 2025)None listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab EmiratesNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange token—ASTER
Incidents on record12
Bybit or Aster?
Bybit 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.
Bybit lists 892 coins and Aster 652. 505 coins trade on both, 387 only on Bybit and 147 only on Aster. In the last 30 days Bybit added 0 new coins and Aster 3.
On the 480 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bybit was cheaper on 260 and Aster on 199, with a typical gap of 0.069%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.012% on Bybit and +0.014% on Aster.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.