Centralized exchange · since 2018 Futures-focused crypto exchange founded in 2018 offering high-leverage perpetuals, spot and copy trading, backed by a 1,000 BTC protection fund.
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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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WEEXAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.005%
Spot taker0.1%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.08%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,722652
Coins with perpetuals0604
Coins with spot pairs1,72292
24h volume$2.41B$1.92B
Coins only here489 coins trade on both1,233163
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days53
Last 90 days53
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYesYes · real-time
Licenses2US FinCEN MSB registration, Canada FINTRAC MSB registrationNone listed
Restricted regions16 regionsUnited States, Canada, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersDubai, UAE (founded in Singapore)No official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange tokenWXTASTER
Incidents on record12
WEEX or Aster?
WEEX 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.
WEEX lists 1,722 coins and Aster 652. 489 coins trade on both, 1,233 only on WEEX and 163 only on Aster. In the last 30 days WEEX added 5 new coins and Aster 3.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; WEEX offers 3 discount options and Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.