Aster
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What is Aster?
Platform and token launch
Aster emerged from the merger of Astherus and APX Finance and adopted its unified brand in 2025. ASTER distribution began on September 17, 2025. The initial allocation totaled eight billion tokens. Airdrops received 53.5% of that allocation, with separate ecosystem, treasury, team and liquidity portions. Its BNB Chain representation follows the BEP-20 token standard.
Trading infrastructure
Aster provides order-book perpetual and spot trading alongside alternative derivatives interfaces. Its dedicated Aster Chain uses Proof of Staked Authority consensus. The clearinghouse tracks margin balances and positions for each trader. Account Privacy protects order and position information through encrypted orders, zero-knowledge verification and one-time addresses. Cross-chain deposits and withdrawals pass through validator-signed bridge operations.
Staking and supply reduction
ASTER staking contributes to network participation and the platform's reward system. Active validators vote on listing proposals using both stake-weighted and validator-count thresholds. Under the June 2026 tokenomics update, 99% of daily platform fees fund automatic ASTER purchases. Purchased tokens are distributed to veASTER stakers rather than directly destroyed. An equal quantity is burned from token reserves, with the program intended to continue until total supply reaches three billion.
Where to trade ASTER
78 exchanges · top 10
Live spot quotes from connected exchanges
ASTER funding rates
Live perpetual funding on every connected exchange. Positive = longs pay shorts.
Contracts & chains
Exact contract or mint per network — the identity layer used for DEX routing.
On-chain routes
Networks with a connected DEX routing adapter.