Aster
  • OVERVIEW
    • What is Aster?
      • How to connect your wallet
      • Our smart contracts
  • PRODUCT
    • Product releases
    • AsterEX Pro
      • Pro fees
      • Margin
        • Calculating max transfers in Cross and Isolated margin
      • Mark price
      • Liquidations
      • Funding rate
      • Single asset mode & Multi-asset mode
      • Order types
      • Trailing Stop Order
      • Open Cost calculation
      • Grid Trading
        • Set-up Your Grid Trading Strategy
        • Futures Grid Trading Auto Parameters Guide
        • Long/Short Grid Trading introduction
      • ADL
      • Deposit/Withdraw Guide
      • Referral program
      • API
        • How to create API
        • API document
      • Delisting of a perps contract
    • AsterEX Simple
      • Leverage
      • Price oracles
      • Fees & slippage
      • Degen Trading Mode
      • Dumb mode
      • Manage your positions
      • Order types
      • Interact with the contract directly
    • Aster Earn
      • Earn
        • Mint asBNB
        • Mint asCAKE
        • Mint asUSDF
        • Mint asBTC
        • Aster ALP
          • How to mint ALP?
          • How to burn ALP?
          • ALP Fees
      • Ecosystem
        • PancakeSwap
          • LP on PancakeSwap
        • Pendle
          • asUSDF on Pendle
          • asBNB on Pendle
          • USDF on Pendle
          • How to calculate Au points for LP and YT
        • Tranchess
        • Restaking
        • Yield Strategies
    • USDF Stablecoin
      • Situating USDF in the Stablecoin Landscape
      • How USDF Works
      • Maintaining the Peg
      • Fund Custody & Risk Management
      • FAQs
      • Tutorials
    • AsterLayer
    • Help
  • Stage 1: Spectra
    • Aster Spectra: Stage 1
    • Mint to Earn Au
    • Au Trader Boost
    • Trade like a Pro, Earn like a Pro
    • Treasure Boost Campaign
    • Referral Bonus & Team Boosts
  • Brand & Community
    • Aster Media Kit
    • Official links
  • About us
    • Audit Reports
    • Aster – Terms and Conditions
    • Aster – Privacy Notice
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  1. OVERVIEW

What is Aster?

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($AST) is a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange built for everyone.

Following Astherus' merger with APX Finance in late 2024, this new identity is more than just a name change. We’re revolutionizing the way people trade perpetual contracts and utilize assets in the decentralized world.

Why Aster?

Aster is our unified vision to simplify and elevate the DeFi experience. It’s a platform where security, performance, and community-first design come together. Industry leaders recognized Astherus for its powerful yield-generating products and APX for its robust perpetual trading infrastructure. Now, with Aster, we combine those strengths to build a seamless ecosystem — one where traders and earners alike can access everything they need without friction. From one-click trading to smart automation and deep on-chain liquidity, Aster is rethinking how DeFi should work — simple, efficient, and built for users.

Perps are a multi-billion-dollar market: Multi-chain perpetual trading is Aster’s core product. Since 2024, perpetual decentralized exchanges have captured hundreds of billions in cumulative volume on a monthly basis (). With deep expertise, Aster now delivers a high-leverage, private, and dual-mode trading experience. We are uniquely positioned to capture a significant portion of this hundred-billion-dollar market opportunity.

New identity, clear focus: Aster is now laser-focused on building the best decentralized perpetual exchange in the space. We're committed to delivering a seamless, powerful, and truly decentralized on-chain derivatives trading experience.

Currently, the Aster Stage 1 Points Program is live:

Delve into Aster

Aster introduces two seamless trading modes:

  • Simple Mode: On-chain, one-click, MEV-resistant perpetual contracts trading

  • Pro Mode: Order book interface with deep liquidity, extremely low trading fees, and advanced trading tools

We continue to support Astherus’ popular yield products under Aster Earn, including the BNB liquid staking derivative asBNB and yield-bearing stablecoin USDF.

Aster’s roadmap includes zero-knowledge proofs, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, and an intent-based system that simplifies trading by automating execution across chains and liquidity sources.

Aster
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