PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, November 17th, 2025

Aster, a decentralized perpetual exchange, has entered a significant growth phase following the success of its Stage 3 initiatives. The launch of the Stage 4 (Harvest) airdrop program, alongside the “Double Harvest” trading competition, commenced today with a total prize pool of $10 million. Additionally, Aster is expanding its early-asset product, Rocket Launch, introducing new token activities.

These parallel incentive tracks allow users to gain multiple rewards from identical trading actions, enhancing platform engagement and increasing trading volume.

The Stage 4 reward pool constitutes 1.5% of the entire $ASTER supply (approximately 120 million $ASTER tokens) and will be distributed evenly over six weekly epochs. Concurrently, the $10 million “Double Harvest” competition includes five independent weekly leaderboards, enabling users to receive both airdrop and competition rewards through the same trading activities.

Rocket Launch Gains Momentum as a Key Growth Driver

The Rocket Launch initiative continues to show strong traction, designed to spur trading activity and liquidity for early-stage projects. It has successfully introduced five new token campaigns within its first month, amassing a total reward pool exceeding $3 million. This underscores the increasing market necessity for mechanisms that provide initial liquidity and project launch support.

Infrastructure Advancements: Developing an On-Chain Order-Book Layer-1

In conjunction with immediate incentives, Aster is accelerating its long-term infrastructure roadmap. During a recent official AMA, the team announced the active development of a high-performance, optionally private on-chain order-book Layer-1, targeting processing order placements, matches, and cancellations directly at the protocol level. The aim is to deliver a centralized exchange-like experience on-chain, merging transparency and privacy with rapid execution speeds. Internal testing and an initial public testnet are set for late 2025, with a mainnet launch anticipated in Q1 2026.

Product-wise, Aster is poised to expand the utility of $ASTER in the following quarters, integrating staking, governance, fee reductions, VIP benefits, airdrop qualifications, and yield-enhanced connections with DeFi protocols. Additionally, new perpetual offerings for gold and indexes have been introduced, with further plans to expand commodity and equity-related instruments, enhancing partnerships with Trust Wallet, Safepal, Math Wallet, Lista DAO, and others.

Strengthening Global Presence and Industry Influence

Aster is gaining international recognition, with CEO Leonard recently presenting at Binance Campus APAC in Korea, outlining the platform’s infrastructure vision to regional industry figures. Aster is also scheduled to participate in Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai this December, further solidifying its global stature.

With a diverse set of incentives, an expanding product ecosystem, and ongoing infrastructure investments, Aster is positioned for a steep growth trajectory as it heads into 2026, striving for a hybrid model that integrates on-chain order-book infrastructure with incentive-driven growth to capture a larger slice of the decentralized trading market and establish the next generation of decentralized trading infrastructure and global ecosystem.

About Aster

Aster represents a new era in decentralized exchanges, offering both Perpetual and Spot trading, crafted as a single on-chain solution for global crypto traders. It ensures MEV-free, one-click execution in 1001x Mode and encompasses 24/7 stock Perpetuals, Hidden Orders, and grid trading options across BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum.

What sets Aster apart is its capability to utilize liquid-staking tokens (asBNB) or yield-generating stablecoins (USDF) as collateral, unlocking unmatched capital efficiency. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is pioneering the future of DeFi: fast, flexible, and community-centric.

For additional information, visit the official Aster website or connect with Aster on their X account.