Launched TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders feature on January 6, 2026, enabling automated splitting of large trades into smaller timed increments to reduce slippage and market impact.

Characterized as a "garbage project" with a 99% probability of failure, positioned as an inferior alternative in the perpetual contracts space compared to HYPE and LIT.

Described as having zero real traders on the platform and being an obvious Binance washer, yet delivered a liquid 20x return.

Added commodities perps starting with Silver ($XAG), expanding into RWAs in 2025.

Has wallet recovery issues reported by a user with 25 ETH stuck for over 3 months in an email-based wallet, with no seed phrase or clear recovery mechanism provided at signup.

Reached 7.8 million users on the platform.

Staking and governance features scheduled for Q2 2026.

Listed among platforms whose users are eligible for the $MARU airdrop alongside Hyperliquid and Lighter.

Reports indicate that the DEX is freezing user accounts.

Lists $LISA on December 25th, 2025 with $50,000 in trading rewards.

Integrated with Utech stablecoin ($U) on day 1 of its launch, providing support for the new BNB Chain stablecoin.

Crossed $100M+ in spot trading volume in the first week following its TGE.

Launches Crystal Weekly Drops, a 6-week perpetual trading rewards program with $12M in USDF total, with Week 1 starting on December 22nd, 2025 offering $2M in rewards.

Reduces token emissions on December 22, 2025.

Added LIGHT as a new trading currency on Aster DEX.

Completed TGE in Q3 2025, contributing to BNB Chain's DeFi TVL surge to $7.8B.

Rolled out 1001x leverage trading.

A product launches tomorrow with snapshots of addresses having meaningful volume on Aster DEX perps, BNB Chain memecoins, and prediction markets including Polymarket, Limitless, Myriad Markets, Opinion Labs, and Predict, with CZ and Dingaling reposting the announcement.

A trader reports shorting ASTER as part of a high FDV alts strategy, with the position appearing as one of the top 10 holdings in their 2.6x leveraged portfolio with 1:1 long/short ratio.

Aster achieves $6.56B in 24h perpetual trading volume, ranking #1 ahead of Lighter at $4.83B per Cointelegraph.

Airdrop claims are now live with users reporting token distributions. One user received 258 ASTER tokens despite minimal platform usage.

Aster DEX partners with World Liberty Fi to add multiple USD1 stablecoin trading pairs.

Shield Mode launches as a protected trading mode for Aster Perpetual, enabling private position management without public order book, featuring gasless trading, no close fees, and faster execution.

AMA scheduled for December 15 discusses testnet, zero fees feature, and mainnet roadmap.

$75.36M token unlock scheduled this week. New prediction market product "Predict" launches with airdrop eligibility snapshot taken for Aster DEX perps traders and other DeFi users, alongside a $200k trading competition.

Holder base reached 190-200k+ on BSC with a $10B+ single-day volume peak recorded. Platform earmarked 350M ASTER to public unlock addresses for transparency and launched USD-denominated listings alongside $100k-$200k promo campaigns.

Partnership announced between Aster DEX and Brevis ZK to support ZK-proven trading capabilities.

S3 airdrop token claiming opens on December 15, 2025.

Aster surpasses Lighter and Hyperliquid in 24-hour trading volume.

Daily buyback program increased to $4M starting December 8.

A prediction market for a Human vs AI trading competition on Aster DEX is now live on platform 42, offering 10 outcomes to trade including elite human traders, AI contenders, and wildcard entries.

Stage 2 airdrop concluded in October 2025.

First DEX to support RAVE/USD1 trading pair, alongside early participation from $WLFI.

Futures trading available on Bybit and Binance exchanges.

L1 blockchain set to launch in 2026. Project backed by Binance, CZ, and YZI Labs.

Vooi_io announces retroactive points drop program for traders who have used Aster DEX (among other platforms), requiring $1M in volume before July 20th.

A trading competition is currently active on Aster platform.

Season 3 airdrop claims begin December 15, followed by a token unlock on December 17.

RAVE goes live on Kraken and Binance Alpha at 15:00 CET today alongside Aster, paired with USD1.

Aster announces partnership with Brevis to implement CEX features on the DEX using ZK technology for security and privacy. RAVE token officially goes live on Aster DEX with the $200,000 reward pool for trading the RAVE/USD1 pair, backed by World Liberty Financial.

Binance Labs members show support ahead of the RAVE TGE launch on the platform.

RAVE DAO token generation event launches tomorrow with Aster providing the first RAVE/USD1 trading pair and over $200k in live incentives, backed by Aster, YZi Labs, BNB ecosystem, and WLFI.

A new prediction market opens on Aster_DEX allowing users to bet on which trader or AI agent wins the Human vs AI trading competition across 10 different outcomes including top human traders and AI contenders OpenAI and Claude AI.

Aster_DEX generated $10.6M in fees last week, ranking 4th among top DeFi protocols in cashflow and real fees.

USD1 trading pairs are coming to Aster.

Aster L1 Chain and Builder Codes will launch in 2026.

All fees on stock perpetuals have been eliminated, with trading now available at 0% costs.

Aster_DEX releases 'Human vs AI battle' with 70 funded humans trading head-to-head against 30 AI agents run by nofA_ai. Vooi_io partnership enables eligibility for partner airdrops from aggregated Perp DEXs, with Aster identified as YZiLabs backed mutual portfolio company.

Partnership announced with Brevis, a ZK verifiable computation platform, to enhance speed, security, and privacy through off-chain computation verified with zero-knowledge proofs.

Layer 1 blockchain launch is announced as coming.

A competition participant trades $12.12M volume with $10k capital (1,212x multiple), with transaction fees surpassing the principal amount.

A wallet withdraws 13.437M ASTER tokens worth approximately $13.04M from Binance, with speculation the wallet belongs to a market maker.

Daily buyback activity totals approximately $4 million.

ASTER becomes available for trading on iTrustCapital's Crypto IRA platform, and another trading platform announces ASTER availability alongside AERO, WCT, and TWT tokens.

Aster announces the start of human vs. AI trading battles.

Aster records $5.79B in 24-hour trading volume, ranking 3rd among perpetual DEXs behind Lighter ($8.22B) and Hyperliquid ($6.22B).

Allegations emerge that 80% of trading volumes are wash traded or botted, raising concerns about volume legitimacy.

The largest single liquidation order in the past 24 hours across all crypto exchanges occurred on Aster, an ETHUSDT position worth $11.22M.

The S3 buyback program purchased 155,720,656 ASTER tokens, with 77,860,328 tokens burnt so far.

Price performance shows a 15% decline over the past two weeks.

Stage 4 buybacks have begun with onchain tracking functionality.

Aster supporters bash competitor Hyperliquid without product experience, exhibiting tribalistic community behavior according to external observers.

The S4 buyback program starts on December 10.

Multiple upcoming developments announced: AsterChain launches in January, RWA Stock market upgrade scheduled for next week, Dark Pools launch, On/OffRamping feature in Q1, and Aster Builder Codes.

Announces a trading competition with no entry fee required to participate.

A detailed account surfaces alleging a secret Dubai meeting where VIPs were coerced into signing blood oath loyalty pledges and shown blackmail material in folders to ensure alignment with the project. The tweet describes cult-like behavior, forced compliance, and extortion tactics involving 10 participants who received rings and were made to chant loyalty pledges in an underground room. (ID: 1997296083391652260)

Achieves #1 DEX ranking, surpassing competitors Hyperliquid and lighter.

Platform records $9.9M in fees over the past 7 days, placing it among the top 4 perpetual DEX protocols by revenue.

Completes $160 million total buyback program with 77.8M $ASTER burned (~$80M USD) and an additional 77.8M $ASTER bought and locked (~$80M USD) from S3 season. (ID: 1996767201609883945)

Burns 77.86 million $ASTER tokens worth $79.81 million from S3 season buyback wallet, representing 50% of S3 buyback tokens. S4 buybacks have accumulated 8.81 million $ASTER for 9.13 million USDT at $1.036 average price since starting 3 days ago.

Detailed 2026 roadmap released with Shield Mode, strategy orders, RWA upgrades, testnet launch, fiat integration, and governance tools.

CZ now advises Leonard from the project in a formal advisory capacity.

ASTER perpetual markets launch on Mars Neutron outpost. Stage 4 buybacks started December 2 at 01:10 UTC with transparent onchain tracking.

Binance event announces BNB integration with Aster. (ID: 1996579821917221140)

CZ publicly mentions the project live on stage. (ID: 1996552790655766754)

2026 H1 roadmap announced featuring Aster Chain L1 launch and upcoming staking.

S4 buyback program starts December 10, and S3 airdrop claims open December 15.

Price recovers to $1.07 from -19% dip with significant accumulation: whales +$3M, fresh wallets +$7.2M, exchange outflows -$3.4M, and trading bots loading 6.1M tokens.

The aster/xpl mini-meta period that lasted approximately 2 weeks has ended, with community sentiment turning significantly negative or quiet.

Total buybacks amount to approximately $52M, ranking second among protocols with active buyback programs. (ID: 1996280522671308864)

Aster_DEX ranks #3 by Fully Diluted Valuation at $7.84B among tokens launched this autumn.

CZ Binance serves as advisor and coach to the CEO, as disclosed during Binance Blockchain Week. Holder count stands at 191,933.

Season 4 buybacks execute $5K purchases every 2 minutes. Users can claim airdrop on December 15th.

Team sells tokens from a separate wallet hours before executing buybacks, causing liquidations.

The project has not yet completed its TGE and is expected to launch in 2026.

Token burn scheduled for December 5th. Buyback was originally scheduled for the 10th but was moved earlier.

Partnership with World Liberty Fi announced live in Dubai by the founder.

CEO speaks at Binance Blockchain Week Main Stage on December 4, 2025, from 14:20-14:40, discussing permissionless perp DEXs with crypto_banter.

Token buybacks commence.

Stage 3 airdrop checker goes live today for users to verify their eligibility.

Token price drops from $1.40 to $0.88, representing a 37% decline.

USDF APY on the DEX is 13%.

A token burn takes place on December 5th.

CEO interview reveals roadmap featuring privacy-centric L1 development, RWA listings, and enhanced token utility, while confirming collaboration with CZ and YZi Labs.

Season 3 airdrop claims open on December 15th.

December token unlocks total $86.84M, ranking as the second-largest unlock event across all crypto projects this month.

Season 4 buybacks start on December 10th.

Token unlocks proceed at a linear daily rate exceeding $1 million per day over the next seven days.

An Aster party is scheduled at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai happening within days. ASTER records higher overall social activity than HYPE since launching, though the gap narrowed to similar levels in recent weeks.