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Mahé, Seychelles, March 31st, 2025/Chainwire/--Astherus, a multi-asset liquidity hub backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), today announces its official rebrand to Aster, marking a significant strategic shift toward becoming the leading decentralized perpetuals exchange (perps DEX).
\ The rebrand also introduces Aster’s future token ticker $AST, which will replace the current $APX token. This follows the earlier merger between Astherus and decentralized perp protocol APX Finance.
\ APX and Astherus have collectively processed over $258 billion in decentralized perpetual trading volume to date. Building on this foundation, Aster introduces two seamless trading modes:
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- Simple Mode: On-chain, one-click, MEV-resistant perpetual trading
- Pro Mode: Advanced order book interface with deep liquidity, extremely low trading fees, and advanced trading tools
\ Aster is now strategically positioned to challenge industry leaders like Hyperliquid, with a roadmap that includes the integration of zero-knowledge proofs, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, and intent-based architecture to simplify the DeFi trading experience.
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"The rebrand is central to our ambition of leading the DeFi perps market. Our strategic focus on perpetual trading will also ensure Aster’s long-term sustainability,” said Dust, a Core Contributor of Aster.
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“Our roots in APX and YZi Labs gave us a strong foundation in both trading infrastructure and yield strategies. Aster will continue to prioritize top-tier user experience, liquidity, and security.”
\ In line with its rebrand, Aster has significantly upgraded its platform, including:
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- A fully redesigned homepage reflecting its new identity
- Enhanced trading UI and UX with seamless switching between modes
- New fee structure: Maker 0.01%, Taker 0.035%
- Deep liquidity provided in partnership with top-tier market makers
- A referral program offering 20% commission, with a tiered system in the works
- Rh Points Program, launching within the next 2 weeks, where traders earn points redeemable for future airdrops
- Welcome all traders to try the platform just like CZ did - with a special $10,000 trading campaign targeting users from other leading perp DEXs
\ In the long term, Aster is building toward the launch of its own Layer 1 blockchain, optimized for trading performance, and will introduce Aster-native blockchain explorers to bring transparency and insight to on-chain trading activity.
\ As part of the rebrand, Aster is introducing a new token ticker, $AST, to represent the platform’s evolving identity. While the token listing is planned for the future, Aster’s top priority is building world-class product infrastructure. $AST will play a central role in the ecosystem once the foundation is in place.
\ Aster will continue to support Astherus’ popular yield products under Aster Earn, including the BNB liquid staking derivative asBNB and yield-bearing stablecoin USDF.
Further ecosystem partnerships, airdrop details, and token mapping timelines will be announced in the coming weeks and months.
About Aster
Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange built for everyone. It offers MEV-free, one-click trading with up to 1001x leverage in Simple Mode (BNB Chain, Arbitrum), and full-featured, pro-grade tools in Pro Mode (BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana).
\ Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building the future of DeFi: fast, flexible, and community-first.
Multi-chain. Liquid. Secure.
Users can learn more at https://asterdex.com, or connect with the team on the official X account
Contact
Marketing Lead
Kathy
Aster
Kathy@astherus.com
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