Aster News Today: Aster Sets New Standard for DEXs by Introducing CEX-Level Liquidity Hybrid
- Aster launches Stage 4 "Harvest" airdrop and $10M "Double Harvest" trading competition to boost ecosystem growth. - Dual-reward system allows users to earn airdrop and competition tokens simultaneously through trading activity. - Platform develops on-chain order-book protocol for CEX-like speeds and expands gold/index perpetual contracts. - Global expansion includes Binance events and wallet integrations, while token utility expands to staking and governance. - Hybrid model combines decentralized infrast
Aster, a decentralized perpetual trading platform, has kicked off the fourth phase of its airdrop campaign, named "Harvest," and introduced a $10 million "Double Harvest" trading contest to drive further ecosystem expansion. Building on the high participation seen in Stage 3, this phase is designed to increase user engagement and trading volume through two concurrent incentive programs. The airdrop will allocate 1.5% of the total $ASTER tokens—around 120 million—in six weekly rounds, while
With the "Double Harvest" format, participants can earn both airdrop and competition prizes from the same trades, amplifying the overall rewards. This approach fits into Aster’s larger plan to strengthen liquidity and user activity, especially for emerging projects.
Aster is also making progress on its technical roadmap, actively building a high-speed, on-chain order-book Layer-1 protocol. This system is engineered to handle order submission, matching, and cancellation directly at the protocol level, aiming to deliver centralized exchange (CEX)-like performance while upholding transparency, user control, and privacy.
The platform’s international outreach is accelerating. CEO Leonard recently spoke at Binance Campus APAC in Korea, sharing infrastructure strategies with regional industry stakeholders.
Looking ahead, Aster plans to enhance the utility of its token by adding staking, governance features, fee reductions, and DeFi yield opportunities in the upcoming quarters. These upgrades
At the same time, Aster is contending with competition from other decentralized and centralized exchanges seeking to capture a share of the rapidly expanding crypto trading market. Nevertheless,
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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