Aster
OrderbookRank #4Aster is a privacy-focused decentralized exchange (DEX) specializing in perpetual futures, spot trading, and yield-bearing DeFi products. The platform emerged from a merger between APX Finance (formerly ApolloX) and Astherus, officially rebranding to Aster on March 31, 2025. Aster operates on Aster Chain, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain using a Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) consensus mechanism capable of up to 100,000 transactions per second with 50ms block latency. A standout privacy feature is ZK-verifiable encrypted orders combined with a stealth address mechanism — trader positions and liquidation levels remain completely private from other market participants. The exchange supports a broad range of networks including BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, Manta, Base, opBNB, ZKsync Era, and Scroll. Products include orderbook-based perpetuals and spot trading, "Shield Mode" (AMM-style trading), "1001x" leverage trading, and the USDF yield-bearing stablecoin. As of 2026, Aster has accumulated over $1.2 trillion in cumulative perpetual trading volume and maintains approximately $898 million in Total Value Locked (TVL). The platform is backed by YZi Labs and has received public endorsement from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The native ASTER token replaced the former APX token via a 1:1 swap and governs the protocol.
24H Volume
$1.10B
-33.45% (24h)
7D Volume
$11.28B
-54.52% (7d)
30d Volume
$37.06B
-36.16% (30d)
Open Interest
$1.97B
Volume Breakdown (24h)
Spot Volume
$9.83M
Derivatives Volume
$1.09B
Trading Markets
450
Date Launched
Aug 2021
Exchange Type
orderbook
Visits
662.4K
Supported Assets
386
Volume History (30d)
Avg Daily Vol (30d)
$1.732B
Peak Daily Vol (30d)
$2.459B
Daily 24h volume over the last 30 days · Aster
Open Interest History (30d)
Avg OI (30d)
$1.977B
Peak OI (30d)
$1.982B
Low OI (30d)
$1.973B
Daily open interest over the last 30 days · Aster
About Aster
Aster is a privacy-focused decentralized exchange (DEX) specializing in perpetual futures, spot trading, and yield-bearing DeFi products. The platform emerged from a merger between APX Finance (formerly ApolloX) and Astherus, officially rebranding to Aster on March 31, 2025.
Aster operates on Aster Chain, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain using a Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) consensus mechanism capable of up to 100,000 transactions per second with 50ms block latency. A standout privacy feature is ZK-verifiable encrypted orders combined with a stealth address mechanism — trader positions and liquidation levels remain completely private from other market participants.
The exchange supports a broad range of networks including BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, Manta, Base, opBNB, ZKsync Era, and Scroll. Products include orderbook-based perpetuals and spot trading, "Shield Mode" (AMM-style trading), "1001x" leverage trading, and the USDF yield-bearing stablecoin.
As of 2026, Aster has accumulated over $1.2 trillion in cumulative perpetual trading volume and maintains approximately $898 million in Total Value Locked (TVL). The platform is backed by YZi Labs and has received public endorsement from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The native ASTER token replaced the former APX token via a 1:1 swap and governs the protocol.