Trading activity:
Reported 24-hour volume equals 4.35% of market capitalization. The local markets snapshot lists BitDelta, Bybit and Aivora Exchange among venues with observed trading activity.
Values are descriptive and should be read together rather than as a price forecast.
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Snapshot date: 2026-09-14.
Methodology responsibility:
YearBull’s analytical methodology and presentation rules are developed and maintained by
Alan Zelvin, Founder & Lead Crypto Researcher.
This note identifies responsibility for the methodology; it does not attribute authorship of this data snapshot.
What is Aster (ASTER)?
Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange that combines non-custodial trading with advanced features like hidden orders and multi-chain support. The platform emerged from the merger of Astherus and APX Finance in late 2024, with APX token holders able to migrate their holdings to ASTER. Aster addresses the gap between centralized and decentralized exchanges by enabling traders to maintain full control of their assets while accessing deep liquidity and CEX-grade trading tools. The platform supports trading of both cryptocurrency perpetuals and U.S. stocks with up to 100x leverage, all settled on-chain in crypto without requiring traditional financial infrastructure. The platform offers two distinct trading modes to accommodate different user needs. Simple Mode provides one-click, MEV-resistant trading with up to 1001x leverage for beginners, while Pro Mode delivers a full order book with advanced features like automated grid trading and hidden orders that remain invisible until execution. Aster operates across BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum without requiring bridging, with liquidity pooled across markets to support large trades with minimal slippage. A distinctive feature allows users to deposit yield-generating assets like asBNB or USDF as collateral, earning passive returns while trading, maximizing capital efficiency compared to platforms where collateral sits idle. Aster received backing from YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), which holds a minority stake through a private fund managing over $10 billion on behalf of early Binance executives. Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, serves in an advisory role and has personally invested over $2.5 million worth of ASTER tokens.
Aster (ASTER) project facts
Project categories: Decentralized Exchange (DEX), Exchange-based Tokens, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), BNB Chain Ecosystem, Perpetuals, Made in China
Recorded networks: Binance Smart Chain
Official links and contract records appear in Key Facts. Project details can change, so verify current information with the project.
Aster historical signal analysis
YearBull has 256 daily observations for this comparison, from 2025-12-19 through 2026-09-12. 30 day return +15.8%, 90 day return +9.0%. Both the 30 day and 90 day observations are positive, so recent and medium term direction are aligned in the stored history.
The latest record places the asset at YearBull Rank #549, Bull Score 56/100, Risk Low, and Cycle Early. Rank moved lower by 169 places from the closest stored 30 day comparison. Across the stored window, Bull Score averaged 60.5 and was at least 50 on 87.9% of observations.
Median absolute day to day price movement was 1.25%. The latest price is -11.4% from the highest local daily price in this window. Reported 24 hour volume equals 4.99% of current market capitalization. Circulating supply changed +13.9% across the available supply window. These measurements describe observed behavior and do not establish future direction.
Aster (ASTER) is tracked under aster-2. The local profile associates it with Decentralized Exchange (DEX), Exchange-based Tokens, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), BNB Chain Ecosystem. The source profile maps it to binance-smart-chain.
Asset Role and Supply
Token utility should be assessed alongside protocol usage, governance design, smart-contract exposure, and value distribution. The reviewed record shows circulating supply about 2.70 billion ASTER, total supply about 7.80 billion ASTER, maximum supply about 8.00 billion ASTER. It classifies supply as capped. Supply fields may change through issuance, burns, migrations, or source revisions and should be checked against project records.
Market Structure
At the 2026-09-12 review, the local snapshot placed Aster at market-cap rank #48, with market capitalization about $1.85 billion and reported 24-hour volume of $143.13 million. These values describe observed scale and turnover, not fair value or guaranteed executable liquidity.
YearBull Perspective
The dated snapshot recorded YearBull Rank #363, Bull Score 54/100, Risk Low, and Cycle Early. Rank, Bull, Risk, and Cycle answer different questions and should be read together.
Key Risks
Material risks include smart-contract exploits, governance capture, oracle or liquidation failure, incentive-driven liquidity, and regulatory uncertainty. Historical prices, rankings, and classifications do not predict future performance. Verify contract addresses, network support, custody, and venue availability before acting.
Primary Sources and Review Scope
YearBull methodology · Official website · Source repository. Profile and market fields were checked against locally stored source records on 2026-09-12. The live snapshot above may be newer than this editorial review.
YearBull Rank overview
YearBull Rank now for aster-2: #508.
Rank timeline (last 365 days)
Rank movement (time windows).
Reading rule: lower numbers mean higher placement.
7d window (2026-09-08): #45 → #508 (down by 463).
30d window (2026-08-16): #315 → #508 (down by 193).
YearBull Rank is a relative placement score used on YearBull to compare a coin against peers within the same dataset. Lower values mean higher placement in the YearBull ordering. Use it as positioning context over time, not as a promise.
Market depth: liquidity often shows up as how easily the rank holds its gains.
Venue read: a broader footprint often smooths the rank trajectory.
Stability posture: consistency often matters more than speed.
Market phase: a quick bounce can still be a mean-reversion phase.
Editorial note:
This analysis was prepared by the YearBull research team under the direction of
Alan Zelvin,
Founder and Lead Crypto Researcher.
The assessment follows YearBull’s internal research methodology and editorial standards.
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