Aster CEO Discusses Perpetual DEX Trading at Binance Blockchain Week

AsterDEX has added **$PUMPBTC** perpetual futures trading with up to **10x leverage**. The listing is part of the exchange's ongoing expansion of trading pairs. **Key Details:** - Maximum leverage: 10x - Bonus incentive: 1.2x trading points - Promotion period: Until March 26, 23:59 UTC - Trading pair: PUMPBTC/USDT This follows recent listings including $ENJ (50x leverage) and $HYPER (50x leverage). AsterDEX has been consistently adding new perpetual contracts, with over 15 new listings in the past month across various tokens and traditional assets. [Trade PUMPBTC perpetuals](https://www.asterdex.com/en/trade/pro/futures/PUMPBTCUSDT)

**BARDUSDT Perpetual Funding Interval Update** Effective March 18, 2026 at 14:15 UTC, the BARDUSDT Perpetual contract funding interval is changing from 4 hours to 1 hour. **Key Changes:** - Funding settlements will occur every hour instead of every four hours - More responsive to real-time market conditions - Smoother funding rate adjustments - No action required for existing positions This adjustment follows a similar pattern seen with other perpetual contracts, where exchanges are moving toward more frequent funding intervals to better reflect market dynamics. Daily funding costs are expected to remain similar for constant notional positions, assuming the same average rate.

Aster has launched USD1-denominated perpetual contracts following Chain Genesis going live, with World Liberty Financial already building on the platform. **Key Features:** - **Trading Rewards**: Up to 2.5M WLFI tokens distributed monthly for USD1 perp trading, starting with BTC/USD1, ETH/USD1, and SOL/USD1 pairs - **Holding Incentives**: USD1 holders on Aster eligible for monthly platform incentive programs - **Reduced Fees**: USD1 pairs offer 0.5bps taker and 0bps maker fees, compared to 4bps on USDT pairs - **Collateral Support**: USD1 enabled as margin asset and perpetual collateral with USDT-aligned parameters Rewards are distributed weekly for trading activity, with 10+ additional pairs planned. Users can trade USD1 perpetuals at [AsterDex](https://www.asterdex.com/en/trade-usd1). This builds on Aster's existing USD1 spot listings and trading competitions as the platform develops early liquidity.

A cryptocurrency exchange is delisting multiple trading pairs citing inadequate liquidity based on community feedback. **Latest Removals (Effective March 20, 2026 at 10:00 UTC):** - SZN/USDT - PALU/USDT - WBULL/USDT **Previous Removals (Effective March 13, 2026):** - DUST/USDT - PUP/USDT - YEPE/USDT Users can still withdraw all affected tokens from their spot wallets after delisting. Other trading pairs remain unaffected by these changes.

**Aster Perpetuals has added $MSTR (Strategy) to its trading platform**, offering up to 10x leverage on the stock following the company's recent Bitcoin purchase. **Key Details:** - Trading available at [Aster Perpetuals](https://www.asterdex.com/en/trade/pro/futures/MSTRUSDT) - Leverage: Up to 10x - Bonus: 1.2x trading points until March 25, 23:59 UTC **Recent Platform Additions:** - $OKB (25x leverage) - Crude Oil/$CL (3x leverage) - PAX Gold/$PAXG (75x leverage) - $KAT pre-launch market (5x leverage) The listing allows traders to take positions on MicroStrategy's stock performance through perpetual futures contracts.