Aster DEX Launches $AVL Trading with $50,000 Campaign After Brief Delay

Aster has launched perpetual trading for **$CTR** ([Citrea](https://twitter.com/citrea_xyz)) with up to **5x leverage**. **Key Details:** - Trading now live for Citrea token - Maximum leverage: 5x - Bonus incentive: 1.2x trading points available - Promotion runs until June 4, 23:59 UTC This listing continues Aster's expansion of perpetual trading options, following recent additions of both crypto assets and real-world asset (RWA) perpetuals including major stocks and pre-IPO tokens.

The $ZEST Rocket Launch campaign has concluded and rewards have been distributed to participants. **Key Details:** - Rewards are now available for claim - Users can view their payouts in [Aster Spot Transaction History](https://aster.spot) - Distribution follows the completion of the campaign period This marks the second major token distribution on the platform, following the $SPACE Rocket Launch campaign rewards that were distributed in February 2026. **Next Steps:** Check your Aster Spot account to view and claim your $ZEST rewards.

Aster has launched **BTCU and ETHU perpetual contracts**, marking the first U-denominated perpetual pairs globally. The listings were approved through Aster's permissionless Listing Vote, proposed by United Stables and validated by network validators. **Campaign Details:** - Trading period: May 27 - June 2, 2026 - Total rewards: $50,000 in $U tokens ($25,000 per trading pair) - 1.5x symbol boost during campaign period **Reward Distribution:** - Rewards allocated based on individual share of total trading fees per pair - Minimum $5 in trading fees required to qualify - 3% cap per user on each pair's pool - Wash trading and manipulative behaviors will be disqualified **About $U:** United Stables' $U is a USD-pegged stablecoin designed as a unified liquidity layer across trading, DeFi, payments, and institutional applications. Previously, $U was listed on Venus Core Pool with a $2M reward campaign that generated $5M in borrows within days.

Paradex has introduced a new **Chase Order** feature for perpetual futures trading, now available through their platform. **Key Details:** - Available under the Perpetuals order type section - REST API access provided for systematic and algorithmic traders - Builds on previous $ORDER token listing from September 2025 The Chase Order functionality expands trading options for both manual and automated traders on the platform. Systematic traders can integrate the feature through the REST API for programmatic execution. Trade perpetuals with the new order type at [app.paradex.trade](http://app.paradex.trade/trade/ORDER-USD-PERP)

**Aster has launched chase orders**, a new order type that automatically adjusts limit order prices to track the best bid or ask. **Key features:** - Orders update automatically to stay competitive without manual repricing - All chase orders are post-only, ensuring maker fills only - Zero maker fees apply to all chase order executions - If a price update would cross the spread (becoming a taker order), the engine automatically retries at the current best bid/ask instead **Technical implementation:** Aster is the first decentralized exchange to build chase orders natively into its matching engine, with all operations verifiable on Aster Chain. This feature allows traders to maintain optimal positioning in the order book while avoiding taker fees entirely.