🗺️ Aster Roadmap Drops

A new perpetual contract for **$NES** ([@nesaorg](https://twitter.com/nesaorg)) is now available for trading. **Key Details:** - Leverage: Up to **5x** - Bonus: Earn **1.2x trading points** - Promotion ends: **July 28, 23:59 UTC** This listing follows recent additions including $ERA, $ACE, and $XEC, continuing a pattern of new perpetual offerings with similar leverage and point multiplier structures.

Aster outlined its Q3 2026 product expansion following infrastructure work in H1. **New features launching:** - **Trade**: Enhanced traditional finance integration with expanded stock access and improved liquidity - **Earn**: Aster Vault enables passive capital allocation to trader strategies - **Use**: Aster Card bridges on-chain balances to everyday spending - **Build**: Aster Open Standards (AOS-2) extends open access beyond spot listings to additional financial products The updates build on Aster Chain's foundation and existing RWA markets, aiming to expand what traders can execute on-chain. The company frames each new capability as pushing the boundary of decentralized finance functionality.

**Aster has implemented a significant tokenomics upgrade** that redirects 99% of daily platform fees toward buying back $ASTER tokens for stakers. **Key mechanics:** - Platform fees purchase $ASTER tokens for distribution to stakers - An equal amount is burned from the team allocation - The burn mechanism continues until total supply drops from 8B to 3B tokens **Progress to date:** - 6.02M $ASTER burned under the new mechanism (since June 17) - 183.8M $ASTER burned across all programs historically - Recent two-week period saw 3.08M tokens bought back and matched with team burns **Staking returns** are variable, ranging from 5.35% APY for a 26-week lock to 28.85% APY for the maximum 208-week lock period. The upgraded model aligns team incentives with token holders through matched burns while creating consistent buy pressure from platform revenue.

Aster introduced a permissionless listing system, allowing projects to access its markets through validator governance rather than centralized approval. **Key developments:** - **Permissionless Listing Vote** launched in May with United Stables' BTCU and ETHU as first pairs - **Aster Open Standards (AOS-1)** formalized in June, establishing clear criteria for spot listings - **Maker incentives** introduced at -0.25 bps, meaning traders earn rebates on filled maker orders The system shifts market access from gatekeeping to open standards, with validators governing which projects meet published criteria. New pairs appear under the AOS-1 category on Aster Spot as they go live. [Learn more about AOS-1 listings](https://aster.exchange)

A trading platform has launched several new execution features in the first half of the year: **New Order Types:** - TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders for minimizing price impact on large trades - Scale Orders for automated position building - Chase Orders for dynamic order execution - Sub-account functionality for better portfolio management **Platform Updates:** - Major upgrades to web trading interface - Enhanced mobile app experience **New Product:** - Aster Predictions introduced a market format focused on future outcomes These tools aim to give traders more control and automation options for executing strategies onchain.