Aster

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.

**AsterDEX has activated EWMA-Smoothed Mark Price for all stock perpetuals during off-market hours, effective May 22, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.** **Key Changes:** - During off-hours, the Contract Price component switches to an exponentially weighted moving average of recent trades - Standard mark price calculation remains active during regular trading hours - Index Price sourcing methodology unchanged **Purpose:** The smoothing mechanism reduces the impact of thin-market price spikes on liquidations when underlying stock markets are closed. **User Impact:** Existing positions are unaffected and no action is required from traders. This follows a broader industry trend of improving perpetual contract pricing during extended trading sessions. Trade XYZ recently launched the first licensed S&P 500 perpetual using Pyth's composite feed for continuous pricing outside regular market hours. [Full documentation](https://docs.asterdex.com/trading/perpetuals/stock-perpetuals)

A trading platform has launched Real World Asset (RWA) perpetual contracts for five major technology and fintech stocks, offering traders up to 20x leverage. **New RWA Perpetuals Available:** - $AVGO (Broadcom) - $COIN (Coinbase Global) - $PLTR (Palantir Technologies) - $PAYP (PayPay Corp) - $AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) All five contracts support leverage up to 20x, allowing traders to take amplified positions on these traditional market assets through decentralized perpetual futures. **Limited-Time Bonus** Traders can earn 1.2x trading points on these new contracts until May 27, 23:59 UTC. This incentive program encourages early adoption and liquidity provision for the newly launched products. The expansion brings tokenized exposure to major players in semiconductors, cryptocurrency infrastructure, AI/data analytics, and payment processing to the perpetuals market.

Aster has launched a SpaceX Pre-IPO Perpetual contract ($SPCX) offering up to 5x leverage. The contract tracks the market-implied price per share of SpaceX before its public offering. **Key Details:** - Maximum leverage: 5x - Trading points bonus: 1.2x multiplier - Promotion ends: May 25, 23:59 UTC This follows a similar Pre-IPO perpetual listing on Lighter earlier in May, which offered 3x leverage. The new Aster listing provides higher leverage for traders looking to speculate on SpaceX's valuation ahead of a potential IPO.

A new real-world asset (RWA) perpetual contract for **Cerebras Systems ($CBRS)** is now available for trading. **Key Details:** - Leverage up to **5x** available - **1.2x trading points** bonus active until May 21, 23:59 UTC - Listed on perpetual trading platform Cerebras Systems, known for AI computing infrastructure, joins the growing list of tokenized real-world assets available for leveraged trading. Traders have until the end of May 21 to take advantage of the enhanced points multiplier. This listing expands the RWA perpetual market, allowing traders to gain exposure to Cerebras with leveraged positions.

A trading platform has added five new perpetual futures contracts: - **PLUME** (5x leverage) - Plume Network - **STORJ** (5x leverage) - Storj - **LAYER** (5x leverage) - Solayer Labs - **BTW** (3x leverage) - Bitway Official - **TROLL** (3x leverage) - Contract Address: 5UUH9RTDiSpq6HKS6bp4NdU9PNJpXRXuiw6ShBTBhgH2 Traders can earn **1.2x trading points** on these new listings through May 18, 23:59 UTC. The listings expand the platform's perpetual futures offerings, following previous additions in April that included BLUR, PROM, RONIN, and PORTAL with leverage ranging from 25x to 75x.