Aster

WalletV has announced a trading campaign to mark their integration with Aster Code. The campaign follows a pattern similar to their previous collaboration with Hyperbot, which featured a prize pool of up to $1,000,000. Users can participate by trading through the WalletV platform. Details about the specific rewards and campaign mechanics are available through their official channels.

Astar has restructured its tokenomics, replacing monthly ecosystem unlocks with a staking-only emission model that dramatically reduces token circulation. **Key Changes:** - Previous model: 78.4M $ASTER unlocked monthly (~1% of max supply) - New model: 450K $ASTER per week through staking rewards only - Monthly emissions reduced from 78.4M to approximately 1.8M-2.25M $ASTER - This represents a **97% reduction** in monthly token releases **Transparency Measures:** All ecosystem and community tokens unlocked since the Token Generation Event (September 17, 2025) have remained untouched beyond staking rewards. Token holdings can be verified at the public unlock address: [0x0A55c740703A11f42803fB1a05ca1F7F89981EA4](https://etherscan.io/address/0x0A55c740703A11f42803fB1a05ca1F7F89981EA4) This change follows previous community confusion about tokenomics updates on CoinMarketCap in November 2025. Full emission parameters and allocation details are available on Astar's [Tokenomics documentation](https://docs.asterdex.com/usdaster-token/tokenomics).

An unnamed cryptocurrency exchange is delisting a /USDT spot trading pair effective April 1, 2026 at 10:00 UTC. **Key Details:** - The removal follows community feedback about inadequate liquidity - Users can still withdraw tokens from spot wallets after delisting - Other trading pairs remain unaffected **Recent Pattern:** This continues a trend of delistings on the platform: - March 20: Removed SZN/USDT, PALU/USDT, and WBULL/USDT - March 13: Removed DUST/USDT, PUP/USDT, and YEPE/USDT - January 23: Removed LISA/USDT and GAIX/USDT The exchange states these actions align with maintaining optimal trading experiences. The specific token being delisted was not named in the announcement.

**Buyback operations have officially moved to Aster Chain**, marking a significant infrastructure shift for the $ASTER token. **Key Updates:** - Daily buybacks are now live and fully operational on Aster Chain - All transactions are verifiable on-chain through the explorer - Operations can be tracked at: [asterdex.com/en/explorer](http://asterdex.com/en/explorer/address/0x664827c71193018D7843f0D0F41A5D0D6dcEBE0F) **Background Context:** This migration follows the March 23 activation of Stage 6 Strategic Buyback Reserve. The team has been deploying repurchases from their Strategic Wallet to support market conditions during the transition period. The buyback program has been running since December 2025 (Stage 4), with all operations remaining transparent and verifiable on-chain throughout each stage. *Track the buyback wallet activity directly on Aster Chain's explorer.*

Aster released its weekly update introducing **Aster Code**, a new program for ecosystem builders, alongside a recruitment initiative called Aster Ronin. **Key Platform Updates:** - **Solana Integration**: Added Solana login support and SOL signature functionality for staking - **Sub-accounts**: New feature enabling users to manage multiple accounts - **Enhanced Explorer**: Address pages now display user balance and position information - **Staking Interface**: Improved with epoch details, updated decimal displays, and validator address visibility **Trading Activity:** - Distributed $CL perpetual campaign rewards - Completed Week 1 distribution of USD1 Perp Trading Rewards - Listed new perpetual markets: $BR, $GOOGL, $ONT, $BSB, $PRL, $M The updates follow Aster Chain's mainnet launch and staking activation, with the platform now opening infrastructure to external builders through the Aster Code program. The additions expand cross-chain compatibility and improve user experience across trading and staking functions.

Aster has launched sub-accounts for VIP 2+ and market maker accounts. **Key Features:** - Up to 15 sub-accounts per master account - Isolated positions, balances, and API keys for each sub-account - Instant, zero-fee transfers between master and sub-accounts - Each sub-account receives its own wallet address and private key - 10 API keys available per sub-account (V3) - VIP tier benefits shared across the entire account group The feature allows traders to manage multiple trading strategies and positions separately while maintaining centralized control through a master account.

Aster Code has announced the launch of its **Ecosystem Fund**, designed to support developers building on their platform. The fund will provide: - Financial backing - Technical support - Distribution assistance This initiative goes beyond simply offering an API - the team emphasizes their commitment to helping builders succeed in the long term. The announcement comes as Aster Code continues to onboard developers and strengthen its ecosystem despite skepticism from critics. The fund represents a comprehensive approach to ecosystem growth, combining capital with hands-on support and market access.

**Aster perpetuals are expanding across multiple DeFi platforms**, making derivatives trading more accessible through AI-powered interfaces and analytics. **Key integrations include:** - **ChimpxAI** - A DeFi SuperApp enabling complex operations via plain-English commands, offering gasless, cross-chain trading without manual network switching - **WalletV** - Embedding Aster's trading engine into a non-custodial wallet, with AI agent trading and copy trading features in development - **Speculr** - Providing on-chain analytics, copy trading capabilities, and AI-powered strategy bots that let users discover and replicate successful trading addresses - **Genius Terminal** - Unifying spot, perps, and cross-chain execution in a self-custodial terminal with privacy features. The platform previously delayed perp development due to revenue concerns, but **Aster Code's improved economics** now enable full investment in perpetuals trading. These integrations aim to simplify perpetuals trading through automation, AI assistance, and unified interfaces while maintaining self-custody.

Three platforms are integrating AI agents with perpetual trading on Aster: - **Polarise** enables AI agents to function as active traders, analyzing market sentiment, generating trading signals, and executing trades in real time on the Aster platform. - **nofA.ai** offers production-ready APIs that allow any AI agent to autonomously design trading strategies, backtest them, and execute trades across crypto, equities, and commodities markets through Aster. - **Vergex.ai** translates human trading intent into AI-generated strategies, which are then executed by autonomous agents on live markets via Aster Code. This development marks a significant step in automated trading, where AI agents can independently manage the full trading lifecycle from strategy creation to execution across multiple asset classes.

**SafePal** has become the first wallet suite to natively integrate Aster perpetuals, resulting in significant growth. Since the integration launched, monthly trading volume has **tripled its previous all-time high**. **Key Features:** - Up to **100x leverage** on cryptocurrency trading - Up to **50x leverage** on tokenized stocks - All trading occurs directly within the wallet interface - Fully self-custodial solution This integration follows **TrustWallet's** recent addition of Aster Perps, expanding perpetual trading access to one of crypto's largest self-custody wallet user bases.