Last week,
$ASTER activated its mainnet, a layer 1 blockchain specifically designed for perpetual futures with native privacy through ZK-proofs and stealth addresses. Unlike other DEXs where orders and positions are public and prone to position hunting,
#asterchain encrypts each order before its inclusion in a block, eliminates wallet-activity linkage, and offers finality in 50ms with over 100,000 TPS, all with zero gas fees. This technological leap consolidates the transition from
#AsterDEX aggregator to independent ecosystem, backed by YZi Labs (CZ's family) and with CZ himself making a personal purchase of 2M
$ASTER on Binance in November 2025, followed by a public tweet supporting the launch. Native staking is already active, with base and loyalty rewards for delegations of up to 208 weeks, and the recent integration of the stablecoin USD1 (World Liberty Financial) offers 0% maker fees and 0.5 bps taker fees on perpetual pairs, while the Zero-Fee Epoch program until April returns fees to new users. With a market share in perpetuals of 20% and a TVL exceeding $900M despite the current consolidation, breaking the resistance at $0.81 could pave the way to $1.05, and CZ's entry reinforces the accumulation thesis in the support zone of $0.68-$0.70. Privacy is not an add-on: it is the new standard.
$ASTER already has it. Migrating is connecting your wallet, depositing funds, and operating with active shield by default. The future of decentralized trading is no longer transparent: it is private.