Aster (ASTER): Current Live Campaigns — Listing Point Boosts, Vault Access, Biweekly Buyback
What's happening
Aster (ASTER) completed its TGE on 2025-09-17 as a perpetual DEX. The first large airdrop (Season 1) has already ended. What's currently ongoing are smaller-scale campaigns:
- 1.2x trading points campaign for newly listed pairs (roughly 7 days per listing, e.g. $1000RATS ends 2026-08-07 23:59 UTC)
- Aster Vault (beta ended and opened to all users on July 31, 2026)
- KOSPI volatility trading contest for SKHYNIXUSDT and SAMSUNGUSDT (total prize pool of 10,000 USDT)
- Fee buyback & burn for stakers (ongoing biweekly, most recently 2026-07-13 to 07-27 buying back and burning approximately 2,213,513.91 ASTER)
This is not a good time to enter heavily expecting a new large token distribution. It's better understood as a set of small add-ons for users who are already trading.
What to do
| Step | Action | Cost / Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connect wallet and create an account at asterdex.com | Free |
| 2 | Trade newly listed pairs (e.g. $1000RATS, $AGPU, $GRVT, $REZ, $AEON) | About 7 days from listing; deadlines vary by pair |
| 3 | Create a Vault (optional) | Hold 100 or more ASTER in your Perp account plus add $100 equivalent in USDF/USDT/USD1/USDC/U |
| 4 | Join the KOSPI volatility contest | Taker trades on SKHYNIXUSDT / SAMSUNGUSDT; market makers are excluded |
| 5 | Hold and stake ASTER | Qualifies you for the biweekly buyback & burn |
The 1.2x points campaign is the lowest-cost option if efficiency matters — prioritize it if you're already trading a listed pair. The KOSPI contest requires over $100,000 in cumulative trading volume, so it suits existing traders on those pairs rather than new entrants. Creating a Vault requires publicly disclosing your own trading strategy, so it should only be considered by those who actually have a strategy — not simply for points.
Past seasons and distribution history
| Season | Summary |
|---|---|
| Season 1 (first airdrop) | TGE on 2025-09-17. Of the total allocation of 53.5% (4.28 billion ASTER) for reward program participants, the immediate TGE portion of 8.8% (704 million ASTER) was claimable during 2025-09-17 to 10-17, with withdrawals starting 10-01. Already ended |
| After that | No officially named "Season 2" large-scale distribution has been confirmed. The 1.2x points campaign for newly listed pairs functions as a de facto ongoing distribution |
| Buyback & burn | Ongoing biweekly. Most recently 2026-07-13 to 07-27, approximately 2,213,513.91 ASTER was bought back and an equal amount burned from the team allocation |
Detailed remaining allocation amounts and claim deadlines cannot be confirmed from public information.
Things to watch out for
- ASTER's price has fallen roughly 75% from its ATH of $2.41 on 2025-09-24, which may reflect continued selling pressure from early distribution recipients
- The dates and scope of the audits (Salus Security, PeckShield) are not publicly disclosed, so the current state of vulnerability handling is unknown
- Fundraising amount, lead investors, and an official Discord link are unknown, making it hard to assess organizational transparency
- Token unlocks are designed to continue until 2032, posing a long-term dilution risk
- Korean stock-linked perpetuals ($SKHYNIX, $SAMSUNG, etc.) have unclear regulatory status in some jurisdictions and may be unavailable depending on your residency
- Entering now in hopes of a new large airdrop doesn't match reality — this should be seen as a supplementary set of activities for users who are already trading
Sources
YZi Labs-backed privacy-focused Perp DEX centered on BNB Chain
