Perps exchange Aster to launch native ASTER token with 704M airdrop

by Marco Stracke

Key Takeaways

  • Aster will originate its ASTER token TGE on September 17 with 704M tokens airdropped to customers.
  • The token introduces Stage 2 of Aster Genesis, with new reward mechanics and over half of present disbursed to the community.

Aster, a decentralized perpetuals alternate backed by YZi Labs, will originate its ASTER token on September 17 with a 704 million token airdrop, equal to 8.8% of total present.

Introducing $ASTER. 🌟$ASTER is the native token of Aster and will be frail to decentralize governance, drive progress, reward participation, and make stronger long-term protocol sustainability.

TGE is scheduled to scurry dwell at 17 Sep 2025.

Here’s a deep dive into $ASTER. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/jqyaLsuZWY

— Aster (@Aster_DEX) September 8, 2025

The originate kicks off Stage 2 of Aster Genesis, alongside with a multi-component scoring machine that rewards trading volume, conserving time, realized P&L, and referrals.

ASTER will speed on BNB Chain with a max present of 8 billion, over half reserved for community incentives. Utilities consist of governance, trading payment discounts, and buybacks funded by protocol income.

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