Astherus Rebrands to Aster, Targeting the Decentralized Perpetuals Exchange Market

Astherus, a multi-asset liquidity hub backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), today announces its official rebrand to Aster

DeFi multi-asset liquidity hub Astherus, backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), is being rebranded as Aster and will focus on becoming the leading decentralized perpetuals exchange (perps DEX).

As part of the rebrand, Aster’s future token ticker is $AST, and the platform will continue to support Astherus’ popular yield products under Aster Earn.

The rebrand follows the earlier merger between APX and Astherus, which has seen over $258 billion in decentralized perpetual trading volume across both platforms. Aster will offer two seamless trading modes:

Aster is also strategically positioned to challenge industry leaders like Hyperliquid with its integration of zero-knowledge proofs, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, and intent-based architecture to simplify the DeFi trading experience.

“The rebrand is central to our ambition of leading the DeFi perps market. Our strategic focus on perpetual trading will also ensure Aster’s long-term sustainability,” said Dust, a Core Contributor of Aster.

“Our roots in APX and YZi Labs gave us a strong foundation in both trading infrastructure and yield strategies. Aster will continue to prioritize top-tier user experience, liquidity, and security.”

In line with its rebrand, Aster has significantly upgraded its platform, including:

In the long term, Aster is building toward the launch of its own Layer 1 blockchain, optimized for trading performance, and will introduce Aster-native blockchain explorers to bring transparency and insight into on-chain trading activity.

As part of the rebrand, Aster is introducing a new token ticker, $AST, to better reflect the platform’s evolving identity. While the token listing is planned for the future, Aster’s top priority is building world-class product infrastructure. $AST will play a central role in the ecosystem once this foundation is in place.

Aster will continue to support Astherus’ popular yield products under Aster Earn, including the BNB liquid staking derivative asBNB and yield-bearing stablecoin USDF.

Further ecosystem partnerships, airdrop details, and token mapping timelines will be announced in the coming weeks and months.

About Aster

Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange built for everyone. It offers MEV-free, one-click trading with up to 1001x leverage in Simple Mode (BNB Chain, Arbitrum), and full-featured, pro-grade tools in Pro Mode (BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana). Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building the future of DeFi: fast, flexible, and community-first.

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