Aster Unveils Stage 4 Airdrop and $10M Trading Competition to Fuel Ecosystem Expansion

Aster, a decentralized perpetual exchange, has launched its Stage 4 (Harvest) airdrop program and a $10 million "Double Harvest" trading competition starting November 17, 2025, as part of its rapid expansion phase. The Stage 4 airdrop allocates 1.5% of the total $ASTER supply, approximately 120 million tokens, distributed evenly across six weekly epochs, while the trading competition features five independent weekly leaderboards, allowing users to earn rewards from both initiatives simultaneously.

Concurrently, Aster's early-asset product, Rocket Launch, has gained traction by launching 5 new token campaigns with a cumulative reward pool exceeding $3 million in its first month, highlighting growing demand for early-stage liquidity solutions. The platform is also advancing its long-term infrastructure, developing a high-performance, optionally private on-chain order-book Layer-1 blockchain designed to process orders directly at the protocol layer. Internal testing and a public testnet are slated for late 2025, with a mainnet launch targeted for Q1 2026.

On the product front, Aster plans to expand $ASTER's utility over the next two quarters, incorporating staking, governance, fee discounts, VIP tiers, airdrop eligibility, and yield-enhanced DeFi integrations. The exchange has introduced gold and index perpetuals and aims to broaden its commodity and equity instrument offerings, while deepening partnerships with Trust Wallet, Safepal, Math Wallet, and Lista DAO. Aster's global presence is strengthening, with CEO Leonard presenting at Binance Campus APAC in Korea and scheduled participation in Binance Blockchain Week Dubai in December 2025.