Aster, a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) have officially kicked off USD1 RWA Boost: Phase 1, a rewards campaign featuring 125,000,000 $WLFI and 6,250,000 USD1 in incentives.
The program runs from August 31 through December 31, 2026 and covers six eligible perpetual pairs: SPCX/USD1, CL/USD1, XAU/USD1, SNDK/USD1, SKHYNIX/USD1, and MU/USD1. Users earn Trading Points through taker volume on eligible USD1 pairs, which determine their share of the USD1 reward pool, while Open Interest (OI) Points are earned by holding eligible positions and determine their share of the $WLFI reward pool. Traders using Single Asset Mode with USD1 as collateral receive a 2x boost on OI Points. Rewards are calculated across weekly epochs and distributed the following week.
The campaign builds on AOS-2, Aster's standardized onchain framework for perpetual market listings. Under AOS-2, applicants stake 1 million $ASTER, locked for four years with no early exit, before a proposal goes to an onchain validator vote. If approved, Aster's risk team configures the market and the perpetual can go live as early as T+1; if rejected, the stake is returned in full.
Aster CEO Leonard said the framework is turning Aster from a decentralized perp exchange into an open infrastructure layer where anyone can launch and operate their own perpetual markets on Aster Chain. Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder and CEO at World Liberty Financial, said perpetuals on gold, energy, and equities denominated in USD1 give traders one dollar instrument across every market, adding that Phase 1 is only the start.
