CoinMarketCap says it has applied assist for the platform Aster Dex after a profitable token technology occasion. The occasion introduced $aster tokens to the market, however is now buying and selling in opposition to USDT on Aster Spot. This is a vital transfer in direction of wider recognition of the brand new Defi challenge.
Launch particulars
The token formally launched at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 2025. The subsequent day, CoinmarketCap introduced the occasion. The corporate confirmed it’s a launch companion. That is assist that has already made Aster seen to international merchants and traders. Through the hours after the launch, we might observe that $Aster started to draw consideration. Commerce costs rose sharply and exercise elevated. After I final quoted, the token has a valuation of round 20 cents, trades in giant portions day by day, and has a market capitalization of over $300 million. It additionally noticed a surge in putting 200 on Coin Market Cap's coin listing inside a day.
Aster Dex has applied a large airdrop to advertise early adoption. Certified customers got $700 million or extra $Aster tokens. The billing window is free till October seventeenth, 2025, with withdrawals starting on October 1st. The intention behind the distribution is to distribute tokens as a lot as potential, establishing a strong basis for holders early on.
What Aster Dex affords
Aster Dex is a everlasting, trading-oriented, decentralized buying and selling platform. The platform affords as much as 100 instances extra leverage in over 50 crypto markets. We additionally withdraw collateral for multi-assets. This enables customers to commerce utilizing liquid staking tokens and secure tokens. The platform is extra environment friendly as liquidity is introduced collectively via the chain. The challenge is constructed on an Aster Chain, a Layer 1 community particular to hurry and privateness. Astrtoken might be concerned within the improvement of governance, reward methods and ecosystems in the long term. There may be additionally a cellular utility that permits merchants to combine their wallets and deal with positions throughout the app.
