Astherus has integrated with APX and rebranded to Aster, focusing on decentralized perpetual contract trading.

BlockBeats News, March 31st, the DeFi protocol Astherus announced its brand integration with APX, rebranding as "Aster," and officially focusing on the decentralized perpetual contract trading (Perp DEX) track. The new product will be deployed on mainstream public chains such as BNB Chain, Arbitrum, aiming to create a contract platform with deep liquidity, low fees, and a smooth trading experience.

According to the official announcement, during the first week of the brand upgrade, Aster will launch a brand-new homepage and introduce a Simple and Pro dual-mode trading experience: The Simple mode supports one-click order placement for on-chain perpetual contracts with a simple operation; the Pro mode is based on an order book mechanism, providing richer trading functions and strategy support. The platform's transaction fees will be adjusted to Maker 0.01% and Taker 0.035%, offering users a lower-cost trading environment.

In addition, Aster will soon relaunch its trading points program, introduce VIP levels, and a referral commission mechanism. In the medium to long term, it will release a self-developed Layer 1 network and a matching blockchain explorer to further expand the protocol's ecosystem.