On March 31, DeFi protocol Astherus and APX announced the completion of brand integration, unified upgrade to "Aster", and officially focusing on decentralized perpetual contract trading (Perp DEX) track. The new product will be deployed on mainstream public chains such as BNB Chain and Arbitrum, committed to creating a contract platform with deep liquidity, low transaction fees, and smooth trading experience.

According to the official introduction, Aster will launch a new homepage in the first week of brand upgrade and introduce dual-mode trading experiences of Simple and Pro: Simple mode supports one-click order placement for on-chain perpetual contracts with extremely simple operations; Pro mode is based on order book mechanism, providing richer trading functions and strategy support. Platform fees will be adjusted to 0.01% for Maker and 0.035% for Taker, offering users a lower-cost trading environment.

In addition, Aster will restart the trading points program in the short term, launch VIP levels and referral commission mechanism. In the medium and long term, it will release a self-developed Layer 1 network and supporting blockchain browser to further expand the protocol ecosystem.