AsterASTER

The token of Aster, a perpetuals exchange backed by YZi Labs, whose fees fund buybacks for stakers.

Rank #53Since September 2025

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$0.9570 +12.1% since 31 Jul 2026 · 71.3% below its all-time high

The short version

Aster is a decentralized perpetuals exchange backed by YZi Labs; its ASTER token launched on 17 Sep 2025 with an 8 billion supply. Since 17 Jun 2026, 99% of daily platform fees are used to buy back ASTER for veASTER stakers, and an equal amount is burned from reserves until supply reaches 3 billion. The team's 400M tokens stay locked until 17 Sep 2027. On 31 Oct 2026 one ASTER cost C$0.9570. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +12.1% in Canadian dollars, and it was 71.3% below its all-time high of C$3.34 set on 24 Sep 2025.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 11 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$1.93 (19 Nov 2025) · low C$0.6395 (6 Feb 2026) · -44.5%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$0.9559	US$0.6847
30 Sep 2026	C$1.03	US$0.7251
31 Aug 2026	C$0.9456	US$0.6820
31 Jul 2026	C$0.8526	US$0.6078
30 Jun 2026	C$0.8891	US$0.6257
31 May 2026	C$1.04	US$0.7505
30 Apr 2026	C$0.9006	US$0.6611
31 Mar 2026	C$0.9368	US$0.6721
28 Feb 2026	C$0.9579	US$0.7022
31 Jan 2026	C$0.8214	US$0.6057
31 Dec 2025	C$0.9432	US$0.6881
30 Nov 2025	C$1.46	US$1.05

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$0.9570^[1]
3-month change: +12.1% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 71.3% below its high of C$3.34 (24 Sep 2025)^[1]
Market rank: #53, market value about C$2.4B^[1]
Kind: Token · BNB Chain (BEP-20); also on Aster Chain and other networks
Started: September 2025

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNo mint function in the BEP-20 contract; 8 billion fixed at launch^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo blacklist, pause or balance-change function (GoPlus)^[3]

Can the token's contract code be changed?NoFixed contract code on BNB Chain, not a proxy^[3]

Is the supply capped?Yes8 billion maximum; burns only reduce it^{[2, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoTeam cliff moved to 17 Sep 2027; treasury locked until a governance vote^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?YesTreasury 7% and team 5% locked (960M); part of the 30% ecosystem pool undistributed^[2]

Do network fees reach coin holders?Yes99% of daily fees buy back ASTER for veASTER stakers, with equal burns from reserves^{[2, 4]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo Aster exploit in the DefiLlama hacks list^[5]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court case found^[6]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: Aster team; backed by CZ's YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs); Aster Chain mainnet launched in Mar 2026^[6]
Locked allocations: Treasury 560M (7%) locked until a governance vote; team 400M (5%) locked until 17 Sep 2027^[2]
Admin powers: No mint, blacklist, pause or proxy function in the BEP-20 contract (GoPlus)^[3]

Supply

In circulation: 2.51B ASTER of a 8.00B maximum (31.4%)^[1]
Fully diluted value: 3.10 times its current market value^[1]
Maximum: 8 billion ASTER at launch; about 7.82 billion on 17 Jun 2026 after burns^{[2, 4]}
Launch split: Airdrop 53.5%, ecosystem 30%, treasury 7%, team 5%, liquidity 4.5%; 704M airdrop and 360M liquidity unlocked at TGE^[2]
Burns: 77,860,328 ASTER (US$89.8M) burned by 5 Dec 2025; since 17 Jun 2026 burns match buybacks every two weeks^{[2, 7]}
Team vesting: 12-month cliff moved to 17 Sep 2027, then 10M a month for 40 months^[2]

Use and fees

Main use: Staking as veASTER for fee-funded rewards, fee discounts and listing votes on the Aster exchange^[2]
Perp fees: US$180.0M of Aster Perps fees in the past year (DefiLlama)^[8]
Buybacks: 165.8M ASTER (US$173.3M) bought back by 5 Dec 2025; 99% of daily fees since 17 Jun 2026^{[2, 4, 7]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$150.0M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 5.17% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 2.4% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -25.0% in C$^[1]^[9]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[10]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

On 5 Oct 2025 DefiLlama removed Aster's perpetual volume data until order-level data could rule out wash trading; no reinstatement was reported.^[11]
The team cliff was moved from 17 Sep 2026 to 17 Sep 2027; ecosystem vesting switched to staking emissions in Jan 2026.^[2]
Aster Chain, a privacy-focused layer 1, launched in March 2026; Aster Vault left beta on 31 Jul 2026.^[6]
A Grid Liquidity Mining campaign with a World Liberty Financial reward pool was extended by four weeks on 26 Oct 2026.^[6]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.