Aster Launches Perpetual Futures Markets for Stocks and Commodities
Aster has launched USD1-denominated perpetual futures markets for stocks and commodities through its AOS-2 standard.
The exchange listed five initial pairs, including SpaceX (SPCXUSD1), crude oil (CLUSD1), gold (XAUUSD1), SanDisk (SNDKUSD1), and SK Hynix (SKHYNIXUSD1).
Aster is entering the already competitive RWA perp trading space, but with $250M in WLFI liquidity and $12.5M in USD1 liquidity from World Liberty Financial, it aims to boost DeFi/DEX adoption and market depth.