Aster Launches $131M Campaign for New Asset Class

Aster, a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has launched USD1 RWA Boost: Phase 1 in collaboration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The campaign offers $125 million in WLFI and $6.25 million in USD1 rewards.

The initiative builds upon Aster's earlier expansion of its Aster Open Standards (AOS) framework from spot markets to perpetuals. With AOS-2, Aster enables projects to propose new markets through a transparent and automated process.

'When real-world assets trade onchain, the settlement asset matters as much as the market itself,' said Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder and CEO at World Liberty Financial. 'Perpetuals on gold, energy, and equities, all denominated in USD1, give traders one dollar instrument across every one of these markets.'

The campaign runs from August 31 through December 31, 2026, covering six eligible pairs. Users earn Trading Points through taker volume on eligible USD1 pairs, while Open Interest (OI) Points are earned by holding eligible positions.