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Aster will launch its ASTER token TGE on September 17 with 704M tokens airdropped to users.
The token introduces Stage 2 of Aster Genesis, with new reward mechanics and over half of supply allocated to the community.
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Aster, a decentralized perpetuals exchange backed by YZi Labs, will launch its ASTER token on September 17 with a 704 million token airdrop, equal to 8.8% of total supply.
Introducing $ASTER. 🌟$ASTER is the native token of Aster and will be used to decentralize governance, drive growth, reward participation, and support long-term protocol sustainability.
TGE is scheduled to go live at 17 Sep 2025.
Here’s a deep dive into $ASTER. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/jqyaLsuZWY
— Aster (@Aster_DEX) September 8, 2025The launch kicks off Stage 2 of Aster Genesis, adding a multi-factor scoring system that rewards trading volume, holding time, realized P&L, and referrals.ASTER will run on BNB Chain with a max supply of 8 billion, over half reserved for community incentives. Utilities include governance, trading fee discounts, and buybacks funded by protocol revenue.
