Aster Completes Latest Funding Round on September 18, 2025

According to industry media reports, Aster completed its latest funding round on September 18, 2025. Following this round, Aster’s valuation reached $200 million.Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual trading platform designed for universal access, dedicated to delivering a seamless, robust, and truly decentralized on-chain derivatives trading experience. With features ranging from one-click trading to intelligent automation and deep on-chain liquidity, Aster is redefining DeFi operations—emphasizing simplicity, efficiency, and user-centricity. As the decentralized derivatives market experiences rapid growth, Aster’s innovative trading experience and technical architecture position it as a potential key player in the DeFi sector.Notably, Aster underwent significant expansion between 2024 and 2025. After completing its Community round funding in September 2024, the company secured strategic investment again in November of the same year. In March 2025, DeFi protocols Astherus and APX announced a brand merger and rebranded as "Aster," marking a new phase in the project’s development. On September 17, 2025, ASTER officially launched trading, with major exchanges subsequently announcing the listing of ASTER and assigning it a seed label, further enhancing its market recognition. Additionally, Changpeng Zhao confirmed that the Aster team includes former employees from leading exchanges, and YZi Labs holds a minority equity stake in Aster, providing additional industry credibility for the project. In October 2025, Aster launched its Layer 1 blockchain—Aster Chain—and initiated Genesis Phase 2 airdrop verification, further expanding its ecosystem.