Aster Secures $10 Million in Private Funding on September 18, 2025

According to industry reports, Aster secured $10 million in private funding on September 18, 2025. Following this round, Aster's latest valuation stands at $100 million.Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual trading platform designed for all users, committed 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—making them simple, efficient, and user-centric. As the DeFi derivatives sector continues to gain momentum, decentralized perpetual contract trading is emerging as a new growth driver for the industry. Aster provides users with more transparent and efficient trading options, and is expected to further advance the on-chain derivatives market.Notably, Aster experienced rapid growth from 2024 to 2025. After completing its Community round financing in September 2024, it closed another strategic round in November of the same year. In March 2025, DeFi protocols Astherus and APX announced a brand merger and rebranded as "Aster." On September 17, 2025, the ASTER token was officially listed for trading, followed by major exchanges launching ASTER perpetual margin contracts on September 19. On October 1, 2025, Aster introduced its Layer 1 blockchain, Aster Chain, marking further expansion of its ecosystem. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirmed on September 28 that former Binance employees are part of the Aster team and that YZi Labs holds a minority stake in Aster. The project's Genesis Phase 2 airdrop query opened in October, with claims set to begin on October 14. This series of developments demonstrates Aster’s rapid ecosystem buildout and active user base expansion.