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George Town, British Virgin Islands – November 17, 2025 – Aster, a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange, today unveils its Stage 4 (Harvest) airdrop and kicks off a $10 million “Double Harvest” trading competition, marking a bold step in its ecosystem growth strategy.
Following a successful Stage 3 campaign, Aster is scaling up incentives to reward its community, deepen trading liquidity and onboard new users.
The Stage 4 airdrop represents approximately 1.5% of Aster’s total token supply (~120 million $ASTER tokens) and is structured across six weekly epochs. Concurrently, the “Double Harvest” competition features five weekly leaderboards with a combined prize pool of $10 million. Participants can earn both airdrop rewards and competition awards by engaging in the same trading activity.
“Our Stage 4 initiative is about more than rewards it’s about building engaged, long-term users and deeper liquidity on-chain,” said Leonard, CEO of Aster. “By aligning trading competition with token incentives, we believe the platform will gain sustainable growth and capture more of the decentralized perpetual market.”
Key Features of the Campaign
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Dual Incentive Tracks: Airdrop + trading competition run in parallel, enabling traders to earn from both mechanisms for the same activity.
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Large-scale Prize Pool: A total of $10 million in competition rewards, spread across five weekly leaderboards, driving sustained participation.
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Wide Token Distribution: Airdrop covers 1.5% of Aster’s supply (~120 million tokens) across six weeks, expanding the community base.
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Rocket Launch Integration: The campaign builds on Aster’s “Rocket Launch” product, which catalyzes early-stage token campaigns; the platform has already launched 5 token campaigns in its first month, distributing over $3 million.
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Infrastructure Roadmap: Behind the incentives, Aster is progressing development of an on-chain order-book Layer-1 with optional privacy and CEX-quality execution, planning testnet in late 2025 and mainnet in Q1 2026.
Why This Matters
In the crowded world of decentralized perpetual exchanges, user acquisition, liquidity depth and community engagement are vital differentiators. By combining large token-distribution incentives with high-stakes trading competition, Aster is positioning itself for accelerated growth and greater ecosystem momentum.
For traders, the campaign offers a chance to earn from both trading performance and token rewards, enhancing the value proposition. For emerging token projects, Aster’s Rocket Launch ecosystem provides a pathway to initial liquidity, visibility and rewards.
Moreover, the infrastructure roadmap signals Aster’s ambition to blend the speed and features of centralized exchanges with the transparency and self-custody of DeFi, addressing a key pain-point in decentralized trading.
What to Watch
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Participation metrics: Weekly leaderboard results and trading volume trends will reveal user engagement levels and reward effectiveness.
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Token distribution effects: How the influx of distributed $ASTER tokens translates into long-term holders versus short-term traders.
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Platform liquidity & product suite: Whether the incentive campaign translates into deeper order books, lower slippage, and sustained activity.
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Layer-1 development progress: Updates on testnet launch and ecosystem integrations, including staking, governance and collateral utility for $ASTER.
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Partnerships and global reach: Aster’s growing presence (e.g., recent participation in Binance Blockchain Week Dubai) may expand institutional interest and regional adoption.
FAQs
Q1: What is Aster’s Stage 4 airdrop?
Stage 4 (Harvest) is an incentive program by Aster where ~1.5% of its total token supply (~120 million $ASTER tokens) will be distributed across six weekly epochs to users who meet trading or participation criteria.
Q2: How does the $10 million “Double Harvest” trading competition work?
The competition features five weekly leaderboards where participants can earn trading competition prizes. Because it runs in parallel with the airdrop, users can earn both competition rewards and airdrop rewards from the same trading activity.
Q3: Who is eligible to participate?
Typically, any user of the Aster platform who meets the trading volume, activity or participation criteria set out for the campaign will be eligible. Details are available on Aster’s official website and roadmap announcements.
Q4: What is Aster’s Rocket Launch product?
Rocket Launch is Aster’s early-stage token advocacy and liquidity-support product. It helps new projects launch on the platform, attract liquidity and reward participants. In its first month, Aster launched five token campaigns with over $3 million in reward funding.
Q5: What long-term infrastructure is Aster building?
Aster is developing a high-performance on-chain order-book Layer-1 protocol with optional privacy features. Public testnet is planned in late 2025, with mainnet scheduled for Q1 2026. Utility for $ASTER token (staking, governance, fee discounts) will be expanded.
Q6: Why is this campaign significant for users and the ecosystem?
The dual incentive model (airdrop + competition) is designed to increase user engagement, trading depth and liquidity. It also signals Aster’s ambition to become a meaningful player in decentralized perpetual exchanges by combining user incentives with infrastructure investment.