Aster 🥷

292 reviews, 54% of them positive.54% positive · 292 reviews· Influence factor 110, above 22% of accounts

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From 292 activities · May 2026

Aster is a decentralized perpetual DEX backed by CZ and Binance Labs that has generated significant hype and token appreciation, but faces persistent criticism over platform stability, fake volume, and reliance on artificial promotion. Users praise its intuitive interface, low fees, hidden orders, cross-chain support, and generous airdrop programs, while detractors report transaction failures, UI freezes, poor customer support, and concerns that most volume is wash trading rather than organic adoption. The project occupies a contested space—positioned as a Hyperliquid competitor with real technical ambitions around decentralized trading and AI integration, yet shadowed by allegations of market manipulation and questions about whether its success reflects genuine product quality or orchestrated hype from its powerful backers.

What people say

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“cz crime season first step”aster is copy of hyperliquid and cz want to destroy hyperliquid just like he destroys ftx. and when aster get easy listing in binance after that aster going only down

Mayank.eth · 1294· 1y ago · negative7

“Scam perp”I was trading on this exchange when their system crashed, as a result, I received liquidation because the position was not displayed anywhere, after contacting support, they told me that everything was fine now and deleted the correspondence. The Scam

Alexo · 1310· 1y ago · negative7

“money print”They did a great job. I didn't work on the project, but their solutions are just wonderful They farmed 2% into their wallets in two weeks and will only give 2% to people. As for me, they're great, but there are a lot of offended people

Chips · 1280· 1y ago · neutral7

“Aliexpress of crypto”Just copying others. Token is hardly controlled by the team and heavily manipulated. Aster didnt bring anything to crypto, just copy pasting hyperliquid while being controlled by binance. As soon as 4% airdrops per season ends noone will use aster. Period.

kiroshima.hl · 1264· 1y ago · negative7

“bad perp dex”high fees, terrible execution, glitchy ui 160 positive reviews in days? these people obviously havent used the platform. it sucks. maybe they get better or maybe its another CZ extraction event. the airdrop will be funded 3x over by their market manipulation and predatory commissions

Beamish · 1785· 1y ago · negative11

“waste of time”I worked on it for two weeks and received far less airdrops than the price of gas. I think it's an unnecessarily overhyped project. It wouldn't have grown this much without CZ.

CryptoEagle · 1310· 1y ago · negative10

“Best Onchain DEX”Aster DEX with the most volume on spot and perps. Teams is very adaptive and took a super unique approach to their airdrop and how they use revenue to build a hype treasure they could've been 1000x more extractive but choose to use the protocol revenue to support the community indirectly and try something different

Sagar · 1400· 1y ago14

“Aster”the perpetual DEX, is a cautionary tale of overambition in DeFi—a platform that conflates "innovation" with untested, high-risk experiments. By allowing on-chain stock trading, it bypasses decades of regulatory safeguards, exposing users to unbacked price feeds and potential manipulation by whale actors. Its non-custodial model, far from being a security feature, abdicates responsibility for user losses, forcing traders to bear the brunt of private key mishaps, smart contract bugs, or rug pulls. The platform’s "user-friendly" veneer distracts from its core flaws: no circuit breakers to prevent cascading liquidations, no audit transparency for its critical infrastructure, and no accountability for the environmental toll of its energy-guzzling blockchain. Aster doesn’t just challenge traditional finance—it invites chaos, leaving users to navigate a Wild West of volatility, opacity, and systemic fragility.

Gee Anzalone · 1135· 1y ago · negative6

“Aster DEX : A Simple Yet Promising Trading Platform”Aster DEX feels like one of those platforms that wants to make trading smoother without overcomplicating things. The interface is pretty clean and easy to navigate. What makes it stand out is the balance: it’s simple enough for beginners but still offers enough features to keep more active traders interested. Liquidity and speed are decent so far, and transactions feel reliable. Overall, Aster DEX is shaping up to be a promising option for people who want a straightforward, no-nonsense trading experience, but it’ll be interesting to see how it evolves as the market gets more crowded.

ARTHAS average · 1246· 1y ago6

“Just another regular exchange”Aster_DEX works as a functional crypto exchange with the standard features you’d expect—trading, updates, and community presence. It doesn’t bring much that feels different from other platforms, but it does its job reliably enough. For now, it feels like one of many similar options in the market.

daniloga · 1304· 1y ago · neutral6

“When Hype Fails”Aster is presented as an ambitious product, but the user experience is a disaster. Nothing works as expected. You constantly need to reload the page just to see your orders appear, and the points and ranking system makes no sense: one moment you’re Top 15k, then you drop to Top 37k, only to jump back to Top 17k. This isn’t just early-stage mistakes, it’s negligence. Instead of looking like a product in progress that learns from its errors, Aster feels like a façade, rushed out to catch a trend. In a Web3 already filled with unfinished and poorly executed solutions, Aster pushes failure even further. It’s not a platform that inspires confidence, and in the long run it risks harming not only its own users but the ecosystem around it. The market doesn’t need prototypes disguised as finished products. It needs solid, reliable platforms built to last. And right now, Aster is the opposite.

Z3niXx · 1295· 1y ago · negative6

“SMOKESCREEN ASTER”Many people think Aster is a super project, but it's nothing more than CZ's metric manipulation. This man's excessive ego will do everything possible to place his DEX in the top 3, but this doesn't mean it's organic growth in terms of metrics; it's all manipulated.

lilchan.eth · 1235· 1y ago · negative6

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