Aster Airdrop Timeline
About Aster
Aster is a multi chain perpetuals exchange formed from the merger of Astherus and APX Finance, backed by YZi Labs. It runs across BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum, and offers both a simple order interface and a professional mode for higher volume traders.
Six activity based airdrop phases ran through March 2026 and have all concluded. Emissions since then are staking only, at 450,000 ASTER per weekly epoch, and 99 per cent of platform fees fund buybacks that flow to veASTER stakers. The way value reaches holders has moved from distribution to fee capture.
Project Fundamentals
How the Aster airdrop worked
Recognise the programme has closed
All six activity based phases finished by March 2026. Trading volume no longer accrues toward a retroactive allocation.
Stake for veASTER instead
Emissions now run to stakers at 450,000 ASTER per weekly epoch, which is the only ongoing distribution the protocol operates.
Understand the buyback mechanism
99 per cent of platform fees fund buybacks directed at veASTER stakers, so fee income rather than emissions is the larger part of the return.
Trade on the merits
Aster is a working perpetuals venue across four chains. Use it because the execution suits you, not in expectation of a seventh phase.
Was the Aster airdrop worth it?
- The airdrop phases are over. Six ran and all six have concluded; there is no open activity programme to qualify for.
- Staking replaced farming. veASTER is now the mechanism, and it requires holding the token rather than generating volume.
- Fee capture is the real story. With 99 per cent of fees funding buybacks, the return to stakers tracks exchange volume rather than an emissions schedule.
Aster Official Links
Official channels, documentation and community for this airdrop:
This airdrop has concluded. It is kept for research rather than participation.
