Overview

• On-chain tracker Lookonchain reports a further 320,587 USDT buy for 167,436 ASTER, bringing the attributed total to 705,821 tokens worth about $1.28 million.
• MrBeast said on X that he has never heard of the coin and that the wallet identified by analysts is not his.
• DeFiLlama data cited in coverage shows Aster collecting about $14.3 million in 24-hour fees, roughly 10 times Hyperliquid’s $1.17 million, while another report cites roughly $30 million and a lead over all protocols.
• Aster’s reported 24-hour perpetual volume topped the field, with CoinCentral citing roughly $42.9 billion and Coinspeaker citing CoinMarketCap’s roughly $87 billion tally against Hyperliquid’s $6.4 billion.
• ASTER has rallied roughly 1,500%–1,800% since launch, trades near $1.92–$1.96 with a market cap around $3.2 billion, and whale holdings climbed to 72.76 million tokens over seven days, according to Nansen.