Overview

• Aster’s token posted gains reported between roughly 800% and 1,600% this week, with trackers showing the price above $1 and a peak market capitalization near $1.6 billion.
• DeFiLlama and platform disclosures cited about $1.4–$1.5 billion in 24‑hour trading, TVL approaching $1 billion within days, and rapid onboarding that included hundreds of thousands of new wallets and up to roughly 2 million users reported.
• Following CZ’s posts, Aster secured quick listings on Binance Alpha and Futures as well as MEXC, Gate.io, and HTX, expanding access and liquidity.
• Arkham Intelligence identified an Aster wallet holding about $131 million in BSC‑USDT, second only to Binance’s roughly $236 million hot wallet balance.
• Coverage frames Aster as a challenger to Hyperliquid, yet HYPE’s scale remains larger with market cap estimates near $19 billion and higher trading volumes despite Aster’s momentum and features like hidden orders and multi‑chain support.