Overview

• DeFiLlama’s 0xngmi said Aster’s XRP/USDT and ETH/USDT perp volumes tracked Binance almost exactly, whereas Hyperliquid showed clear decorrelation.
• Aster’s dark-pool matching conceals order-level maker and taker data, leaving analysts unable to confirm or dismiss wash trading and keeping the delisting in place.
• The ASTER token fell roughly 10% following the announcement before recovering part of the loss once Binance confirmed a spot listing with a Seed Tag.
• Binance opened trading for ASTER against USDT, USDC and TRY, and CZ characterized his role as an advisor, not a project lead.
• Whale wallets accumulated millions of dollars’ worth of ASTER during the drop, while investigators and data platforms await execution logs to independently verify the reported activity.