Aster: Rebrand Marks Shift to Decentralized Perpetual Trading Leader

Astherus, a multi-asset liquidity hub backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), has officially rebranded to Aster. This strategic shift marks a pivotal moment for the platform as it sets its sights on becoming the leading decentralized perpetuals exchange (perps DEX). The rebrand also introduces Aster’s new token ticker $AST, replacing the existing $APX token. This move follows the recent merger of Astherus with decentralized perp protocol APX Finance, which has accumulated over $258 billion in trading volume to date.