ASTER Leads Perpetual DEX Trading as Wintermute Shifts $4.8M in Exchanges

ASTER has emerged as the top performer in perpetual DEX trading, recording strong activity that highlights the growing demand for decentralized derivatives.

These figures position ASTER ahead of its rivals, including Hyperliquid, dYdX, and GMX, confirming that it is currently leading DeFi in both trading and revenue.

When CZ publicly backed ASTER, its price surged by 1500% during the same period, securing a strong position as it continues to attract both institutional and retail investors.

Meanwhile, top crypto market maker Wintermute has been transferring ASTER tokens to major exchanges, with data showing over $1.3 million worth of ASTER  sent to Bybit through several batches, each ranging between $135,000 and $142,000.

At the same time, Wintermute carried out two transactions to Gate totaling  $3.5 million, with the largest being 1.19 million ASTER valued at $2.24 million, indicating strong and steady movement of tokens between exchanges.

Another transfer of 619,000 ASTER, worth about $1.2 million, reinforced the heavy flow towards Gate, and the total outflows to Bybit and Gate surpassed $4.8 million.

ASTER Holds Steady Amid Market Volatility

ASTER’s price remains strong despite large moves from Wintermute, holding at $1.95 after a weekly gain of 120% and a brief rise above $2, according to data from TradingView.

In addition, Aster is also trending on social forums, and rumours of high-profile buys from the Trump family and Mr Beast have boosted its popularity.

In a recent ASTER X Spaces, Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao addressed the speculation, noting that the project involves a few former Binance employees and that YZi Labs holds a small stake.

His comments denied any direct link between ASTER and Binance, making the project seem more trustworthy.