Aster DEX Launches Stage 4 of the Harvest Program

The decentralized perpetual contracts exchange Aster DEX, known as the "next-gen perp DEX for all traders," has officially completed the third stage of its Aster Dawn airdrop program and transitioned to the fourth stage called Aster Harvest. This step marks the continuation of distributing $ASTER tokens among active users, with a focus on trading, asset holding, and referrals.

According to the announcement from the Aster team, Stage 3 ended on November 9 at 23:59 UTC. The rewards checker for participants in the third stage will become available starting December 1, 2025 and token claims will begin on December 15. This gives users time to prepare for receiving rewards, which, according to community estimates, could be substantial due to near-zero fees and reduced trading volumes in the previous season.

Stage 4, which started on November 10 at 00:00 UTC and will run until December 21 at 23:59 UTC, has been allocated 1.5% of the total $ASTER supply. This amount is evenly distributed across six weekly epochs (0.25% each), which is significantly less than in previous stages (for example, 2.5% in Stage 3 and 4% in Stage 2). However, as analysts note, due to lower user participation, this could make farming more profitable for active traders.

"Reducing inflation through 'halving' could lead to token price growth, especially considering planned updates like staking for L1" comments the community.

The Aster project is consistently supported by Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance and a key figure in YZI Labs, which backs Aster DEX. CZ has repeatedly expressed support by purchasing $ASTER tokens with his own funds and stating his intention to hold them long-term, as well as commenting on the project's development, for example, urging "Keep building" and praising its focus on trading privacy. He has also publicly bought more tokens after the initial purchase and emphasized the advantages of Aster's lower fees for increasing trading volumes.

New Features in Stage 4

This stage brings a series of innovations aimed at incentivizing the use of the $ASTER token and expanding trading opportunities:

• The token can now be used as collateral for perpetual contracts, providing additional points (Aster Assets Points). Also included are asBNB and USDF.
• Up to 300x on selected perpetuals for professional traders.
• In addition to perpetuals, points are awarded for trading on the spot market (excluding 1001x).
• 5% discount when paying fees with $ASTER.
• Continuation of the program to buy back fees and burn tokens to reduce supply.
• Additional multipliers for trading specific pairs and participating in special reward pools.

Aster DEX emphasizes a focus on "quality trading": points are awarded not only for volume but also for liquidity (maker orders), position duration, profit/loss, and strategy diversity. This helps avoid wash trading and encourages real activity.

How to Earn Points

The point accrual system in Stage 4 is based on weekly epochs (from Monday 00:00 UTC to Sunday 23:59 UTC) and includes several categories:

1. Trading Points: For contributions to fees, liquidity, and symbol boosters.
2. Position Points: For the size and duration of open positions.
3. Aster Assets Points: For using $ASTER as collateral.
4. Profit and Loss Points (perpetuals only): For hourly net profit/loss.
5. Team Boost: A multiplier that accumulates throughout the stage for teams and referrals.Referral Points: A share of points from invited users (up to two levels).

Final formula: (Trading + Position + Aster Assets + PnL) × Team Boost + Referral Points. Points accumulate throughout Stage 4, but base categories are recalculated weekly. The Aster team warns against fraud, such as multiple accounts, and may disqualify violators.

The community is discussing the dilemma: wait for the Stage 3 checker to assess profitability based on past data, or start farming immediately to avoid missing three weeks. Considering low fees (maker 0.005%, taker 0.04%) and deep liquidity, Aster positions itself as a top DEX for multichain trading, including US stocks with leverage.

To participate, register on AsterDEX and start trading.