Supported by CZ, the decentralized perpetual trading platform Aster announced that its self-developed public chain, Aster Chain, will officially launch its mainnet this month. The team stated on social platform X that this node is a core step in their 2026 development roadmap, marking the project’s transition from an application layer platform to a privacy-focused Layer 1 network with independent infrastructure.
Aster Chain is positioned as a dedicated underlying network for on-chain perpetual contracts and derivatives trading, with a focus on enhancing privacy protection, performance stability, and scalability. The official statement said that the mainnet will integrate developer tools, native support for on-chain products, and fiat deposit and withdrawal interfaces, aiming to create an integrated financial infrastructure for global users.
The testnet of Aster Chain went live in early February 2026, following a whitelist test completed at the end of 2025, which involved over 50,000 participants. After multiple rounds of stress testing and security audits, Aster Chain is moving from the experimental phase into the production environment.
Regarding the mainnet deployment, Aster also announced its ecological priorities for this year. The platform will accelerate the development of community governance mechanisms, introduce a native token-based voting and proposal system, and open staking and on-chain participation features to enhance users’ direct influence on network development.
On the product side, Aster plans to expand beyond crypto assets to include synthetic trading products, such as perpetual contracts on stocks and other real-world asset derivatives, providing users with a broader range of risk hedging and price exposure options.
As competition in the decentralized derivatives sector intensifies, Aster is attempting to deeply integrate trading, governance, and infrastructure by launching a privacy-friendly Layer 1 mainnet. If the mainnet operates stably, its ecosystem expansion pace could accelerate significantly, bringing new technological pathways to the decentralized finance market.
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