
Aster Expands WLFI Collaboration, Launches USD1-Denominated Perpetual Markets
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Aster announces a major expansion of its collaboration with [World Liberty Financial (WLFI) The integration is intended to support USD1 liquidity on the platform, laying the groundwork for Aster Chain, the project's newly-launched Layer 1 blockchain.
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This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Aster expands WLFI Collaboration, launches one United States dollar-denominated perpetual markets by Chainwire. George Town, British Virgin Islands, March 18, 2026, Chainwire, Aster, a trading ecosystem backed by YZI Labs. Today announced a major expansion of its collaboration with World Liberty Financial, WLFI. The collaboration introduces one United States dollar-denominated perpetual contracts and new trading incentives, including WLFI token rewards and reduced fees on one United States dollar pairs, while also allowing users turn additional rewards on their holdings. The integration is intended to support one United States dollar liquidity on the platform, laying the groundwork for Aster Chain, the project's newly launched layer one blockchain. Building a diverse foundation for Aster Chain adding one United States dollar as collateral and one United States dollar-denominated perpetual markets reduce Aster's reliance
on any single stablecoin, giving users greater flexibility as the Aster Chain launches. WLFI's global community helps support Aster's efforts to expand access to one United States dollar markets within DeFi. Greater than Aster Chain's success depends on the depth of its underlying liquidity, said greater than Leonard, CEO at Aster. By bringing one United States dollar into our core trading engine during greater than this phase, we're building the trading foundation for the Aster Chain launch. Greater than our zero BPS maker fees are designed to encourage part dissipation in one United States dollar markets greater than on Aster as the main at launch. Greater than, perpetual markets are where a significant portion of trading volume lives. Greater than Aster listing one United States dollar perps pairs and matching USDT collateral ratios means greater than traders can use one United States dollar in a manner similar to any major stablecoin. That's the greater than bar we said, functional parity, rather than positioning one United States dollar a secondary greater than option. Said Zack Folkman,
co-founder and COO of World Liberty Financial. Establishing the one United States dollar trading hub Aster supports one United States dollar denominated perpetual contracts, launching with BTC, Ed, and Saul Pairs, with an additional 10-plus pairs planned in the coming weeks. To encourage market part dissipation, Aster is offering zero BPS maker fees and a competitive zero. 5-bit per second taker fee USD1 is also supported as a core margin asset and collateral, with a collateral ratio on par with USDT, allowing traders to maximize capital efficiency. Rewards for early adopters this partnership introduces several incentives as part of Aster chain's main at launch, one United States dollar perp trading rewards, up to two. 5 million WLFI tokens distributed monthly through the one United States dollar perpetual trading incentive program based on trading activity, with rewards distributed weekly. WLFI reserves all rights regarding program interpretation and distribution.
One United States dollar holding incentives, users holding one United States dollar on Aster may be eligible to participate in platform incentive programs. Reduced trading fees, zero maker fees and zero, 5-bit per second taker fees on all one United States dollar pairs, a significant reduction compared to USDT pairs. Asterisk Aster will also launch tracking tools including integrated points program entry points across web and mobile, allowing users to monitor their progress and PR dissipation in early Aster chain market activity. Aster's standard taker fee on USDT pairs is four bits per second. One United States dollar taker fee is zero, five bits per second, representing an approximate 87, five percent reduction, maker fees on one United States dollar pairs are zero bits per second. All fees are said by Aster and subject to change, see Aster's fee schedule at Aster fee page for current rates. About Aster Aster is a privacy first on-chain trading platform backed by
YZI labs featuring innovations like hidden orders to shield user trading activity. It offers perpetual contracts across crypto, stocks and commodities, as well as crypto spot trading and is powered by Aster chain, a layer one blockchain built to power the future of decentralized finance. Users can learn more about Aster on the official website or follow Aster on X. About World Liberty Financial, WLFI, World Liberty Financial, WLFI, operates at the intersection of traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain innovation, creating accessible, transparent and scalable solutions for a new era of digital finance. This documentation is intended for developers, integrators, researchers and community members seeking to understand the World Liberty Financial ecosystem. Contact PR and content manager Lola Chen Asterlola. Chen at Asterdex, calm this story was published as a press release by Chainwire under Hackerman Business Blogging Program disclaimer. This article is for informational
purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are speculative, complex, and involve high risks. This can mean high prices volatility and potential loss of your initial investment. You should consider your financial situation, investment purposes, and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The Hackernoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information stated in this article. Hashtag dyor thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story read by artificial intelligence. Visit Hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.
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