Aster has launched a perpetuals trading competition for the "牛来" meme coin, offering a total prize pool of $10,000 in ASTER tokens. The event runs from Aug. 19, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. through Aug. 24 at 7:59 a.m. It covers the 牛来 USDT trading pair and supports leverage of up to 5x. Two independent leaderboards rank participants by cumulative trading volume and dollar-denominated realized PnL, with traders eligible to earn rewards from both. The trading-volume leaderboard carries an $8,000 pool, including $2,500 for first place, while the realized-PnL leaderboard carries a $2,000 pool, with $800 awarded to its winner.