Aster, a decentralized perpetuals exchange backed by YZi Labs, announced its ASTER token launch for September 17, 2025, with a 704 million token airdrop representing 8.8% of total supply. Stage 2 of Aster Genesis introduces a multi-factor scoring system measuring trading volume, holding time, realized profit and loss, and referrals. ASTER will operate on BNB Chain with a maximum supply of 8 billion tokens, over half allocated to community incentives. Token utilities include governance rights, trading fee discounts, and protocol revenue–funded buybacks. The announcement was made as part of the project’s official release.