George Town, British Virgin Islands, September 1, 2026, Chainwire

Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of USD1 RWA Boost: Phase 1 with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), featuring 125,000,000 $WLFI and 6,250,000 USD1 in rewards.

The campaign builds on AOS-2, Aster’s earlier expansion of its Aster Open Standards (AOS) framework from spot markets to perpetuals, and adds an incentive layer meant to draw activity to the newly listed USD1-denominated real-world asset pairs.

Leonard, CEO at Aster, said: “AOS-2 is turning Aster from a decentralized perp exchange into an open infrastructure layer where anyone can launch and operate their own perpetual markets on top of Aster Chain. The first USD1 RWA perpetuals show that model is already working.”

AOS-2: A Published Standard for Perpetual Listings

AOS-2 is Aster’s standardized, onchain framework for initiating perpetual market listings, enabling projects to propose new markets through a transparent and automated process.

Applicants stake 1 million $ASTER, locked for four years with no early exit, before the proposal goes to an onchain validator vote. If approved, Aster’s risk team configures the market and the perpetual can go live as early as T+1; if rejected, the stake is returned in full.

Listing access runs on published onchain rules, while leverage and other trading parameters stay under Aster’s risk controls, allowing Aster to bring new markets to traders faster without giving up risk management.

For traders and projects, that structure matters because it turns market creation into a repeatable process rather than a one-off listing decision, while still leaving final trading settings under the platform’s oversight.

USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1: 125M $WLFI and 6.25M USD1 in Rewards

The campaign runs from August 31 through December 31, 2026, and covers SPCX/USD1, CL/USD1, XAU/USD1, SNDK/USD1, SKHYNIX/USD1, and MU/USD1.

Users earn Trading Points through taker volume on eligible USD1 pairs, which determine their share of the USD1 reward pool. Open Interest (OI) Points are earned by holding eligible positions and determine each user’s share of the $WLFI reward pool. Traders using Single Asset Mode with USD1 as collateral receive a 2x boost on OI Points. Rewards are calculated across weekly epochs and distributed the following week.

Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder and CEO at World Liberty Financial, said: “When real-world assets trade onchain, the settlement asset matters as much as the market itself. Perpetuals on gold, energy, and equities, all denominated in USD1, give traders one dollar instrument across every one of these markets, and that is what stablecoins were built to do. We are supporting these markets because this is where onchain market structure is heading, and Phase 1 is only the start.”

By tying rewards to both trading volume and open interest, the campaign is designed to support initial liquidity and ongoing position activity across the listed markets, while keeping the distribution rules tied to onchain tracking and weekly settlement.

Building the Frontier of Onchain Trading

AOS-2 gives Aster a repeatable, onchain path for bringing new markets to the platform, and the first USD1 RWA perpetual listings show that path is already at work. With ecosystem support from Aster and WLFI, the launch turns a new listing framework into trading activity from day one.

As more real-world and crypto-native assets move onchain, Aster aims to become a leading venue for bringing new asset markets onchain.

About Aster

Aster is a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, with features such as Hidden Orders designed to protect user trading activity. It focuses on on-chain trading through perpetual futures, spot markets, and earn products for top-trending assets, including RWAs, memes, and core crypto markets. It is powered by Aster Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain built for decentralized finance.

Users can learn more about Aster on the official website or follow Aster on X.

*Disclaimer: Eligible pairs, reward parameters, and campaign rules are subject to change during the campaign. Please refer to the official campaign page for the latest eligible pair list and campaign details. Trading cryptocurrencies and leveraged products involves significant risk and may result in the loss of capital. This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment or financial advice.

Marketing Manager Lola Chen
Aster DEX
lola.chen@asterdex.com