Kraken Lists ASTER: Is This New DeFi Token the Next Big Thing?
A deeper look shows Kraken’s move brings a sophisticated DeFi token to its exchange. According to Kraken, ASTER is “a next-gen decentralized exchange offering spot and perpetual trading” across multiple chains blog.kraken.com. Its technology includes MEV-free execution and on-chain perpetuals (even a 1,001x leverage mode) with innovative collateral features blog.kraken.com binance.com. In practice, Aster lets traders earn yield on collateral like liquid-staked BNB (asBNB) and use a native stablecoin (USDF) to improve capital efficiency blog.kraken.com. (Binance Academy explains Aster uses advanced zero-knowledge proofs to protect trades from front-running and allow assets to earn yield as collateral binance.com.) In early October