Supported by YZi Labs, the privacy-focused trading ecosystem Aster today announced the official launch of the Aster Chain mainnet. This Layer 1 blockchain, specifically designed for trading, aims to break the “transparency trap” of modern decentralized finance, providing institutional-level privacy protection and performance comparable to centralized exchanges for professional and retail traders worldwide.

Ending the Era of On-Chain "Position Hunting"

Transparency is one of the core advantages of DeFi: public ledgers, verifiable transactions, open protocols. However, the transparency “between protocols and users” is vastly different from the transparency “between traders and competitors.” When every order, position size, and liquidation price is publicly available, this information can be used against traders.

Position hunting refers to traders identifying large positions and their liquidation prices, collaborating to trigger forced liquidations, which has caused traders to lose millions of dollars on fully transparent platforms. The most famous case occurred in March 2025, when a trader opened a $375 million BTC short position at 40x leverage on a fully transparent platform; soon after, other traders rapidly initiated fundraising on Twitter (now X) to collectively hunt that position.

The default privacy mechanism of Aster completely eliminates this attack surface.

Aster's Core Argument: Privacy is a Fundamental Right

Unlike existing solutions that view privacy as an “optional feature” or “third-party overlay,” Aster Chain directly embeds cryptographic technology into the execution layer. In Aster, privacy is the default option, not a privilege.

The Aster privacy stack utilizes a zero-knowledge verifiable cryptographic architecture:

● Zero-knowledge verifiable encryption + stealth address mechanism: Every order is subjected to zero-knowledge verifiable encryption before being on-chain; once account privacy is enabled, orders are routed through unique stealth addresses, ensuring that the user's wallet and trading activity are not linked, while preventing any third party from tracking, associating, or reconstructing trades.

● Selective disclosure: Although asset transfers can still be tracked to meet compliance requirements, the execution layer protects the user's strategic intents. Users who wish to make activities publicly available can choose to disclose trading information. After enabling account privacy, users can generate a “Viewer Pass” to share with specific parties, allowing only those holding the pass to view their private orders.

● Zero performance trade-off: The Aster chain can achieve peak throughput of over 100,000 TPS, with a median block time of 50ms, and does not require payment of Gas—performance that rivals the speed of centralized exchanges as expected by traders.

Aster CEO Leonard stated: “Transparency between protocols and users is a fundamental feature, but transparency between traders and competitors is a serious vulnerability. Aster Chain is the only architecture that sees privacy as a fundamental need for a fair market, neutralizing predatory attacks at the core.”

The Speed of CEX Meets the Principles of DEX

Aster Chain provides sub-second transaction finality and a high-leverage experience while adhering to decentralized core principles: self-custody, verifiability, and permissionless access. The realization of trading privacy eliminates the last reason for users to remain on centralized exchanges. The network currently supports a native cross-chain bridge connecting to BNB Chain and ensures high-precision price data through a proprietary oracle.

Driving the Next Wave of Innovation

The mainnet launch marks the beginning of staged expansion. In addition to the flagship Aster trading interface, the ecosystem is inviting developers to create dedicated vaults and collaborative DeFi products through Aster Code.

To complement this release, Aster will launch the Aster Chain staking program within a week to reward early supporters and liquidity providers.

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