The Good Tech Companies - Aster Launches 24/7 Stock Perpetual Contracts Trading With Exposure To U.S. Equities

Episode Date: July 16, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/aster-launches-247-stock-perpetual-contracts-trading-with-exposure-to-us-equities. Traders can now gain leveraged, permissionless exposure to leading U.S. stocks including Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOG), Meta (META), Microsoft (M Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #aster, #chainwire, #press-release, #aster-announcement, #crypto-trading, #blockchain-development, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chainwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @chainwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Aster is the next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange (perp DEX) backed by YZi Labs. Users can now gain leveraged, permissionless exposure to leading U.S. stocks including Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOG), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT) and Tesla (TSLA)

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Aster launches 24-7 stock perpetual contracts trading with exposure to US equities, by Chainwire. Ma-A, Seychelles, July 16, 2025, Chainwire, Aster, the next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange, Perpdex, backed by YZILabs, is once again pushing the frontier of DeFi innovation with the launch of a new asset type on Aster Pro, stock perpetual contracts. Traders can now gain leverage, permissionless exposurea, Meta, Microsoft, MSFT, Nvidia, NVDA, and Tesla, TSLA, with more blue chip names to follow. This makes Aster one of the few global perp DEXs to offer stock-based perpetual futures,

giving users the power to diversify into equities without compromising on custody, privacy, or speed. 24-7 trading of stock perps with up to 50x leverage unlike traditional brokers bound by red tape, limited trading hours, and custodial control, Aster delivers decentralized access to global equity markets 24-7 without requiring any intermediaries. Users can enter positions anytime, anywhere with up to 50x leverage, no signups, no paperwork, no gatekeeping.

While liquidity may be lower outside of traditional US stock market hours, as this reflects the current structure of global equity markets, traders are still able to manage smaller positions on Aster during this period. During Wall Street's active hours, Aster's deep liquidity pools kick in, offering smoother fills and efficient execution. With Nasdaq's plan for 24-fifths trading in the near future, traders will get to experience longer trading hours on Aster with deep liquidity and smooth execution as well. Greater than, Aster is about breaking down barriers whether that's asset types, market

greater than ours, or outdated trading infrastructures," said Leonard, CEO of Aster. With greater than decentralized stock perpetual contracts, we're opening the doors for crypto greater than traders to access the biggest US equities with the privacy and speed they greater than deserve. Deep liquidity and secure pricing via PYTH network similar to other perpetual contracts on Aster Pro. Aster's stock perpetuals are derivative contracts that let traders speculate on the price of the underlying asset, without the need for real-world custody. Pricing data for these contracts is derived directly from Pyth network, where an aggregated price is generated from active quotes contributed by multiple independent publishers.

This ensures reliable and tamper-resistant feeds for stock contracts and all other Aster perpetual contracts. Traders will also benefit from Aster's high-speed matching engine and integrated liquidity that have made Aster the global second perp dex by trading volume. Whether traders are hedging a portfolio or betting on short-term moves, Aster stock perps offer unmatched versatility. For example, a user holding TSLA stock-off chain can short TSLA, USDT on Aster with leverage to hedge downside exposure in volatile markets, all without centralized intermediaries, using permissionless trading. Built for traders, by traders this launch marks a major milestone in Aster's mission

to bridge traditional finance and DeFi without compromise. From a record-breaking first half of 2025 with over $58 billion in trading volume and the rollout of features like Aster mobile app, to unveiling hidden orders, and Aster chain beta, a high-performance ZK-powered L1 with privacy focus for perpetuals, Aster continues to elevate what DeFi can deliver with the launch of TradFi and DeFi continues to gain traction worldwide, Astor is leading the charge, combining the hallmark privacy and composability of DeFi with new asset opportunities. Users can start trading US equities with crypto and leverage, with the freedom on flexibility that only Astor offers.

About Astor, Astor is a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange built for everyone. It offers MEV-free, one-click trading for crypto with up to 1000 1x leverage in simple mode, BNB chain, Arbitrum, and advanced tools including hidden orders, grid trading, and stock contracts in Pro Mode, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Aster Chain is a high-performance blockchain engineered to deliver private and non-custodial on-chain order book trading. Backed by YZILabs, Aster is building the future of DeFi, fast, flexible, and community first. Users can learn more at the Aster official website or connect with Aster on the official ex account.Contact Kathi Asterkathy at us.com This story was published as a press release by Chainwire under Hacker Noon's

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