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The Aster airdrop: six stages of ASTER

Aster, a perpetual futures exchange backed by YZi Labs, has run six ASTER airdrops since its token launched on 17 September 2025. The trading-based stages are over. The only claim left is the full Stage 6 allocation, from 4 November to 4 December 2026, for wallets that chose to wait.

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Can you still claim the Aster airdrop?

Only one claim is left. Stage 6, Aster's last airdrop based on trading, gave wallets a choice in April 2026: half of their ASTER at once, or all of it after six months. For those who waited, Aster's airdrop page lists the full claim for "12:00 UTC, 4 Nov - 12:00 UTC, 4 Dec 2026".

That claim only covers wallets that picked the six-month option, because "Your selection is final after 12:00 UTC, May 2." The page doesn't say what happens to wallets that never chose. Every earlier claim has closed, the last on 9 July 2026.

Warning Aster's docs say the only official airdrop link is asterdex.com/en/airdrop, and that claiming needs no approval transaction. A site that asks you to approve tokens before you claim ASTER is fake.

What is Aster?

Aster describes itself as "a privacy-focused decentralized exchange, offering perpetual markets on crypto, stocks and commodities", and it now runs on its own blockchain, Aster Chain. It formed in 2025 when Astherus and APX Finance merged, and it says it is backed by YZi Labs. Its token, ASTER, launched on BNB Chain on 17 September 2025 with a maximum supply of 8 billion.

ASTER token allocation chart: total supply 8,000,000,000, with 53.5% for the airdrop, 30% ecosystem and community, 7% treasury, 5% team and 4.5% liquidity and listing
Aster's ASTER allocation chart, with 53.5% of the supply set aside for airdrops. Source: Aster docs

How the Aster airdrop worked: six stages

Aster put more than half of its token into airdrops: "53.5% of $ASTER is reserved for community rewards via airdrops." It paid them out in stages, each based on points earned by trading on Aster:

  • Stages 0 and 1: 704 million ASTER, 8.8% of the supply, claimable from 17 September to 17 October 2025 by wallets with points from Aster's early programs.
  • Stage 2: 320 million ASTER, 4%, for 153,932 wallets that traded between 8 September and 5 October 2025. Decrypt reported that the claim was delayed over data inconsistencies in the token allocations, after complaints from users.
  • Stage 3: 200 million ASTER, 2.5%, claimed from 15 December 2025 to 15 January 2026.
  • Stage 4: 120 million ASTER, 1.5%, for trading from 10 November to 21 December 2025.
  • Stage 5: 96 million ASTER, 1.2%, for trading from 22 December 2025 to 1 February 2026.
  • Stage 6: 64 million ASTER, 0.8%, ending on 29 March 2026.

From Stage 2 on, a wallet needed at least 10,000 points. From Stage 4 on there was a catch: claim early and lose half. For Stage 4, Aster wrote: "Claim immediately on January 28: Receive 50%. The remaining 50% is forfeited and burned." Waiting a few months paid out the full amount.

How much was the Aster airdrop worth?

On 29 October 2026 Aster's own market data showed ASTER at about $0.70. At that price the 320 million ASTER of Stage 2 came to roughly $1,450 for each of its 153,932 wallets on average, by our count. Real allocations varied widely with points, and wallets that claimed early in Stages 4 to 6 gave up half.

Is there a new Aster airdrop in 2026?

No new airdrop stage has been announced. Aster said Stage 6 "was our final stage to allocate emissions based on trading activity." After it came Stardust, "an open-ended points program" whose points "may unlock exclusive perks and benefits as the ecosystem evolves". No token is promised for it, and since 31 August 2026 "Stardust points accrual is currently paused."

What runs now are trading campaigns. The USD1 RWA Boost pays USD1 and WLFI until 31 December 2026, and weekly ASTER and WLFI rewards for grid liquidity were extended on 26 October. You can also stake ASTER for up to 208 weeks. All of these need real trades or locked tokens, and Aster offers "up to 1001x leverage", so losses can come quickly.

Aster's terms bar people in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela and Syria, and forbid getting around the block.

Sources

  1. What is Aster Aster docs
  2. ASTER tokenomics Aster docs
  3. ASTER TGE Aster docs
  4. How to claim your airdrop Aster docs
  5. Aster airdrop allocation Aster
  6. 153,932 wallets qualified for Aster Genesis: Stage 2 Aster on X,
  7. Stage 4 claim options Aster on X,
  8. Stage 6 ends and Stardust begins Aster on X,
  9. Stage 6 allocation and vesting options Aster on X,
  10. Stardust points accrual is paused Aster on X,
  11. USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1 Aster docs
  12. Terms and conditions Aster docs
  13. Aster Airdrop Delayed Due to 'Data Inconsistencies' With Token Allocations Decrypt,

This article is general information, not financial or tax advice. No airdrop is guaranteed.