March 18th, 2026 - George Town, British Virgin Islands
Aster, the privacy-first trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has expanded its collaboration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to launch USD1-denominated perpetual contracts.
The new markets include BTC, ETH, and SOL pairs, with over 10 additional pairs planned. Traders can now use USD1 as collateral with a 1:1 ratio to USDT, enabling full capital efficiency.
Aster is offering zero-bps maker fees and 0.5-bps taker fees on all USD1 pairs-representing an 87.5% reduction from standard USDT fees.
To incentivize early adoption, the platform will distribute up to 2.5 million WLFI tokens monthly through a trading rewards program, while users holding USD1 may qualify for additional incentives.
The move supports the broader goal of building deep liquidity ahead of the Aster Chain mainnet launch, reducing reliance on single stablecoins and advancing functional parity for USD1 in DeFi.