TLDR
- Aster Chain mainnet launched as a trading focused Layer 1 backed by YZi Labs.
- The chain uses zero knowledge verifiable encryption and stealth addresses for private orders.
- Users can share Viewer Pass credentials for selective disclosure of private trading activity.
- Aster plans staking within a week and supports a native bridge to BNB Chain.
Aster, backed by YZi Labs, has launched the Aster Chain mainnet as a trading-focused Layer 1 network. The launch frames Aster Chain as a new era of on-chain privacy and transparency.
It targets both professional and retail traders, and it aims to pair privacy tools with fast execution. The project presents privacy and transparency as compatible parts of one system. It also puts trading privacy at the center of the chain’s design.
The network uses privacy-by-default accounts at the execution layer. Aster said users can keep trading activity private, while they still have tools for selective disclosure. The company also said staking on Aster Chain will start within a week, and developer programs will expand.
The mainnet release also opens the next stage of product and ecosystem expansion. The company said the chain was built for fairer market conditions on public infrastructure.
Private accounts and viewing credentials
Aster Chain places zero-knowledge verifiable cryptography and stealth address mechanisms into the execution layer. Each order is encrypted before it reaches the chain. When account privacy is enabled, orders move through unique stealth addresses, and wallet links to trading activity are hidden. Aster said this structure prevents outside parties from tracking, linking, or rebuilding a trader’s activity.
Aster said privacy is the default setting, not an added option. Users who want to share activity can create a Viewer Pass as a viewing credential. That credential lets chosen parties view private orders, while the wider market cannot see them.
Aster also said asset transfers remain traceable for compliance needs. That approach is meant to balance private execution with optional visibility for selected counterparties or partners. Viewer Passes can be shared only with approved recipients chosen by the account holder.
Trading privacy and execution speed
The launch addresses a problem seen on fully transparent trading venues. Public order details can expose position size, entry points, and liquidation levels. Aster said this can allow position hunting, where traders push markets toward forced liquidations. It cited a March 2025 case involving a $375 million Bitcoin short opened with 40x leverage.
That issue has become more visible as larger leveraged positions move on public blockchains. Aster’s pitch is that privacy removes an attack surface that open ledgers can create for active traders.
Aster said Aster Chain can reach more than 100,000 transactions per second, with a 50 millisecond median block time. The network also has no gas fees, and it offers sub-second finality. Aster CEO Leonard said,
“The transparency between traders and competitors is a serious vulnerability.” He said the design treats privacy as a basic market requirement and aims to stop predatory attacks. Aster says this gives users exchange-like speed while they keep self-custody, verifiability, and permissionless market access.
Staking and developer plans
The mainnet launch begins a phased buildout of the Aster Chain ecosystem. The network already supports a native cross-chain bridge to BNB Chain. Aster said price data will come through proprietary oracles, and the flagship Aster trading interface is live. The bridge is designed to connect outside liquidity with the new trading network.
Aster plans to open Aster Chain staking within a week for early supporters and liquidity providers. The team is also expanding Aster Code for developers. It is inviting builders to create dedicated vaults and collaborative DeFi products on the network.
Aster said the release is the start of a wider rollout, not the end state. The rollout puts Aster Chain’s privacy model at the center of its next growth phase.
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