Aster vs Extended
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
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| Line | Aster | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | Edge#02 · $64,919.0M | #09 · $7,288.0M |
| Trading fees | 0.04% taker · 0% makerBase tier on the standard VIP schedule. Selected"Group B" crypto pairs are charged 0.1% taker, RWA pairs a flat 1.25 bps, and USD1-quoted pairs have their own schedule. Every maker fee is 0 bps. | Edge0.025% taker · 0% makerA flat schedule for perps and spot: 0.025% taker, 0% maker, with RWA markets discounted to 0.010% taker. Makers whose share of total maker volume reaches 0.5% receive a 0.002% rebate, rising to 0.010% above 5% market share; rebates are automatic and paid daily at 00:00 UTC. |
| New-user perk | You choose how the 10% default commission is split, so part of it can be returned to the referee as a fee discount | From TGE, 10% off trading fees for the first $25M of volume or 30 days from signup, whichever comes first |
| Max leverage | Edgeup to 1001× | up to 100× |
| Perp markets | Edge610 | 100 |
| Identity check (KYC) | Not documented | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, wallet or email login | Non-custodial: funds stay in on-chain contracts on Arc |
| Settles on | Aster Chain (own L1) | Arc (Circle's L1) |
| Collateral | USDC, USDT | USDC, cirBTC, ETH |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Chains | EVMBNB Chain | EdgeEVMEthereum, Arbitrum, Base, Arc, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain |
| Documented features | Edge9 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Aster if
You trade from a phone and want a large book of crypto, stock and commodity perps.
Second-largest perp venue in the set and one of the cheapest for takers: 0.04% on the main book, 0% for makers. The trade-off is volume quality: DefiLlama's normalized figure is far below the reported one, and the points campaigns pay for activity.
Read the Aster reviewSign up through this link: You choose how the 10% default commission is split, so part of it can be returned to the referee as a fee discount.
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Pick Extended if
Fee level is your deciding criterion and you want crypto and RWA markets on the same account.
The cheapest taker fee in the series at 0.025%, on a venue built by an ex-Revolut team that settles entirely on Arc, the L1 developed by Circle. Deposits are accepted from seven EVM chains in USDC, ETH or cirBTC, which removes the usual bridging detour.
Read the Extended reviewapp.extended.exchange
