Aster vs Pacifica
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
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| Line | Aster | Pacifica |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | Edge#02 · $64,919.0M | #08 · $10,418.0M |
| 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. | 0.040% taker · 0.015% makerFees come from your rolling 30-day volume: 0.040% taker and 0.015% maker up to $5M, then 0.038%/0.012% above $5M and 0.036%/0.009% above $10M. From $100M of volume the maker fee is 0% and the taker fee bottoms out at 0.028%. Sub-account volume counts toward the master account and fees are settled on each fill. |
| 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 | 5% bonus on the points you earn |
| Max leverage | Edgeup to 1001× | up to 50× |
| Perp markets | Edge610 | 78 |
| Identity check (KYC) | Not documented | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, wallet or email login | Non-custodial, Solana wallet |
| Settles on | Aster Chain (own L1) | Solana |
| Collateral | USDC, USDT | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Chains | EVMBNB Chain | SolanaSolana |
| Documented features | Edge9 of 10 | 8 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 | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| 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.
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Pick Pacifica if
You trade on Solana and want published taker and maker fees without a points-first story.
The most readable fee ladder of the series, on a Solana book with unified spot and collateral margin. Keep in mind that $10.4B of 30-day volume is real but modest next to the top three venues, and that the points program is the main growth engine.
Read the Pacifica reviewapp.pacifica.fi
