Aster vs Veranta
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Aster | Veranta |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P02 · $64,919.0MEdge | #P11 · $3,194.0M |
| 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.Edge | 0.045% taker · 0.001% makerNo order book: the venue prices against its vault and rewards the side that balances open interest. Opening or closing on the lighter side costs 0.001%, on the heavier side 0.045%, charged on notional at both ends. Forex, commodities, indices and equities trade with zero commission while those markets are in growth mode, and Upside Perps skip upfront fees to take a share of profits instead. Funding and borrow are charged while the position is open. |
| 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 discountEdge | None documented |
| Max leverage | up to 1001×Edge | up to 500× |
| Perp markets | 610Edge | 100 |
| Identity check | Not documented | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, wallet or email login | Non-custodial, gasless one-click trading from your wallet |
| Settles on | Aster Chain (own L1) | Base (Avantis/Veranta contracts) |
| Collateral | USDC, USDT | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Chains | EVMBNB Chain | EVMBase |
| Documented features | 9 of 10Edge | 3 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | No |
| Cross margin | Yes | Not documented |
| Spot trading | Yes | No |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Not documented |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | No |
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.
asterdex.com
Pick Veranta if
You want one account for FX, equities, commodities and crypto, and you are willing to trade the balancing side to pay almost nothing.
Avantis became Veranta, and the model stayed the same: an AMM-style venue where your fee depends on which side of the market you take, from 0.001% when you balance open interest to 0.045% when you add to it. Leverage reaches 500x on FX majors and 250x on blue-chip crypto through Upside Perps.
veranta.xyz
