Aster, a decentralized perpetual alternate endorsed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, plans to launch Aster Chain’s mainnet in March, the staff introduced on X on Wednesday.
Aster Chain mainnet in March.
Privateness is sweet. Aster is sweet. 🥷
— Aster (@Aster_DEX) February 12, 2026
The rollout, a part of the corporate’s 2026 roadmap, is designed to spice up Aster’s infrastructure with a devoted community for its on-chain merchandise in addition to instruments for builders and built-in fiat on/offramps.
The layer 1 testnet went dwell in early February 2026 after preliminary whitelisted testing in late 2025, with over 50,000 contributors. The upcoming mainnet launch will mark a shift from testing to full manufacturing after the mission accomplished a number of testnet phases.
Aster plans to concentrate on community-driven upgrades to its decentralized alternate in 2026.
Key initiatives embody governance options powered by the native token, staking and on-chain participation, and expanded entry to real-world belongings like inventory perpetual markets, enhancing its artificial buying and selling choices past crypto.
