Is Aster custodial? Who holds your funds?
No. Aster is listed as non-custodial: your funds stay in a wallet you control, not with the venue.
Checked 2026-10-17 · 3 sources- Users trade from connected wallets. Aster's Terms (section 2.3) say it may implement limited identity verification procedures where regulation requires.
- Non-custodial does not mean risk-free. Smart-contract bugs, phishing and malicious approvals can still lose funds.
- We list 2 reported incidents for Aster on its legit check.
Sources: Aster Docs: Fees (perpetuals) · Aster Docs: VIP Program (General Perpetuals fee table) · Aster Docs: 1001x Fees & Slippage. The venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
Aster
Perp DEX · 0.08% round trip. Aster is a decentralized perpetuals exchange offering order-book perps on crypto, stocks and commodities, plus a Shield Mode with order privacy, a one-click 1001x mode and spot trading. It runs on Aster Chain, its own privacy-focused layer 1, which announced mainnet in March 2026.
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