Overview
- Aster activated AOS-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, opening a public process for projects to seek perpetual futures markets by meeting eligibility checks and staking the required tokens.
- Under AOS-2 applicants must lock 1,000,000 ASTER for four years before their proposal goes to an on-chain validator vote, and rejected proposals receive a full refund of the stake.
- If validators approve a proposal, Aster’s internal risk-control team sets leverage, margin and other contract parameters and the platform targets a T+1 launch after technical setup.
- The 1,000,000-token lock adds a new, large use case for ASTER that will remove tokens from circulation as applications grow and interact with Aster’s fee-driven buyback and supply-reduction plans.
- Key operational details remain unspecified in the announcement, including voting thresholds, vote length, whether locked tokens earn rewards, and rules on country-level access such as U.S. derivatives compliance.