Aster DEX also came up with another user-controlled fee-discount switch, which enables traders to select the time to use the 5 percent trade discount, with the native token of the platform, $ASTER. The update will be in the Assets section of the app under the perpetual section and it will allow users to decide whether they want fees charged only in USDT or through the use of $ASTER that has an automatic burn mechanism.
Users Find Control Without Forced Tokens Usage
The exchange engineered such a toggle in order to guarantee traders have complete control over their holdings in $ASTER. The users used to be deducted mandatory fees in the form of tokens particularly during promotional times. The traders are able to switch discounts on at the time it suits them or off to avoid losing their token balance in the volatile market with the new switch.
Flipping the switch to charge trading fees with the Aster discount flow, which will be fee (5% off) -USDT, and at the same time, burning ASTER to maintain token scarcity in the long run with ASTER. Aster aspires to have high token utility in its perpetual futures ecosystem without being coerced to transact during the market swings that are not favorable.
Update is in Line with Trader-First Strategy of Aster
The system is aligned with the overall mission of providing low-fee, pro-trader infrastructure on BNB Chain by Aster DEX. With the support of YZi Labs, the site is evolving to increase UX with the help of flexible tools on real-time risk management, advanced perpetuals, and high-leverage positions. That trader centrism is reinforced by the new toggle.
Aster affirmed that this upgrade will be part of its growing 2026 roadmap that consists of enhanced DeFi access, enhanced liquidity layers, and expanded smart models of fee-routing. The toggle is one of the major steps towards providing perpetual traders with transparent, customizable, and frictionless trading experiences.
