(PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, December 15, 2025)
Aster, a performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, announced the launch of Shield Mode. This new feature, integrated into Aster Perpetual, introduces a protected trading option designed to offer high leverage trading (up to 1,001x) in a more secure and flexible on-chain environment.
Shield Mode represents a key milestone in Aster’s mission to create the next generation of on-chain trading platforms, designed to serve advanced traders while meeting the challenges of trading on fully transparent on-chain markets.
“Shield Mode reflects our belief that the future of on-chain trading is not just about leverage or speed, but also about control, discretion and protection,” said Leonard, CEO of Aster. “We are building a trading platform that allows traders to reach the highest level without being forced to release their strategies to the market.”
Evolution of on-chain trading: from 1001x mode to Shield mode
Aster’s 1001x product offers up to 1001x leverage, no slippage, no setup fees and fully on-chain settlement. As on-chain trading infrastructure has evolved, participants have become increasingly aware of the tradeoffs related to transparency, particularly the exposure of trading strategies and intentions to the broader market.
In mid-2025, Aster introduced dark orders on Aster Perpetual, allowing traders to hide the price and size of orders from the public order book while retaining access to available liquidity. This update aimed to improve trading discretion in an on-chain environment.
Shield Mode builds on this foundation by introducing a more comprehensive protected trading mode, combining high leverage performance with stronger trading intent protection and a smoother, more controlled trading experience.
Shield Mode: a new trading mode on Aster
Shield Mode is a new trading mode integrated directly into Aster Perpetual, bringing the entire 1001x trading experience into a single interface and account system.
The new mode simplifies how traders open and manage long or short positions by removing the need to interact with a public order book, while allowing seamless access to high-leverage trading without cross-chain switching, fragmented workflows, or frequent signing of on-chain trades.
The core features of Aster’s 1001x trading model remain intact, including up to 1001x leverage for BTC and ETH, no slippage, and no setup fees. Shield Mode further improves efficiency by eliminating closing fees, removing gas costs entirely, and enabling faster transaction execution. Together, these improvements set a new benchmark for cost-effective and efficient on-chain perpetual trading.
Flexible fees, designed for different trading styles
Shield Mode is designed to support a flexible fee model, giving traders the flexibility to choose the payment method for their trades based on their strategy and preferences.
In future updates, traders will be able to choose between Commission Mode, a transparent fixed percentage per trade designed for consistent, high-volume trading, and PnL Mode, a performance-based model in which fees are only charged on profitable trades.
To celebrate the launch of Shield Mode, all Shield Mode fees will be waived until the end of the year.
This upcoming flexibility aims to give traders greater control over trading costs and allow different trading styles to operate under fee structures that better match their risk profiles and trading behavior.
Building the foundations for the next phase of Aster
Shield mode reflects Aster’s broader vision beyond a single trading feature. By introducing a protected trading mode for on-chain markets, Aster offers traders greater discretion and stronger protection of their trading strategies.
By integrating 1001x trading capability directly into Aster Perpetual, Shield Mode contributes to the continued consolidation of Aster’s core trading features into a unified system, aimed at streamlining access to high leverage and position management.
Combined with zero-gas, zero-fee trading, Shield Mode sets a new standard for efficiency and performance in on-chain perpetual trading. With this launch, Aster introduces additional features aimed at supporting professional and efficient trading in the evolving blockchain finance landscape.
About Aster
Aster is an on-chain trading platform offering high-performance perpetual and spot trading with MEV-enabled trading mechanisms, advanced order types such as hidden orders, and a protected trading mode, Shield mode, across multiple chains. Beyond trading, Aster enables greater capital efficiency through Trade & Earn and supports ecosystem growth through Rocket Launch, which connects real traders with early-stage liquidity opportunities. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building its own Aster Channel and is currently running a multi-stage airdrop and incentive program to support its global community.
Users can learn more on Aster’s official website or connect with Aster on the official X account.
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