ASTER Chain testnet is about to launch, on December 5th, 77.8M tokens will be burned, and the 2026 H1 roadmap will be officially released.
In the past few days,
$ASTER has released several major updates, and the narrative of privacy public chains is rapidly heating up.
1. On December 4th, the official 2026 H1 roadmap was released.
Early December: Shield Mode will go live, supporting high-leverage privacy trading + TWAP strategy orders.
Mid-December: RWA upgrade, expanding liquidity in the perpetual stock market.
End of February: Aster Chain testnet will open for community testing.
Q1 2026: Mainnet launch, ASTER staking, on-chain governance, and fiat deposit and withdrawal channels.
The upcoming opening of the testnet is the current largest milestone, and the mainnet is expected to launch in Q1 of 2026.
2. On December 5th (tomorrow), the third phase of token burning will be executed.
Burning 77.8M ASTER (approximately 70 million USD), continuing the buyback-burn mechanism, with over 100 million tokens burned cumulatively. With the rebound after Coinbase's listing, the supply side continues to tighten.
3. The positioning of the privacy public chain is further strengthened.
Aster Chain, as a Layer-1 focused on ZK privacy, features default transaction anonymity, zero gas fees, sub-second finality, and MEV resistance, specifically designed for derivatives trading and institutional funds, is viewed by the community as the new king of the privacy coin track.
$ASTER The current price of
$ASTER is approximately 1.08 USD, with a market cap exceeding 2.5 billion USD. The opening of the testnet and the dual catalyst of burning are expected to continue to rise in short-term attention.
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