$ASTER Explodes 377% After CZ Tweet, A Direct Shot at Hyperliquid

$ASTER is the name everyone’s watching today. The token has surged 377.4% in 24 hours, trading at $0.528 according to CoinMarketCap. Volume hit $345M as over 330K new wallets joined in, sending TVL above $1B for the first time. The spark? A single tweet from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), his first-ever endorsement of a coin outside of BNB. And it wasn’t just any coin. It was Aster, the perp DEX built as a direct competitor to Hyperliquid. CZ’s tweet… Well done! Good start. Keep building! pic.twitter.com/oMfOxfsBRS — CZ BNB (@cz_binance) September 17, 2025 has already sent Crypto Twitter into overdrive. What is Aster? Aster is what happens when two powerful engines collide. Astherus: focused on yield machines, staking, liquidity, and stable returns. APX Finance: a perp engine built for deep leverage and serious infrastructure. The two merged in late 2024. Out of that merger came Aster, a platform that does both, yield and perpetuals. Aster runs multichain, backed by YZi Labs (an entity with CZ’s fingerprints all over it). The backing is strategic. It’s not just capital. It’s total alignment. Aster’s official announcement… A significant first step for $ASTER on BNB Chain. • $345M traded in 24h • Price reached $0.528 (~1,650%) • 330K new wallets joined • TVL $660M → $1.005B • Platform volume near $1.5B Thanks to our community for the trust and support. We’ll keep focusing on building an open… pic.twitter.com/cgPlwb2FVh — Aster (@Aster_DEX) September 18, 2025 confirms the mission: outcompete Hyperliquid head-on. A Historic First Step on BNB Chain Aster’s launch on BNB Chain marks a significant shift. The numbers tell the story: $345M traded in 24h Price at $0.528, up 1,650% from inception 330K new wallets in one day TVL jumps $660M → $1.005B Platform volume near $1.5B These aren’t just vanity stats. They’re proof of network effect in real time. See AltCryptoGems’ chart… 80% people missed $HYPE at $5. Why? They didn’t know how to buy it on-chain. Now, history is about to repeat itself with $ASTER , the biggest Hyperliquid competitor, backed by CZ & Binance. : How to buy $ASTER & why you need to pay attention pic.twitter.com/i3OJFwP5cl — Sjuul | AltCryptoGems (@AltCryptoGems) September 18, 2025 it’s straight up. Why Aster Could Flip Hyperliquid Crypto Twitter is buzzing with reasons why Aster could surpass Hyperliquid. Here are the main ones: 1. US Stock Perps Aster is the only DEX offering 24/7 US stock perpetuals. That’s a funnel no competitor currently owns. 2. Yield-Bearing Margin $USDF, Aster’s native stable, acts like USDe but with yield on margin. Traders earn while they trade, a unique hook. 3. CZ’s Ruthlessness CZ has a track record. FTX, LUNA, countless other rivals, all neutralized. He doesn’t act unless he’s already sure of victory. 4. Full Alignment CZ controls YZi Labs. Majority backer. Majority control. The legal and structural setup is designed for speed. 5. Retail Funnel 90% of retail traffic touches Binance. Aster plugs directly into that funnel. Hyperliquid, meanwhile, is invisible to most new users. 6. Social Reach While Hyperliquid whales spin narratives in a CT echo chamber, Aster has 100x more social reach. Retail ownership ensures alignment. 7. Capital & Strategy Jeff (Hyperliquid’s founder) is smart. But CZ has more capital, more political leverage, and more ruthlessness. Rebates, vampire attacks, employee poaching, regulatory pressure, he’ll use all of it. 8. Liquidity Depth CZ can match Binance’s pool depth inside Aster. Once that flywheel spins, algos, MMs, and retail follow. HL gets starved of oxygen. 9. Market Cap Advantage $ASTER sits at $500M MCap. Supply is tightly controlled by CZ. Price, onboarding, marketing, all coordinated. 10. Ego and Revenge This is personal. CZ claims he invented perp DEX ideas back in 2019. He believes Jeff and others siphoned market share. Now, he’s here to reclaim it. Asparagoid’s thread… 10 reasons $ASTER will flip Hyperliquid: 1) The only DEX with 24/7 US stock perps 2) Yield Bearing margin: $USDF is native and functions similar to USDe, with additional yield based on activity 3) CZ doesn't tolerate competitors and historically has neutralized all competition… — Dr. Shin Geon-yeong (神建永), Ph.D. (@asparagoid) September 18, 2025 breaks down exactly why Aster could dominate. Traders didn’t wait. Once CZ tweeted, wallets flooded in. 330K new addresses in 24h isn’t organic, it’s coordinated funneling. Social buzz confirmed it. ASTER trended across X within hours. Influencers with millions of followers carried the same line: this isn’t just another coin, this is CZ’s coin. Aster went from niche merger product to global spotlight in a single day. Hyperliquid’s Challenge Hyperliquid has the tech edge, for now. Their execution is clean, their perps engine is battle-tested. But distribution is weak. They live in the CT bubble. The problem is simple: funnel control. Hyperliquid must win on merit alone. Aster doesn’t. With Binance’s funnel, Aster decides what retail sees, then wins with deeper liquidity and incentives. Jeff is brilliant, but he can’t match CZ’s warchest or his willingness to play dirty. Regulation, politics, BD, CZ has the upper hand in every angle outside of pure tech. And in crypto, funnels and incentives matter more than tech. This isn’t just a pump. It’s a turning point. For the first time, CZ publicly picked a project outside BNB. And not just any project, one designed to dismantle a rising rival. Aster is a multichain DEX with a war general at the helm. Hyperliquid is a tech-first upstart with no retail funnel. The clash isn’t fair. Today’s 377% move is likely just the beginning. CZ has proven across a decade that when he picks a fight, he fights to win. The market just witnessed something historic. CZ’s entrance into the perp DEX wars changes everything. $ASTER is now a Binance-backed weapon. Hyperliquid just became target 1. Retail flow, liquidity depth, and social dominance are about to shift. The question isn’t if Aster challenges Hyperliquid. It’s how quickly. With CZ’s tweet, the battle line is drawn. Follow Aster’s updates here: @Aster_DEX A significant first step for $ASTER on BNB Chain. • $345M traded in 24h • Price reached $0.528 (~1,650%) • 330K new wallets joined • TVL $660M → $1.005B • Platform volume near $1.5B Thanks to our community for the trust and support. We’ll keep focusing on building an open… pic.twitter.com/cgPlwb2FVh — Aster (@Aster_DEX) September 18, 2025 Disclosure: This is not trading or investment advice. Always do your research before buying any cryptocurrency or investing in any services. Follow us on Twitter @nulltxnews to stay updated with the latest Crypto, NFT, AI, Cybersecurity, Distributed Computing, and Metaverse news !