George Town, British Virgin Islands, December 15, 2025 – Aster, the high-performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of Shield Mode, a new protected trading mode integrated directly into Aster Perpetual, bringing the full 1001x high-leverage trading experience into a faster, safer, and more flexible on-chain trading experience.
Shield Mode represents a key milestone in Aster’s mission to build the next generation of on-chain trading platforms, designed to serve advanced traders while addressing the challenges of trading in fully transparent on-chain markets.
“Shield Mode reflects our belief that the future of on-chain trading isn’t just about leverage or speed — it’s also about control, discretion, and protection,” said Leonard, CEO of Aster. “We’re building a trading platform that allows traders to perform at the highest level without being forced to broadcast their strategies to the market.”
Aster’s 1001x product has become known for pushing the boundaries of on-chain perpetual trading, offering up to 1001x leverage, zero slippage, no opening fees, and fully on-chain settlement. As on-chain trading infrastructure matured, traders also became more aware of the trade-offs of full on-chain transparency — particularly the risk of exposing trading strategies and intentions to the market.
In mid-2025, Aster introduced Hidden Orders on Aster Perpetual, allowing traders to hide order price and size from the public order book while maintaining access to deep liquidity. This marked an important step toward giving traders greater discretion when trading on-chain.
Shield Mode builds on this foundation by introducing a more comprehensive protected trading mode, combining high-leverage performance with stronger protection of trading intent and a smoother, more controlled trading experience.
Shield Mode is a new trading mode built directly into Aster Perpetual, bringing the full 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 on-chain transaction signing.
Core features of Aster’s 1001x trading model remain intact, including up to 1001x leverage for BTC and ETH, zero slippage, and no opening fees. Shield Mode further improves efficiency by eliminating closing fees, removing gas costs entirely, and enabling faster trade execution. Together, these improvements set a new benchmark for cost-efficient, high-performance on-chain perpetual trading.
Shield Mode is designed to support a flexible fee model, giving traders the ability to choose how they pay for trading based on their strategy and preferences.
In future updates, traders will be able to choose between Commission Mode, a transparent fixed percentage fee per trade designed for consistent and high-volume trading, and PnL Mode, a performance-based model where 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 is intended 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.
Shield Mode reflects Aster’s broader vision beyond a single trading feature. By introducing a protected trading mode for on-chain markets, Aster gives traders greater discretion and stronger protection of their trading strategies.
By fully integrating the 1001x experience directly into Aster Perpetual, Shield Mode also lays the foundation for unifying Aster’s core trading products under one seamless system, simplifying how traders access high leverage and manage positions.
Combined with gas-free trading and zero fees, Shield Mode sets a new standard for efficiency and performance in on-chain perpetual trading. With this launch, Aster positions itself not just as a decentralized exchange, but as a trading platform built for professional and high-performance on-chain trading in the next phase of on-chain finance.
Aster is an on-chain trading platform offering high-performance perpetual and spot trading with MEV-aware trading mechanics, 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 via Rocket Launch, which connects real traders with early-stage liquidity opportunities. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building toward its own Aster Chain and is currently running a multi-stage airdrop and incentive program to support its global community.
