🚨 $ASTER LAUNCHES GRID 2.0 WITH 140,000 ASTER REWARDS
WHAT HAPPENED $ONE
Aster has launched its Perpetual Grid 2.0 liquidity mining campaign, introducing a four-week incentive program with a potential reward pool of up to 140,000 ASTER tokens.
The campaign runs from September 28 to October 25, 2026, rewarding eligible users running Perpetual Grid strategies on supported trading pairs.
KEY NUMBERS
💰 140,000 ASTER — Maximum reward pool 📅 4 weeks — Campaign duration 🪙 10,000 ASTER — Base reward pool per epoch
WHY IT MATTERS
The campaign is designed to increase automated perpetual trading activity and liquidity across Aster's platform.
Rewards are distributed hourly based on eligible Grid trading volume. Additional rewards may depend on market conditions and activity.
MARKET REACTION
ASTER traded near $0.70 on September 28, with 24-hour trading volume reported at approximately $146 million on OKX. The token was down around 2.93% over 24 hours.
WHAT TO WATCH
Monitor Grid 2.0 participation, eligible trading volume, reward distribution and ASTER's price reaction throughout the campaign.
📍 𝐒𝐄𝐏 𝟏𝟓 — 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐓 A procedural vote is expected. Failure may already be priced in — but an unexpected PASS could become a major bullish catalyst. 🚀
📍 𝐒𝐄𝐏 𝟏𝟔 — 𝐅𝐄𝐃 The Fed decision could set the tone for risk assets. Dovish = potential liquidity boost 🔥 Hawkish = pressure on $BTC and $ETH ⚠️
📍 𝐒𝐄𝐏 𝟏𝟖 — 𝐁𝐎𝐉 A 25 bps hike is expected. A more aggressive path could fuel carry-trade unwind risk, while a softer stance could support global risk assets. 📈
⚡ 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊.
Don’t blindly chase the first candle. Let volatility settle, then watch where the real trend develops. 👀
KEY NUMBERS —$XPL : $567M TVL, $1.76B Unlock Sep 25 $567.2M USD TVL, current — Plasma DeFi liquidity (vs +7.60% 7d, as of Sep 13'26) $1.073B USD stablecoin mcap, current — stablecoin liquidity (vs +19.17% 7d, as of Sep 13'26) $1.76B XPL, Sep 25'26 — scheduled unlock (vs 17.6% of total supply, as of Sep 13'26) $145.26M USD, Sep 25'26 — approximate unlock value (vs 63.2% of released-supply value, as of Sep 12'26) 2.778B XPL, current — circulating supply (vs 10.00B total supply, as of Sep 12'26) 27.78% XPL, current — supply unlocked (vs 72.22% still locked, as of Sep 12'26) $227.23M USD, current — XPL market cap (vs $829.4M FDV, as of Sep 13'26) $46.28M USD, 24h — XPL trading volume (vs $40.29M prior DefiLlama snapshot, as of Sep 13'26) $0.07977 USD/XPL, current — supplied Bybit price (vs -2.79% 24h, as of Sep 13'26) $1.59M USD, 24h — supplied Bybit turnover (vs $0.08461 high and $0.07844 low, as of Sep 13'26)$XPL
1.12M XPL, 4h — current candle volume (vs 2.87M XPL MA5, as of Sep 13'26) 0.08196 USD/XPL, 4h — MA7 level (vs 0.08333 MA14 and 0.08830 MA28, as of Sep 13'26) 0.10114 USD/XPL, 4h — chart-period high (vs $0.07977 current price, as of Sep 13'26) $138,213.59 USD, 24h — Plasma fees paid (vs $5.78M 24h DEX volume, as of Sep 13'26) $269 USD, 24h — Plasma chain fees (vs $269 chain revenue, as of Sep 13'26) $1.073B USD, current — stablecoin market cap (vs $567.2M DeFi TVL, as of Sep 13'26)
READ — Plasma has $567.2M of DeFi TVL and $1.073B of stablecoin market cap, while XPL remains below both its 4h MA7 and MA14 after the latest decline. The key supply variable is the Sep 25'26 unlock: 1.76B XPL is scheduled for release, compared with 2.778B XPL currently circulating. Circle also launched native USDC and EURC on Plasma on Aug 28'26, adding regulated stablecoin rails alongside the existing stablecoin liquidity base. $LSK
OPEN QUESTION — Can Plasma’s $1.073B stablecoin base keep expanding ahead of the Sep 25'26 XPL unlock?
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech has put markets on alert. He kept the focus on inflation and said the Fed needs more confidence before changing policy, but importantly, he did NOT confirm a September rate hike. 0$CLO
Markets are now watching the upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data closely. Rate-hike expectations jumped after Warsh’s comments, but policy is still data-dependent. 1
🔥 For crypto, this means volatility can stay high — and if upcoming data comes in softer, expectations could quickly shift toward easier policy.
BTC and altcoins could react strongly to any dovish change in Fed expectations.
Watch the Fed. Watch the data. The next big crypto move may be close. 🚀