Aster Launches Aster Chain Mainnet With ZK Privacy Stack and 100,000+ TPS Claims
On March 17, 2026, Aster, a privacy-focused trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, announced the launch of Aster Chain Mainnet in George Town, British Virgin Islands. The Layer 1 network targets DeFi "position hunting" by making trading privacy the default via ZK-verifiable encryption and stealth addresses, while claiming 100,000+ TPS and a 50ms median block time with zero gas. Aster also said it plans to start a staking program within a week to reward early supporters and liquidity providers.