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Aster Launches Aster Chain Mainnet to Add Default Privacy for Onchain Trading
On March 17th, 2026, Aster, a privacy-focused trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, announced the launch of the Aster Chain mainnet. The Layer 1 network is positioned to reduce onchain "position hunting" by making trading privacy the default while targeting CEX-like performance, including 100,000+ TPS and a 50ms median block time. Aster also said it plans to start a staking program within a week of the launch.