Aster DEX News Today: SUSHI Perp Futures Go Live With 5x Leverage Aster DEX just added $SUSHI perpetual futures to its platform. Traders can now open leveraged positions on the SushiSwap toke
Aster DEX just added $SUSHI perpetual futures to its platform. Traders can now open leveraged positions on the SushiSwap token with up to 5x leverage, and earn bonus points while doing it.
Source: Official Announcement
The decentralized crypto exchange confirmed the SushiSwap perpetual listing on June 4, 2026. This is a direct on-chain perp option for one of DeFi's most recognized tokens, now available with leverage on a decentralized platform.
Until June 10, 2026, at 23:59 UTC, traders on Aster DEX earn 1.2x trading points on every SUSHI perp trade. That promotional boost is designed to drive volume during the early launch window.
Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetuals exchange built on its own high-performance AsterChain L1, targeting over 100,000 transactions per second. The platform supports encrypted orders, multi-chain access, and products ranging from crypto perps to stock perps and yield tools, all without centralized custody.
The crypto token currently trades around $0.22 USD as of early June 4, 2026. Market cap sits in the $64M range, with a circulating supply of 286M tokens.
Source: CoinMarketCap Official
That price is a long way from the Sushiswap token's all-time high of roughly $23 back in 2021. Still, the token remains active across DeFi ecosystems and continues to attract trading interest, especially around listings like this one.
The SUSHI listing date on Aster-DEX adds another on-chain leverage option for traders who want DeFi-native exposure without going through a centralized exchange like Binance.
SushiSwap started as a Uniswap fork in 2020 and has since grown into a multi-chain DeFi ecosystem operating across 30-plus blockchains. The perpetual trading launch on Aster reflects continued institutional and retail interest in legacy DeFi protocols.
The SUSHI token serves multiple roles inside the ecosystem. Holders use it for governance voting, fee sharing through the SushiBar staking mechanism, liquidity incentives, and broader DeFi participation including yield farming.
SushiSwap is also rolling out new upgrades. The Blade No-IL AMM aims to reduce or eliminate impermanent loss for liquidity providers on blue-chip pairs. The Kubo Perpetuals Primitive targets delta-neutral yield strategies. Solana integration and governance improvements are also in progress.
While the SushiSwap news drove activity on the platform, $ASTER itself saw a 2% drop to $0.66 over the past 24 hours. That drop is notably smaller than the broader crypto market's 4.01% decline during the same period.
Trading volume across the market fell 10.09% to $226.8M, with no signs of panic selling. This came after the token recently hit a two months high of $0.77–$0.78.
Aster DEX's expanding listings, including the new perp, position the platform as a serious player in the growing altcoin perpetuals space heading into mid-2026.
Note: This article is for information purposes only. All the information and facts are based on market present data. The article itself does not claim anything.
