{"id":12646,"date":"2025-10-06T10:42:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/binance-to-list-aster-amid-wash-trading-allegations\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:42:45","slug":"binance-to-list-aster-amid-wash-trading-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/binance-to-list-aster-amid-wash-trading-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance to list Aster amid wash trading allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p>Binance has announced listing plans for Aster amid allegations of wash trading in the crypto community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_729fde3dd2c5089b374a4e2205ccafb0\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Binance is set to list Aster on October 6 with three trading pairs.<\/li>\n<li>The exchange advises caution, urging users to research thoroughly before trading off-platform.<\/li>\n<li>Aster price has recovered to $2.00, up 3.9% on the day after correction following DeFiLlama\u2019s delisting announcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Binance has announced the listing of Aster, marking a major step forward for the decentralized exchange project. According to the official <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/binance\/status\/1975110396832018762?s=46\">statement<\/a>, trading for the token will go live on October 6, 2025, at 12:00 UTC, with three new spot trading pairs available: ASTER\/USDT, ASTER\/USDC, and ASTER\/TRY.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Binance will list <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aster_DEX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Aster_DEX<\/a> (ASTER) with a Seed Tag applied.<\/p>\n<p>More information \ud83d\udc49 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kfCXUFCYPe\">https:\/\/t.co\/kfCXUFCYPe<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNosuuNN7T\">pic.twitter.com\/yNosuuNN7T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Binance (@binance) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1975110396832018762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Users will be able to begin depositing ASTER (ASTER) tokens starting from 09:00 UTC on the same day, while withdrawals will be enabled 24 hours later, at 12:00 UTC on October 7. <\/p>\n<p>Binance\u2019s announcement comes amid allegations of wash trading surrounding the decentralized exchange, a practice where fake trades inflate market metrics.\u00a0The exchnage\u2019s application of a \u201cSeed Tag\u201d to the token calls has added to the concerns, suggesting that it views the token as high-risk, likely due to volatility, low liquidity, or the ongoing allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>As part of its listing announcement, Binance also issued a standard caution to users, asking them to do their own research before placing trades outside Binance \u201cto avoid any scams and ensure safety of funds.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aster price regains momentum after pullback<\/h2>\n<p>Binance\u2019s listing comes after DeFiLlama, an analytics platform, had announced its decision to delist the platform\u2019s perpetual futures data on its platform, citing suspicious trading behavior. <\/p>\n<p>According to DeFiLlama co-founder 0xngmi, the exchange\u2019s XRP\/USDT and ETH\/USDT pairs mirrored Binance\u2019s volumes 1:1, and the low chance of such behavior has prompted allegations of wash trading across the community.<\/p>\n<p>Although its spot and TVL data remain live on DeFiLlama, the move triggered a temporary sell-off that pushed the native token\u2019s price down by 10% to $1.80. The token has since rebounded to around $2.00, posting a 3.9% gain in the past 24 hours, per data crypto.news.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no direct evidence yet suggesting that Aster has engaged in wash trading, the seed tag application reflects Binance\u2019s efforts to proactively caution users about the risks that often accompany newly listed DEX tokens.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Binance has announced listing plans for Aster amid allegations of wash trading in the crypto community. 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