Aster vs Bluefin
Aster traded 2378× Bluefin's 24-hour volume ($2.25B vs $948K) and holds 1854× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Bluefin | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.05 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $13.98 |
| $1,242 | BTC trade, $1M | — |
| $38.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $158K |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.035%/0.010% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 40x |
| Size | ||
| $2.25B | ◀Volume 24h | $948K |
| $1.68B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $827K |
| $1.37B | ◀Open interest | $740K |
| $505.4M | ◀TVL | $1.5M |
| Markets | ||
| 599 | ◀Markets | 8 |
| 146 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 1 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.575% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +2.207% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | $BLUE |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | Bluefin |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $1.3613.6 bp |
| $10k | $8.058.1 bp | $13.9814.0 bp |
| $100k | $96.289.6 bp | $24524.5 bp |
| $1M | $1,24212.4 bp | — |
| $5M | $10,05520.1 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 7
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Bluefin | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$68 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.2338% | +0.2238% | +$3 |
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$20 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| ETH | +0.0100% | −0.0022% | — | — |
| WAL | −0.0177% | +0.0100% | — | — |
Only on Aster: 562
ASTER · XRP · XAG · CL · MU · SPCX · SNDK · WLFI · SKHYNIX · SOXL · ZEC · LIT · KITE · BNB · GPRO · BZ · BULLA · DOGE · META · KORU · PREDICT · NEAR · SYN · IDOL · AVAX · INTC · AGT · CAKE · ACN · TAO · MOONSHOT · AIN · BNC · QQQ · OURA · LTC · EVAA · BIANRENSHENG · SQQQ · CRCL · NVDA · LYN · PAXG · LINK · JCT · ATOM · OPENAI · XMR · STRC · LUMIA · BAT · DOT · WLD · MSTR · FF · PLAY · GRAM · GOOGL · ADA · AAVE · and 502 more
Only on Bluefin: 1
Questions
Is Aster or Bluefin cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.05 on Aster and $13.98 on Bluefin right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Aster is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.035%.
Which has more markets, Aster or Bluefin?
Aster lists 599 active markets and Bluefin 8; 7 assets trade on both, 1 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or Bluefin require KYC?
Aster: No ID to trade (the terms keep a right to limited checks); not for the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine or sanctioned countries. Bluefin: No ID (deposit addresses are sanctions-screened); not for the US, Canada, retail UK or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and Bluefin?
Yes: 1 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was HYPE, long on Aster and short on Bluefin, with $3 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Bluefin?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.25B, Bluefin $948K. Open interest as each reports it: $1.37B and $740K. TVL: $505.4M and $1.5M.