Aster Chain Mainnet Launches on March 17, 2026 With Encrypted Layer 1 for Private DeFi Trading
On March 17, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced the official launch of Aster Chain Mainnet, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain for private onchain trading. The network embeds ZK-verifiable encryption and stealth addresses at the execution layer to prevent position hunting while maintaining traceable asset transfers for compliance. Aster Chain targets CEX-level performance with over 100,000 TPS and 50ms median block times, and will roll out a staking program within a week of launch to reward early users.