Aster lists perpetual futures for Tencent, Xiaomi on its DEX

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) has announced the listing of perpetual futures for four popular Hong Kong-listed stocks: Tencent (00700.HK), Xiaomi (01810.HK), Minimax (00100.HK), and Pop Mart (09992.HK). The exchange supports up to 3x leverage on these products. In its announcement, Aster stated that it is the first perpetual futures DEX to list Hong Kong stocks. The exchange noted that while traders previously needed a Hong Kong securities account for these assets, they can now be accessed with just a crypto wallet. Aster added that its goal is to become a gateway for trading popular assets worldwide and that this listing provides an on-chain channel for global markets to access high-quality Asian stocks.