DeFiLlama Founder Calls Aster ’Still a Black Box’ After Relisting Data - Unchained

2025-10-20 14:34:14

Blockchain data platform DeFiLlama has reinstated volume data for the Aster perpetual exchange, despite a decision earlier in the month to cease showing it over data integrity concerns

“It’s still a black box and we can’t verify the numbers,” said DeFiLlama’s founder, the pseudonymous 0xngmi, on X

“We’re working on a solution that will include other metrics to make this better, but since this might take some time Aster team asked us to relist them meanwhile.”

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0xngmi has said that Aster’s data is unverifiable because the protocol failed to provide “order-level” transparency — such as which wallets were making and filling trades.

DeFiLlama’s perpetual volume data for Aster now includes major gaps in the months of September and October.

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