Every major exchange is making a product bet right now.
Do everything.
Specialize.
Or become a bank.
The strategies are diverging, and the market will decide who got it right.
Nehir Kalaycıoğlu (@BybitTurkiye), @Leonard_Aster (@Aster_DEX), and Vladislav Kirchanov (@AsteriumGlobal) take on the exchange product stack battle on the #IBW2026 main stage, moderated by @Jordan_Crypt_SA.
📅 June 2, 2026 | Hilton Bomonti Istanbul
🎟️ https://t.co/fJYGN7RRle
The week belonged to memory.
$MU, $SKHYNIX, and $DRAM led the RWA board on the AI memory squeeze.
$HOOD was the only top mover outside the theme.
Trade them all as perps on Aster.
New RWA perp listing: $QNTX
The Quantinuum Pre-IPO Perpetual has launched on Aster with up to 10x leverage. $QNTX references the market-implied price per share of Quantinuum.
Trade now. Earn 1.2x trading points until June 5, 23:59 UTC.
BTCU & ETHU Perpetuals launching on Aster: Trade and share a $50,000 $U reward pool 👇
The first listings via Aster's permissionless Listing Vote, proposed by @UTechStables and voted in by validators.
And the first U-denominated perp pairs globally.
📋 The Basics
- Perp listing: BTCU & ETHU | May 27, 10:00 UTC
- Campaign period: May 27, 10:00 UTC – June 2, 14:00 UTC
- Rewards pool: $50,000 in $U ($25,000 per pair)
- Symbol boost: 1.5x on BTCU & ETHU during the campaign
🎯 How Rewards Work
- The $50,000 pool is split equally: $25,000 $U for BTCU traders, $25,000 $U for ETHU traders.
- For each pair, rewards are based on your share of total trading fees on that pair.
- Your reward (per pair) = Pair Pool × (Your Trading Fees ÷ All Eligible Users' Trading Fees on that pair)
- 3% per-user cap on each pair's pool.
- You need >$5 in trading fees on a pair to qualify. Rewards under 1 $U won't be distributed.
⚠️ Wash trading, self-trading, sybil farming, or manipulative behaviors will be disqualified.
🔍 What is United Stables ($U)?
@UTechStables is a next-generation stablecoin built as a unified liquidity layer across trading, payments, DeFi, institutions, and AI. $U is USD-pegged and issued by United Stables Limited (BVI).
📢 Speaker Announcement
We’re thrilled to welcome @leonard_aster, CEO at @Aster_DEX, to #IBW2026.
Istanbul Blockchain Week brings together the global Web3 ecosystem of founders, builders, investors, and innovators.
📅 June 2–3, 2026
🔗 https://t.co/oL8YgI3xlC