Aster, the perpetual futures platform supported by Changpeng Zhao, experienced a minor price decline after reaching $2.27. Despite this, the platform's on-chain metrics have shown remarkable strength. Weekly trading volume surged to $571 billion, significantly outpacing competitor Hyperliquid's $49 billion. Additionally, Aster's protocol fees reached $109 million, and its total value locked (TVL) increased to $2.3 billion. Technical indicators suggest a potential rebound towards previous all-time highs.