Aster has introduced a new Listing Vote mechanism, enabling eligible validators to propose new trading pairs on-chain. Validators on the Aster Chain who stake 20 million ASTER tokens can submit proposals for new trading pairs. The outcome of these proposals will be determined by a weighted vote based on ASTER staked on-chain. The first proposals, submitted by UTech, include BTC/U and ETH/U perpetual contracts, with voting open until May 22 at 06:00 UTC.