ASTER Surges 24% as Binance Founder CZ Reveals Personal Purchase at ~$0.90 on the Secondary Market

In a late-session note, Binance founder CZ disclosed that he deployed personal capital to acquire ASTER on Binance. He described himself as not a trader but a long‑term holder.

CZ’s trade screenshot shows his balance at about 2.09 million ASTER, purchased on the secondary market at roughly $0.90 per token.

Across the main Perp DEX tokens, ASTER surged about 24.4% in 24 hours, lifting its market cap to ~$24.23 billion; HYPE −0.9%, JUP −3.4%, MYX −5.7%, DYDX +0.01%, APEX +1.80%, GMX −0.80% (latest data).

This sequence signals ongoing price discovery and sentiment shifts within liquidity pools and DeFi tokens; readers should track on‑chain metrics, exchange flows, and fundamentals to form a grounded view.