Question 1

What is AsterScan?

Accepted Answer

AsterScan is the first independent block explorer for Aster Chain. Built by Kairos Lab, it streams blocks and transactions in real time, exposes validator profiles, tracks whale activity, and includes a staking rewards calculator covering every official lock period.

Question 2

Is AsterScan official?

Accepted Answer

AsterScan is independent infrastructure built by Kairos Lab. It reads from public AsterDEX endpoints and the Aster Chain block stream — it is not operated by the Aster team. The data shown is sourced live from official AsterDEX APIs.

Question 3

How can I look up an Aster Chain transaction?

Accepted Answer

Paste the transaction hash (0x followed by 64 hex characters) into the search bar at the top of any AsterScan page. The transaction page will show the block, validator, action, sender, and decoded payload when available.

Question 4

How do I check Aster Chain validators?

Accepted Answer

Visit /staking on AsterScan for the live validator dashboard, or /staking/leaderboard for the side-by-side comparison view (operator type, commission, validating-since, blocks produced).

Question 5

Can I estimate staking rewards on AsterScan?

Accepted Answer

Yes — /staking/rewards provides a calculator that takes your stake amount, lock period (26 weeks to 208 weeks), and trading-volume boost tier, then returns the full reward breakdown (base APY, loyalty APY, total APY, per-epoch and yearly outputs). Numbers reproduce the AsterDEX official formula and are updated each epoch.

Question 6

What are the staking lock periods on Aster Chain?

Accepted Answer

Aster Chain supports five lock durations: 26 weeks, 52 weeks (1 year), 104 weeks (2 years), 156 weeks (3 years), and 208 weeks (4 years, max). Longer locks earn a higher veASTER weight, scaling linearly from 0.125x (26w) to 1.00x (208w).

Question 7

Is AsterScan free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. AsterScan is a free, public-good explorer. No account, no API key, no subscription. The codebase and infrastructure are funded and maintained by Kairos Lab.

Question 8

Where can I see live whale activity on Aster Chain?

Accepted Answer

The Whale Tracker page (/whales) surfaces large positions and transfers in real time. The Top Positions page (/positions) ranks active wallets by exposure and the No Privacy Tracker (/no-privacy) flags non-private orders above a configurable size threshold.

Question 9

Who are the top traders on Aster Chain?

Accepted Answer

AsterScan publishes live trader leaderboards at /leaders — three views: Top by open PnL (current unrealized profit), Top by 7-day notional volume, and Most Active by 7-day order count. Each row links through to the full wallet snapshot at /scanner.

Question 10

What is the daily recap of Aster Chain activity?

Accepted Answer

Visit /today for the rolling 24-hour summary: total whale orders, aggregated notional, the single biggest order of the day, buy vs sell flow split, top 5 traders and top 5 traded pairs. The page refreshes every minute.

Question 11

How does Aster Chain compare on privacy adoption?

Accepted Answer

Aster Chain is the only major perp DEX L1 where order data is encrypted by default — the /privacy page shows the live percentage of transactions that are privacy-protected, alongside fee-burn adoption and ChangePrivacyMode events. Hyperliquid and BNB Chain expose 100% of trade data publicly.

Question 12

Can I tag or label a known wallet on Aster Chain?

Accepted Answer

Yes — AsterScan maintains a curated registry of known wallets (validators, bridges, market makers, system addresses) at /tags. Anyone can submit a tag suggestion at /tags/suggest; submissions are reviewed manually before being added.