Wu said that according to on-chain lens monitoring, he learned that Whale deposited 5.34 million ASTER (US$5.64 million) to Binance and earned a profit of US$5.32 million. Whale withdrew 4.63 million APX (equivalent to $283,200 at the time) from MEXC six months ago and spent 50,212 USDT to buy 704,900 ASTER on the Aster platform while converting APX to ASTER. The value of this whale is 1080…
— Wu Shuo Blockchain (@wublockchain12) October 28, 2025
Onchain Lens monitored a large crypto whale that deposited 5.34 million ASTER tokens worth approximately $5.64 million on Binance. Whale made a profit of $5.32 million on this move. The prices of all ASTers were in the range of 1.056 according to the market. The data was verified by analysts by scanning the blockchain and transaction timestamps.
The whale sold 4.63 million APX tokens on MEXC six months ago, with a value of $283,200 at the time. You also spent 50,212 USDT to purchase 704,900 ASTER on the Aster platform. The total price came to $333,412. Since changing APX to ASTER and moving all assets to Binance, you can see that the token value is now $5.64 million, a gain of 1,494%.
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Onchain Lens showed that at the peak ASTER price of approximately 1.96, the whale had a total of 10.47 million tokens, equivalent to the paper's value. At this level, it would have earned more than $10.13 million. Although this has caused the token price to correct, the gains are still huge even at current levels.
Aster can be described as a decentralized perpetual exchange that bridges TradFi and DeFi. This allows users to make perpetual trades between cryptocurrencies and stocks such as Tesla and Apple. ASTER is its native currency, promoting and rewarding governance rights. With investment from YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Aster was backed by initial investment from Binance co-founders Changpeng Zhao and Yi He in late 2024.
APX-ASTER (data about token swap)
APX was changed to ASTER due to Aster's structured plan to swap to whales. Early entrants experienced better conversion rates, but rates declined over time. This premature turn had a high multiplier effect on the whales as the price of ASTER skyrocketed.
This transaction took place from April to October 2025, and saw a massive rally in the cryptocurrency market. In the third quarter of 2025, Bitcoin rose above $120,000 and Ethereum rose 70%. Perhaps this general bullish trend is what drove ASTER and Whale's incredible gains.
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Megaton whale sales tend to increase sales pressure. According to analysts, the 5.34 million ASTER deposit could cause short-term volatility on Binance. Nevertheless, long-term investors view this action as a profit-taking and not an exit, as Astor continues to grow and has strong liquidity numbers.
Onchain Lens has a strong history of tracking valuable transactions. In August 2025, the report confirmed that UNI withdrew $3.55 million worth $315,529. A similar approach underpins the ASTER movement, with sound data on benefits and timing.
It highlights the profitability of DeFi and its volatility. Retail traders believe that ASTER will be closely monitored by analysts. Amid increased scrutiny in 2025, regulators could also investigate TradFi integration by Aster and Binance-related funding sources.
