Aster, which has gained traction in recent weeks, faces a scrutiny and rocky start to October.
This follows DEX’s move to allow teams to boost dashboard data as they expand.
Aster’s price drops 15% amid concerns of data inconsistency
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The controversy coincides with a sharp sale at Aster Token, down almost 16% over the past 24 hours. At the time of writing, Astor was trading for $1.57.
The move has cleared some traders, while others continue to hold back their hopes and expect a break that surpasses the trendline of key resistance.
This drop comes when Asterdex acknowledges a conflict in the personal dashboard of a Stage 2 user during Epoch 3.
“These issues could have been related to how the mechanisms were presented and explained, which could have caused some confusion,” the team wrote.
Distribute 4% of Aster Token Supply, an initiative from Dex, the Aster Genesis program, via Airdrop, to reward users for transactions and referrals.
Stage 2 begins at the beginning of 2025 and is in the final stages, with two epochs remaining, ending at 23:59 UTC on October 5, 2025. Epoch 3 is the current weekly cycle (Monday 00:00 UTC to Sunday 23:59 UTC) and keeps this issue timely as users maximize RH points in airdrops.
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The Team Boost Mechanism feature allows users to earn up to 1.5 times the multiplier in RH points based on the cumulative trading volume of the referral team.
Inconsistencies suggest display errors or computational flaws and affect perceived rewards. With Stage 2 approaching the edge and Aster’s recent 6,000% surge in 2, accurate data is important for trading users’ farm points and leveraged positions.
Aster has assured users that the fix is ​​ongoing and that the adjustment will be completed soon. Nevertheless, others expressed their dissatisfaction with the project and sought more transparency.
The community has expressed deeper concerns, with some users questioning the effectiveness of Aster’s reported trading activities. In it, users noted that the project had charged an amount of $560 billion between September 22nd and 28th during Epoch 3.
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“Take all numbers with a grain of salt, as this number doesn’t match the dunes and defilamas, so Aster is clearly comfortable with manipulating the lh,” he writes.
These allegations are at the heart of Aster’s ongoing Airdrop campaign. This is an important factor in user participation.
The bulging numbers can undermine confidence in the fairness of the reward system, especially as some users report losing important funds during the latest price drops. Nevertheless, Binance executive Changpeng Zhao sees this drop as a shakeout for the weak hands.
Despite the sudden decline, neither Astor’s team nor Dex’s CEO Leonard (probably a pseudonym) has directly addressed the volume manipulation and accusations of washing transactions.
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Meanwhile, the Aster/USDT trading pair shows that Aster’s prices may be preparing for a bullish move.
In the 1 hour time frame, Aster prices have been integrated within the falling wedge pattern since September 24th. This is a bullish reversal pattern in technical analysis. If the Aster price exceeds $1.8078, it suggests a 24% upside.
Based on the bullish volume profile (blue horizontal bar), Aster Bulls is waiting to interact with prices on breakouts, potentially highlighting a 24% rally to its $2.2657 target target.
However, based on the bearish volume profile (yellow horizontal bar), a resistance level of $1.9814 is important, and many bears are also waiting to interact with Aster prices at that level.
However, there is concern about RSI (Relative Strength Index) indicator locations below 50. It’s below the 50 hints that the Bear will continue to overwhelm the bull despite the highs suggesting that it’s gaining momentum.
Therefore, a resistance of $1.6972 could be held, and the Aster price could be rejected at this level. Such a move could expand integration and could potentially set a lower value for Dex tokens around a psychological level of $1.4000.
