Gains Network (gTrade) vs Aster Gains Network (gTrade) leads by 42 points.
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 42 points above Aster on the published criteria (26.6 vs 9.8 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Gains Network (gTrade) ranks #1 and Aster #9 of 12 published perp DEXs. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Gains Network (gTrade)83
vs
Aster41
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #1 and #9 of 12
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 42 points above Aster on the published criteria (26.6 vs 9.8 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion.
Gains Network (gTrade) #1 of 1283
Aster #9 of 1241
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termGains Network (gTrade) leads on 0 of 2 published criteria; Aster on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermGains Network (gTrade)AsterWeightPoints
Published criteriaScore dimension26.69.830+43.7for Gains Network (gTrade)
Net of the terms+43.7
Reproduced gap+43.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8341+42.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
This ranking scores its published criteria from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion, so they count here as one term and no single criterion is credited.
A floor bound on one row means the criterion arithmetic does not reproduce the displayed gap exactly.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)AsterScore 41Newer multi-chain venue — high leverage, but centralisation & wash-trading flagsStrength: Multi-chain deposits incl. BNB Chain (bridged to Aster Chain)Watch-out: DefiLlama delisted its perp volume in Oct 2025 over suspected wash trading (volumes could not be independently verified) — treat headline volume with caution
Quick facts
At a glance
1 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactGains Network (gTrade)Aster
Trading feeSnapshotModel: synthetic (trade vs gToken vaults, Chainlink-priced). Since 2021. Arbitrum/Base/MegaETH/Polygon (the docs list these four under "Active Contracts"). Self-custodial. Extensively audited. Up to 1000x (forex). Fees (Gains docs "Fees & Spread", read 3 November 2026): BTC and ETH "Opening a trade: 0.035%" and "Closing a trade: 0.035%"; Core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.05%"; Non-core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.06%"; "Each fee is charged on the total position size, on both opening and closing." Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama, dated), not scored.Model: hybrid, on Aster Chain with deposits bridged from BNB/ETH/Arb/Solana/SUI. Launch year unverified (Aster brand 2025; APX Finance since 2021; Aster Chain live March 2026). Bridged custody, centralised governance. Limited audit coverage (predecessor ApolloX: about $2.15M, June 2022). Up to 1001x (BTC/USD). Fees (Aster docs "Fees", read 3 November 2026): crypto general perpetuals "Taker Fee: 0.04%" and "Maker Fee: 0 %"; Group B pairs "Taker Fee: 0.1%"; both vary by VIP tier. Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama, dated), not scored.
Gains Network (gTrade) leads on no published criterion; its edge is published criteria (26.6 vs 9.8 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
Strength
Longest clean track record here + extensive audits
Tradeoff
Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
Aster
41#9 of 12
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Aster leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Multi-chain deposits incl. BNB Chain (bridged to Aster Chain)
Tradeoff
DefiLlama delisted its perp volume in Oct 2025 over suspected wash trading (volumes could not be independently verified) — treat headline volume with caution
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Gains Network (gTrade)Leads
Gains Network (gTrade) leads Aster on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
Aster
Aster leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
AsterScore 41Newer multi-chain venue — high leverage, but centralisation & wash-trading flagsStrength: Multi-chain deposits incl. BNB Chain (bridged to Aster Chain)Watch-out: DefiLlama delisted its perp volume in Oct 2025 over suspected wash trading (volumes could not be independently verified) — treat headline volume with caution
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 860 of 4 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Security
weight 14.4 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
AsterNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Decentralization
weight 9.6 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
AsterNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)14/20Aster14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Gains Network (gTrade)26.6/30Aster9.8/30
Gains Network (gTrade) leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)2.7/10Aster2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)3.2/8Aster3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)5.5/18Aster5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Gains Network (gTrade) unless the term Aster leads on is the one you are buying.
Aster leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
Scored by Security & track record · 60%
Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Decentralization & trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Oracle failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
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Gains Network (gTrade) scores 42 points above Aster on the published criteria (26.6 vs 9.8 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Published scores, out of 100: Gains Network (gTrade) 83 (rank 1 of 12 perp dexs), Aster 41 (rank 9 of 12).
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