SoftBank announced it will roll out a satellite direct-to-cell phone service in partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink, aiming to improve disaster communications and coverage in remote areas. Japan’s three major telecom carriers all entered this market, while Rakuten chose to partner with AST SpaceMobile to provide voice calling features. A new dimension of market competition will revolve around the sense of connection security, and it will affect where investors focus their attention.

Taiwan Mobile announced at MWC World Mobile Communications Conference that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AST SpaceMobile to introduce "direct-to-satellite mobile" technology, allowing standard smartphones to connect directly to satellites in remote areas or during disasters, enhancing communication resilience and strengthening Taiwan's communication services, moving towards a global connectivity vision.

Taiwan Mobile and US-based AST SpaceMobile signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote low Earth orbit satellite communication services and establish an integrated space-ground communication infrastructure. Through D2C technology, users can connect to satellites without modifying their phones, enhancing communication capabilities in remote areas and crisis situations. The collaboration will strengthen Taiwan's communication resilience and incorporate satellite mobile broadband into the digital infrastructure.

The price of ASTER has increased by more than 8% today and has seen an increase of about 12% over the past week. This Token has just broken down from the falling wedge pattern, a technical signal that often indicates a bullish trend is forming. However, despite recording an impressive increase, some warning signs have started to appear. Two divergences

In the past 24 hours, the volume of AST has surged over 1100% due to the unexpected $2 million investment from the former Chinese billionaire CZ, boosting people's confidence in the pump of Aster. The price of Aster once skyrocketed from $0.92 to $1.26, with a single-day increase of up to 36%, but has since gradually fallen back to $1.

1001x leverage DEX Aster bursts into wash trading suspicions! DefiLlama founder publicly reveals data showing that Aster's volume exhibits a bizarre 100% synchronization with perpetual futures on a certain mainstream centralized exchange, with all trading pairs showing similar patterns. The platform quickly delisted Aster's data, and the price of AST fell over 10% in 24 hours to $1.83. Aster had once topped the DEX in terms of transaction fees and volume, but is now embroiled in wash trading allegations. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the controversy and responses to six major community questions.

Despite the recent severe challenges faced by HYPE Token from its competitor ASTER (which surpassed $130 billion in daily trading volume for Perptual Futures on September 24, far exceeding Hyperliquid), leading to cautious market sentiment and triggering dumping pressure, analysts still mark the price range around $42 as the "golden buy the dip zone." Technical Analysis shows that HYPE is currently in the fourth 20% pullback cycle within three months, which historically usually precedes new highs. Meanwhile, core fundamental indicators such as daily active users on the platform continue to hit historical highs, demonstrating strong user retention and ecosystem stickiness. This suggests that the current weak price predictions for HYPE may be due to an overreaction to competition rather than a deterioration in fundamentals.

Two whales have purchased 118.25 million $ASTER, equivalent to 7.13% of the supply, while 15 wallets possibly belonging to one whale have withdrawn 68.25 million $ASTER. A wallet reportedly linked to Daniel Larimer has withdrawn 50 million $ASTER from Gate.

The AST Token, as one of the most outstanding DeFi projects of 2025, has been listed on major exchanges such as Gate. This guide will help you safely and efficiently purchase and trade this popular asset.