Brevis and Aster Partner to Integrate Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Enhanced DEX Privacy
Brevis, a verifiable off-chain computation engine specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, has announced a partnership with Aster, a next-generation decentralized perpetual platform (DEX). The core objective of this collaboration is to integrate Brevis’s lightweight zero-knowledge proof technology to enhance the speed, privacy, and security of decentralized derivatives trading on Aster.
Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Derivatives Trading
The partnership focuses on using Brevis’s ZK-Coprocessor capabilities to bring advanced functionality to Aster’s trading platform. Brevis’s ZK technology is designed to offload complex, data-intensive computations from the blockchain to an off-chain engine. This drastically reduces computation costs and increases scalability while generating a verifiable ZK Proof that ensures the result is trustless and secure.
For Aster, which already offers features like Hidden Orders (an advanced order book feature that keeps large limit orders private to protect against front-running and MEV), integrating Brevis’s ZK proofs will take privacy and transaction efficiency to the next level. The collaboration will allow Aster to process and verify critical trade data—such as position settlement, liquidation checks, and complex order execution logic—off-chain with minimal cost and latency, all while maintaining the cryptographic security assurances of the underlying Layer 1 blockchains (like BNB Chain, ETH, Solana, and Arbitrum) on which Aster operates.
About Aster and Brevis
Aster is a decentralized perpetual platform that emerged from the merger of Astherus and APX Finance. It distinguishes itself by offering both high-leverage perpetual contracts on crypto and US stocks (up to 1001x in Simple Mode), multi-chain support without requiring users to bridge assets, and its unique “Trade & Earn” model, which allows users to use yield-bearing assets like asBNB and USDF as collateral. Aster is also developing its own purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain, Aster Chain, which is optimized for high-performance, private trading.
Brevis operates as a smart verifiable computing platform that aims to bring infinite scalability to existing blockchains. Its ZK Coprocessor enables smart contracts to trustlessly access and run arbitrary computation on historical on-chain data (transactions, events, and states) across multiple blockchains. By accelerating and verifying data-driven computation off-chain, Brevis enables new classes of decentralized applications (dApps) that require vast amounts of secure, verifiable data processing. This partnership is a key example of how Brevis is empowering protocols like Aster to overcome the data and computation limitations of current public blockchains.
This collaboration is intended to provide a DEX trading experience that rivals centralized platforms in speed and sophistication while retaining the non-custodial security and privacy benefits of decentralized finance
