PANews reported on January 26th that, according to official Aster news, starting from 20:00 (UTC+8) on January 26th, 2026, the platform will simultaneously launch two trading reward events:

1. The CMC20/USDT spot trading competition has a prize pool of $50,000, which will be distributed based on transaction fees and holding time. The competition ends on February 25 at 22:00 (UTC+8).

2. The RIVER/USDT perpetual contract competition has a prize pool of $25,000 and features a holding time leaderboard and participation thresholds. The event ends on February 1st at 20:00 (UTC+8).

Both activities have anti-shakeout measures and minimum reward thresholds.