Since its launch, the ASTER token, backed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has surged nearly 8000%. Analyst Marcell predicts the coin could rise another 480% and surpass its main competitor, HYPE, in market capitalization.
Today $ASTER sits as the 37th largest crypto in the world $ASTER the DEX platform that @cz_binance is working on.
The man who sent $BNB from $0.10 to $1,020
The man who made @binance the number 1 CEX in the world
its competitions $HYPE‘s ATH is a 4.8x away which would make… pic.twitter.com/cMyPwUvTyj
— Marcell (@MarcellxMarcell) September 23, 2025
According to the expert, ASTER has the potential to capture a significant share of HYPE’s market value. The decentralized exchange Aster outperforms Hyperliquid — the platform has already surpassed its competitor in daily trading volume and fees.
Marcell pointed to HYPE’s peak market value of $18 billion as a benchmark, nearly five times ASTER’s current $3.5 billion.
If the bullish forecast holds, ASTER’s price could rise from the current $2 to approximately $9.69.
Analyst Danny, who previously predicted the coin’s rise to $2, agrees. He suggests the asset’s market cap could surpass HYPE’s as early as next week, reaching $8-10 billion.
🚨 I predicted $ASTER to $2 — here’s why it flips $HYPE next week:
1) The second airdrop season is live → 2 weeks left to farm (Oct 5 deadl). People will farm
2) Airdrop token unlock on Oct 17 → supply increases by only 4%
3) Airdrop valued $500M+ → biggest ever, and the… https://t.co/9TrN2xOTyA pic.twitter.com/BMXmlXgv0z
— DANNY (@Danny_Crypton) September 23, 2025
He cited the ongoing airdrop until October 5 and the upcoming unlock of 4% of ASTER’s total supply. Danny believes these events will encourage farming and support the upward price trend.
What Are the Whales Doing?
Amid the growing rivalry between ASTER and HYPE, major players have become active. On September 22, on-chain researcher MLM noted a whale who sold 1 million HYPE for $60.5 million and transferred 21.5 million USDC to Aster.
The unknown HYPE whale (top holder) sold another 178K HYPE ($8.6M) today and rotated into 75.63 BTC ($8.6M). https://t.co/Ba0bcpPu1G
He has also started selling another 232K HYPE ($11.1M) from a fresh wallet.https://t.co/wnRyIVT0oU
In total, he has sold 1.26M HYPE ($60.5M),…
— MLM (@mlmabc) September 23, 2025
On September 24, another player purchased ASTER tokens worth $13.9 million, while another whale acquired coins worth $50 million.
A single whale bought $50M worth $ASTER pic.twitter.com/LOoaeLybH2
— Zoe🔶 (@queencryptooo) September 24, 2025
Analysts at Lookonchain also reported a major investor who accumulated over 33 million ASTER worth $75 million in two days.
Previously, the community suspected CZ of involvement in the launch of the Aster exchange. Some users believe Zhao initiated the creation of a DEX in the BNB Chain ecosystem in response to Hyperliquid’s success.