Aster's ASTER drops 21% in 80 minutes to $0.48 while bitcoin slips about 2%
ASTER drifted near $0.62 for most of Saturday, then fell from about $0.61 at 2:35 p.m. ET to a low near $0.483 at 3:55 p.m. ET on November 14. Trading volume more than doubled and the token jumped onto CoinGecko's trending list.
Key points
- CoinGecko showed ASTER at about $0.501 at 7:02 p.m. ET on November 14, 2026, down 22.5% in 24 hours and 26.5% in seven days.
- Most of the fall came in 80 minutes: from about $0.610 at 2:35 p.m. ET to about $0.483 at 3:55 p.m. ET, a drop of about 21%. Bitcoin lost about 2% over a similar stretch.
- ASTER's 24-hour trading volume rose to about $188 million, from roughly $70 million to $79 million before the drop, and the token sat at No. 7 on CoinGecko's trending list in the evening.
The drop
ASTER, the token of the Aster perpetual futures exchange, traded at about $0.501 at 7:02 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 14, 2026, according to CoinGecko. That is down 22.5% in 24 hours. Its 24-hour range ran from about $0.644 to $0.481.
For most of the day the price moved little: CoinGecko's samples kept it between about $0.61 and $0.64 from midnight to 2:35 p.m. ET. Then it broke lower. The single sharpest step came between 2:45 and 2:50 p.m. ET, when ASTER fell from about $0.601 to $0.548, almost 9% in five minutes. ASTER's record high was $2.41 on September 24, 2025, so the token now trades about 79% below that peak.
Minute by minute
CoinGecko's five-minute price samples show the path in ET on November 14. They capture the price once every five minutes, so they can miss the exact lows.
ASTER near $0.610, close to where it spent the day
About $0.600
About $0.548, the sharpest five-minute fall
About $0.526
Low of about $0.483
Bounce to about $0.511
About $0.501
Where it traded
CoinGecko put ASTER's market value at about $1.29 billion, ranking it No. 59, with about $188 million traded in 24 hours. Before the drop, its rolling 24-hour volume sat between about $70 million and $79 million. Binance's ASTER/USDT pair led trading with about $29.2 million, followed by KuCoin, WhiteBIT and Bybit. Unlike some recent crashes, prices across these big markets stayed in line, all between about $0.497 and $0.499 when we checked.
ASTER 24-hour volume by market
US$ million
Source: CoinGecko tickers, read November 14, 2026, about 7:05 p.m. ET
What we know about the cause
The price data does not say why ASTER fell, and we found no primary-source explanation at publication time, so we do not assign a cause. The wider market was weaker but far calmer: CoinGecko's bitcoin samples show BTC slipping from about $65,845 at 1 p.m. ET to about $64,387 at 4:25 p.m. ET, a drop of about 2%.
LC Insight analysis
This section is our reading of the facts above, not a statement of fact.
- We think the shape of the move points to a burst of selling rather than a slow slide: the price sat still for hours, lost about a fifth of its value in 80 minutes while bitcoin moved about 2%, and volume more than doubled. Without an official statement, the cause remains open.
What's next
- Any statement from Aster about the move
- Whether ASTER holds above Saturday's low of about $0.483
- Whether 24-hour volume stays near $188 million or fades
- How bitcoin trades through the weekend
Disclaimer. This article is based on public information and the sources listed below as of the update time shown. It is for information only and is not investment, legal or tax advice. Figures may change as companies and authorities publish new data.
Sources
- CoinGecko, Aster (ASTER) price, market data and all-time high (read November 14, 2026, 7:02 p.m. ET)
- CoinGecko API, ASTER 1-day five-minute and 2-day price and volume (read November 14, 2026, about 7:05 p.m. ET)
- CoinGecko API, ASTER tickers by market (read November 14, 2026, about 7:05 p.m. ET)
- CoinGecko API, bitcoin 1-day five-minute prices (read November 14, 2026, about 7:05 p.m. ET)
- CoinGecko API, trending coins (read November 14, 2026, about 7:05 p.m. ET)
