Aster Adds bStocks as Collateral for Perpetual Futures Trading on BNB Chain

Aster announced it now supports bStocks on BNB Chain as collateral for perpetual futures trading, allowing users to keep holding tokenized stock assets while using them as margin for trading. According to Odaily, the mechanism is described as enabling a single position to serve two purposes. Aster said the currently supported tokenized stocks include TSLAB, NVDAB, CRCLB, and SNDKB. The company said it is among the first DeFi protocols in the BNB Chain ecosystem to support bStocks as collateral for perpetual futures trading, expanding use cases for tokenized stocks in on-chain finance. An analysis cited in the report said the design strengthens the integration trend between real-world asset tokenization and derivatives markets, making it possible for on-chain assets to participate in leveraged trading without giving up holding exposure.