$ASTER Basin-Bottom FormingASTER/USD TETHER PERPETUAL SWAP CONTRACTBLOFIN:ASTERUSDT.PTealstreetDeFi took an unexpected turn as ASTER DEX rolled out “Machi Mode,” a feature that rewards traders with points for liquidations, even retroactively applying past losses. Whether this becomes compensation for pain or an incentive for reckless risk-taking is still up for debate, but it is undeniably shaking up perp DEX culture. ASTER is forming a basin-bottom structure here. If price can hold and flip the 1.20–1.18 zone into support, the broader structure stays constructive. A clean breakout-and-retest is possible if mid-range support continues to hold. But if 1.14 gives way, a deeper retest toward the 1.09–1.04 zone becomes likely.