Astar (ASTR)

Tokenomics & Utility

Supply and rewards

ASTR began with an initial supply of 7 billion tokens. At launch, allocations included users and early supporters, the Polkadot parachain auction, protocol development, early backers, the team and the foundation. New tokens have also been issued as network rewards. This approach funds participants who operate the chain, stake tokens and build eligible applications. (docs.astar.network)

Astar activated its Tokenomics 3.0 model in March 2026 through on-chain votes. It lowered the maximum yearly inflation rate from 7% to 5.5% and introduced a small decline in the number of tokens issued with each block. Under that schedule, total issuance approaches roughly 10 billion ASTR over the long term. The amount actually issued can be below the yearly maximum because part of the staker reward pool grows or shrinks with participation. (docs.astar.network)

The model divides potential new issuance among several uses. Base staker rewards receive 15.8% of the allocation and an adjustable staker pool receives 63%. Eligible dApps receive 13%, the treasury 5%, and collators 3.2%. These percentages describe shares of the token issuance pool, rather than guaranteed returns to any holder. A portion of transaction fees is also burned, permanently removing those tokens from supply. (docs.astar.network)

What ASTR does

ASTR’s everyday role on Astar Network is paying for transactions, such as sending tokens or using a contract. Holders can also vote on proposals about network settings, treasury spending and dApp staking. They may lock tokens to support eligible applications through dApp staking, which distributes rewards to stakers and qualifying app teams. On Soneium, ASTR has uses in Astar-linked consumer and DeFi products. (docs.astar.network)