Aster (ASTR)
Unlock Schedule
Aster (ASTR) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 17, 2026, 2.71 billion of the 8 billion ASTR (33.92%) have been released. No further releases are scheduled; the schedule was fully unlocked in January 2026.
The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
Supply and distribution
ASTER launched with a maximum supply of 8 billion tokens. Aster’s published allocation assigns 53.5% to airdrops, 30% to ecosystem and community uses, 7% to the treasury, 5% to the team and advisers, and 4.5% to liquidity and exchange listings. Community distribution includes incentives for traders and contributors. The ecosystem allocation also covers the APX transition and staking rewards. Team tokens have a 12-month initial lock followed by a 40-month release schedule. (docs.asterdex.com)
The project has changed parts of its release model since launch. In particular, an earlier plan to release much of the ecosystem allocation gradually was replaced with a staking-emission model. That change makes staking a key part of how tokens from that allocation enter use. (docs.asterdex.com)
Staking, fees, and burns
ASTER has several roles. Holders can delegate it to Aster Chain validators, and longer lock periods give greater weight in the loyalty-reward system. Aster also describes the token as a governance asset and lets traders use it to pay eligible perpetual trading fees at a discount. Its VIP program takes ASTER holdings into account alongside trading activity. (docs.asterdex.com)
A June 2026 update connected platform fees more directly to the token. Under the published mechanism, 99% of daily platform fees are used to buy back ASTER, and the purchased tokens go to eligible locked-token stakers. A matching number of tokens is burned from reserves, with burns set to continue until total supply reaches 3 billion. This links the token’s reward and supply rules to activity on the exchange. (docs.asterdex.com)
Assumptions
Aster's documented allocation is eight billion ASTER across airdrops, ecosystem and community, treasury, team, and liquidity. The chart can show the initial mint separately from the TGE unlocks, the four months of the former ecosystem reserve schedule, and supported airdrop claim openings; some displayed dates and amounts are explicitly estimates. Ecosystem releases now depend on staking, while APX exchanges, treasury decisions and several airdrop claims lack a verified complete timetable. The team cliff was extended to September 2027, and a dated current-supply and cumulative-burn reconciliation remains unavailable.
- Airdrop and community rewards: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Stage 2 Genesis rewards: Timing not yet established.
- Stage 3 Dawn rewards: Only secondary sources describe the timing, so it is not confirmed.
- Stage 4 Harvest rewards: Only secondary sources describe the timing, so it is not confirmed.
- Stage 5 Crystal rewards: Only secondary sources describe the timing, so it is not confirmed.
- Stage 6 rewards: Timing not yet established.
- Ecosystem and Community: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
- Ecosystem and Community: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Aster Chain staking rewards from the ecosystem reserve: Emission continues with no published future rate or end date.
- Aster Chain staking rewards from the ecosystem reserve: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Foundation Treasury: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Team and advisors: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
- 1. https://docs.asterdex.com/usdaster-token/tokenomics
- 2. https://docs.asterdex.com/usdaster-token/tge
- 3. https://docs.asterdex.com/stage-2-genesis/trade-smarter-and-earn-better
- 4. https://docs.asterdex.com/usdaster-token/tge/apx-token-exchange
- 5. https://docs.asterdex.com/aster-chain/staking
- 6. https://www.asterdex.com/en/airdrop/allocation
- 7. https://goto.bscscan.com/token/0x000ae314e2a2172a039b26378814c252734f556a
- 8. https://x.com/Aster_DEX/status/2094696765257859532
- 9. https://www.kucoin.com/news/insight/ASTER/6a96c6b25acca50007b8ff69
- 10. https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-03-30-aster-perps-dex-staking-token-emissions-changpeng-zhao-395724
- 11. https://www.asternomics.com/
- 12. https://docs.asterdex.com/stage-3-dawn/how-do-rh-points-work-in-aster-dawn-stage-3
- 13. https://docs.asterdex.com/stage-4-harvest/aster-harvest-stage-4
- 14. https://docs.asterdex.com/program-and-rewards/points-and-campaigns/aster-crystal-stage-5
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 4 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $130.1M open interest
 KuCoin (CEX) | 34M | 49K/59K |
 Binance (CEX) | 6.9M | 337K/363K |
 Bybit (CEX) | 3.4M | 71K/66K |
 Gate.io (CEX) | 1.5M | 126K/135K |
 MEXC (CEX) | 1.1M | 129K/160K |
Binance (CEX) | 908K | 50K/76K |
 OKX (CEX) | 749K | 50K/81K |
 Bitget (CEX) | 418K | 254K/301K |
 Coinbase (CEX) | 372K | 124K/206K |
 Kraken (CEX) | 345K | 160K/178K |
Binance (CEX) | 131K | 12K/15K |
Kraken (CEX) | 92K | 18K/66K |
OKX (CEX) | 67K | 115K/119K |
MEXC (CEX) | 63K | 107K/145K |
 HTX (CEX) | 31K | 315K/185K |
 Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 13K | 70/70 |
Binance (CEX) | 5.5K | 9.3K/14K |
OKX (CEX) | 4.6K | 7.9K/10K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 4.3K | 1.4K/1.4K |
Pancakeswap V2 (BNB) | 2.8K | 1.7K/1.7K |
Binance (CEX) | 2.1K | 21K/29K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 403 | 254/253 |
Binance (CEX) | 206 | 11K/11K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 118 | 239/239 |
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Not yet scheduled: 5,286,403,578.22 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.
Description
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Aster is a decentralized exchange for trading perpetual contracts. It was formed when Astherus merged with APX Finance in late 2024. The platform offers two trading modes, multi-chain support, and non-custodial trading where users keep control of their assets.
| Sector: | Perpetuals |
| Blockchain: | BNB |
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 4 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $130.1M open interest
KuCoin (CEX) | 34M | 49K/59K |
Binance (CEX) | 6.9M | 337K/363K |
Bybit (CEX) | 3.4M | 71K/66K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 1.5M | 126K/135K |
MEXC (CEX) | 1.1M | 129K/160K |
Binance (CEX) | 908K | 50K/76K |
OKX (CEX) | 749K | 50K/81K |
Bitget (CEX) | 418K | 254K/301K |
Coinbase (CEX) | 372K | 124K/206K |
Kraken (CEX) | 345K | 160K/178K |
Binance (CEX) | 131K | 12K/15K |
Kraken (CEX) | 92K | 18K/66K |
OKX (CEX) | 67K | 115K/119K |
MEXC (CEX) | 63K | 107K/145K |
HTX (CEX) | 31K | 315K/185K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 13K | 70/70 |
Binance (CEX) | 5.5K | 9.3K/14K |
OKX (CEX) | 4.6K | 7.9K/10K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 4.3K | 1.4K/1.4K |
Pancakeswap V2 (BNB) | 2.8K | 1.7K/1.7K |
Binance (CEX) | 2.1K | 21K/29K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 403 | 254/253 |
Binance (CEX) | 206 | 11K/11K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 118 | 239/239 |