Aster (ASTR)
Unlock Schedule
Aster (ASTR) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Aster (ASTR) token release schedule, showing when and how tokens enter circulation across investor, team, treasury, and community allocations. Understanding these tokenomics dynamics is critical for evaluating potential supply pressure, inflation impact, and market liquidity over time — key factors that can influence ASTR price performance.
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
Core details
- Name: Aster
- Ticker: ASTER (many users search as “ASTR token” or “ASTR price,” but the official ticker is ASTER)
- Network: BNB Smart Chain (BEP‑20)
- Max supply: 8,000,000,000 ASTER
- Contract: 0x000Ae314E2A2172a039B26378814C252734f556A (docs.asterdex.com)
Aster tokenomics
Aster tokenomics (“Aster tokenomics”) are designed to be community‑heavy with long‑dated unlocks:
- Airdrop — 53.5% (4.28B ASTER): rewards for traders, point earners, and early contributors; ~8.8% of total supply (704M) unlocked at TGE, with the rest vesting over ~80 months.
- Ecosystem & Community — 30% (2.4B): APX upgrade pool, liquidity bootstrapping, partnerships, grants; vesting over ~20 months (excluding swap pool).
- Treasury — 7% (560M): locked at TGE; released only via governance or program decisions.
- Team — 5% (400M): 12‑month cliff, then 40 months linear vesting.
- Liquidity & Listing — 4.5% (360M): fully unlocked at TGE for exchange liquidity. (docs.asterdex.com)
Utility
- Governance: voting and proposals for future upgrades and parameters.
- Incentives: airdrops, referrals, market‑making, and ecosystem growth programs.
- Buybacks: documentation describes using a portion of protocol revenue for ASTER buybacks and community rewards. (docs.asterdex.com)
Note: AFEE (a fee‑offset token) and BONUSUSD (a futures bonus token) operate inside Aster Pro to reduce fees and let users test or seed positions; they are not general‑purpose currencies. (docs.asterdex.com)
Assumptions
- Ticker correction
Official docs list the token as $ASTER; the prompt listed ASTR. Data modeled for $ASTER.
- Monthly alignment
For linear schedules, modeled monthly vesting starting one month after TGE on the same calendar day (17th) to match monthly granularity.
- Airdrop remainder linearity
Docs specify 80-month gradual release; assumed equal monthly amounts. Governance may adjust pace; tokens modeled as linear for charting.
- Ecosystem & Community schedule
Docs state 20-month linear vest excluding APX→ASTER swaps; exact numeric share for APX migration not provided. Modeled full allocation as linear for visualization; real-time swaps may cause earlier releases.
- Treasury exclusion from release chart
Foundation Treasury (7% = 560M) remains locked until governance-approved usage; no deterministic schedule published. Excluded from release mechanisms to avoid inventing unlocks.
- Fixed max supply; no protocol issuance
Docs define a maximum supply of 8,000,000,000 ASTER with no inflationary issuance; protocol revenue buybacks do not mint new tokens.
Allocations
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 |