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
Supply and format
- Ticker: ASTER
- Maximum supply: 8,000,000,000 ASTER
- Token format: BEP‑20 on BNB Smart Chain
- Published token address: 0x000Ae314E2A2172a039B26378814C252734f556A (docs.asterdex.com)
Allocation overview
Aster’s docs describe a distribution model that leans heavily toward community ownership and long‑term incentives:
- Airdrop: 53.5% (with an initial unlocked portion at TGE for points and campaign participants)
- Ecosystem & Community: 30% (migration pool for APX holders, grants, partnerships, and liquidity bootstrapping)
- Treasury: 7%
- Team: 5% (with a 12‑month cliff and 40 months of linear vesting)
- Liquidity & Listing: 4.5% (unlocked at TGE to seed markets) (docs.asterdex.com)
The documentation also outlines a protocol revenue buyback initiative tied to the launch, with a portion of revenue earmarked for buybacks and governance rewards over time. The project further provides a path for APX holders to exchange into ASTER on a schedule that decreases the ratio over time, encouraging earlier participation. (docs.asterdex.com)
What the token does
- Governance: ASTER holders can vote on protocol parameters, treasury usage, and future product direction.
- Incentives: trading, liquidity, and community programs use ASTER to reward participation and align users with the platform’s growth.
- Utility on the platform: benefits may include fee discounts, staking for participation rewards, and access to special programs as they are approved by governance and rolled out. (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 |