Question 1

What is the utility of the ASTER token?

Accepted Answer

Aster (prev. Astherus) has 7 primary token utilities:

- Network Security: ASTER tokens are delegated to validators who process transactions and produce blocks on Aster Chain, securing network consensus.
- Staking Rewards: Stakers earn from two weekly emission pools: 150,000 ASTER via Base APY (proportional to validator transaction share) and 300,000 ASTER via Loyalty Rewards (based on veASTER lock duration and trading volume boost).
- Feature Access: Builders must deposit 100 ASTER as collateral into their perpetuals account to activate builder code functionality, gating access to the builder fee ecosystem behind token holding.
- Fee Discounts: Using ASTER to pay trading fees provides an automatic 5% discount on both spot and perpetual trading fees across the platform.
- Status Tiers: A VIP program modifies fee tiers based on rolling 14-day trading volume, and a market maker program defines MM1 and MM2 tiers with escalating maker rebates and reduced taker fees at each level.
- Service Payments: ASTER tokens are spent to pay trading fees across spot and perpetual venues with an automatic 5% discount, and 100 ASTER must be deposited as collateral to activate builder code functionality.
- Delegated: Users delegate ASTER to validators of their choice, creating stake-weighted governance influence where selected validators execute network governance through their transaction processing and block production decisions.

Aster (prev. Astherus)
 has 
7
 primary token utilities:
- Network Security
: 
ASTER tokens are delegated to validators who process transactions and produce blocks on Aster Chain, securing network consensus.
- Staking Rewards
: 
Stakers earn from two weekly emission pools: 150,000 ASTER via Base APY (proportional to validator transaction share) and 300,000 ASTER via Loyalty Rewards (based on veASTER lock duration and trading volume boost).
- Feature Access
: 
Builders must deposit 100 ASTER as collateral into their perpetuals account to activate builder code functionality, gating access to the builder fee ecosystem behind token holding.
- Fee Discounts
: 
Using ASTER to pay trading fees provides an automatic 5% discount on both spot and perpetual trading fees across the platform.
- Status Tiers
: 
A VIP program modifies fee tiers based on rolling 14-day trading volume, and a market maker program defines MM1 and MM2 tiers with escalating maker rebates and reduced taker fees at each level.
- Service Payments
: 
ASTER tokens are spent to pay trading fees across spot and perpetual venues with an automatic 5% discount, and 100 ASTER must be deposited as collateral to activate builder code functionality.
- Delegated
: 
Users delegate ASTER to validators of their choice, creating stake-weighted governance influence where selected validators execute network governance through their transaction processing and block production decisions.

Question 2

What is the token allocation for ASTER?

Accepted Answer

Aster (prev. Astherus) token distribution allocates 8,000,000,000 ASTER across 3 primary stakeholder groups: Community: 83.50% (Airdrop 53.50%, Ecosystem & Community 30.00%). Foundation: 11.50% (Treasury 7.00%, Liquidity & Listing 4.50%). Insiders: 5.00% (Team 5.00%).

Aster (prev. Astherus)
 token distribution allocates 
8,000,000,000 ASTER
 across 
3
 primary stakeholder groups:
- Community
: 
83.50
%
 (Airdrop 53.50%, Ecosystem & Community 30.00%)
- Foundation
: 
11.50
%
 (Treasury 7.00%, Liquidity & Listing 4.50%)
- Insiders
: 
5.00
%
 (Team 5.00%)

Question 3

What is the vesting schedule for ASTER?

Accepted Answer

ASTER uses variable cliffs and vesting schedules that change depending on the allocation: Airdrop: 16.5% at TGE , 80 Month Linear Vesting | Ecosystem & Community: 34.7% at TGE , 20 Month Linear Vesting | Treasury: No information | Team: 1 Month Cliff, Linear Vesting Every 3 Months x17 | Liquidity & Listing: 33.3% at TGE , 1 Month Cliff, Linear Vesting Every 3 Months x3

ASTER uses variable cliffs and vesting schedules that change depending on the allocation:
- Airdrop
: 
16.5% at TGE , 80 Month Linear Vesting
- Ecosystem & Community
: 
34.7% at TGE , 20 Month Linear Vesting
- Treasury
: 
No information
- Team
: 
1 Month Cliff, Linear Vesting Every 3 Months x17
- Liquidity & Listing
: 
33.3% at TGE , 1 Month Cliff, Linear Vesting Every 3 Months x3

Question 4

How many ASTER tokens unlock at TGE?

Accepted Answer

20.7% of the total supply (1,656,000,000 ASTER) is unlocked at TGE, with the tokens split between Community and Foundation.

Question 5

What is the total supply and circulating supply of ASTER?

Accepted Answer

Aster (prev. Astherus) has a total supply of 8,000,000,000 ASTER, of which 2,559,021,600 ASTER (32% of total) is currently circulating.

Question 6

What is the token emission schedule for ASTER?

Accepted Answer

Total length of the full Aster (prev. Astherus) emission schedule is 7 years, with 41.74% released in Year 1, while the remaining 51.25% is released over the following 6 years.

Question 7

What percentage of ASTER is allocated to the community?

Accepted Answer

83.5% of the Aster (prev. Astherus) supply is allocated to community focused pools such as Airdrop and Ecosystem & Community.

Question 8

What is Aster (prev. Astherus) (ASTER)?

Accepted Answer

Aster ASTER tokenomics drives comprehensive DeFi ecosystem combining perpetual trading, yield generation, and liquidity provisioning. The platform offers Simple Mode for streamlined on-chain perpetual contracts with up to 1001x leverage and Pro Mode featuring order book trading with deep liquidity. Token economics support ALP liquidity pools where users mint tokens for market-making participation. The protocol includes Aster Earn for yield-generating assets like asBNB and USDF stablecoin minting capabilities. Governance token holders benefit from trading fee distributions and staking rewards through Spectra points program, creating sustainable tokenomics for long-term ecosystem growth.

Pool Name	Allocation %	Release Progress	Locked $	Next Unlock
Airdrop	53.5%	22.72%	$2.2B	19 Days
Ecosystem & Community	30.0%	54.27%	$719.2M	19 Days
Treasury	7.0%	Undisclosed	$366.9M	Undisclosed
Team	5.0%	11.11%	$233.0M	19 Days
Liquidity & Listing	4.5%	66.67%	$78.6M	19 Days

Aster (prev. Astherus)