Aster has pushed back the cliff for the 400 million ASTER tokens allocated to its team, delaying the start of unlocks by 12 months to Sept. 17, 2027. The team allocation represents 5% of ASTER's maximum supply. Under the original terms, those tokens were set to unlock at a rate of 10 million ASTER per month beginning Sept. 17, 2026. That schedule is now shifted, and the tokens, which have been fully locked since the token generation event, will remain locked through the revised date. Aster announced the change in a social media post on Sept. 1, according to BlockBeats. The project also said the adjustment will not affect ASTER's buyback-and-burn mechanism. For every 1 ASTER bought back, an equal amount continues to be burned from the reserve, with team-allocated tokens burned first. The buyback side of the program remains unchanged even as the unlock timeline moves out by a year.
Aster has extended the cliff on the 400 million ASTER reserved for its team, moving the unlock start date from Sept. 17, 2026 to Sept. 17, 2027. The team allocation represents 5% of the maximum ASTER supply. Aster said the tokens have been fully locked since the token generation event and will remain locked through the new cliff date.
Under the previous schedule, the team tranche was due to begin unlocking on Sept. 17, 2026, at a pace of 10 million ASTER per month. That monthly release is now delayed by a full year in line with the revised cliff.
The announcement was made through the project's official social media account on Sept. 1, as reported by BlockBeats. Aster added that the change does not affect the buyback-and-burn mechanism. For every 1 ASTER repurchased, an equal amount continues to be burned from the reserve, with team-allocated tokens burned first.
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