Aster has announced a major overhaul of its ASTER tokenomics, introducing an automated buyback and burn mechanism directly tied to platform revenue. Effective June 17, 12:00 UTC, 99% of daily platform fees will be used to repurchase ASTER tokens on the open market, with an equal amount burned from project reserves.
Twice-Monthly Burns, Team Allocation First
Burns will occur every two weeks, and Aster confirmed that the team allocation — representing 5% of total supply (400 million ASTER) — will serve as the first source of burned tokens. The program will continue until the total ASTER supply falls from 8 billion to 3 billion tokens, a reduction of 62.5%.
All Repurchased Tokens Go to veASTER Stakers
Every ASTER repurchased through the program will be distributed to veASTER stakers as rewards, supplementing the existing 300,000 ASTER Loyalty Rewards distributed per epoch. This creates a feedback loop where growing platform usage directly boosts staking yields.
Spot Listing Fees Also Fuel Buybacks
Beyond daily fees, each permissionless listing on Aster Spot carries a 50,000 USDT fee. Those fees will be collected weekly and used to fund additional ASTER buybacks, with the purchased tokens again flowing into the staking reward pool. Staking rewards from listing fees begin distribution two weeks after each listing.
Token Allocation Snapshot
Airdrops remain the largest allocation category at 53.5% (4.28 billion ASTER). Ecosystem & Community holds 30%, Treasury 7%, Team 5%, and Liquidity & Listings 4.5%. At TGE, 704 million ASTER unlocked through Spectra and Gems reward programs, with remaining community allocations releasing gradually over approximately 80 months.
Aster's new model ties token value directly to platform revenue. If activity sustains, the combination of automated buybacks and scheduled burns could meaningfully reduce circulating supply over time. However, the long-term release schedule of community and ecosystem tokens still presents a sizable supply overhang that markets will need to absorb.