The Aster DEX just dropped a massive shift in its tokenomics on June 17, routing 99% of all platform fees straight into ASTER buybacks paired with matching burns from reserves.
DEX Shifts Tokenomics for Epic Buybacks 🖤
In a post on X, the YZ Labs-backed perp exchange said the upgraded model activated at 12:00 PM UTC on June 17. Under this setup, 99% of daily fees fuel automatic TWAP purchases of ASTER throughout the day, all settled on-chain.
Every buyback triggers an identical burn from reserves, prioritizing team allocation first for that slick 198% effect overall. Those repurchased tokens flow directly to stakers via the Loyalty Reward pool, which already sprinkles 300000 ASTER per epoch. The burn goal looms large too, trimming the original 8 billion supply down to 3 billion. CoinGecko shows circulating supply hovering near 2.68 billion against a 7.82 billion total, so plenty remains to torch.
ASTER Price Reacts with Defi Flair 💋
The tokenomics reveal sparked immediate market vibes, lifting ASTER 23% from around 0.64 to 0.79 before easing back near 0.65 at press time, still down 73% from its September 2025 peak of 2.41. Earlier plans allocated 80% of fees to buybacks with strategic reserves in play, but this version ditches discretion entirely for pure automatic action.
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