Aster announced a comprehensive tokenomics update for its native asset ASTER on June 17, 2026. Following the announcement, the ASTER price rose over 20 percent within 24 hours. The protocol stated that it will use 99 percent of its daily platform revenues to purchase ASTER from the secondary market.
Buyback and burn model
According to the announced structure, buybacks will be carried out automatically, using the time-weighted average price method. It was stated that all transactions will be recorded on the chain and the relevant wallet address will be shared publicly so that the community can verify. Aster aims to reorganize the incentive structure around ASTER as a protocol operating in the field of decentralized finance.
Mini dictionary: The time-weighted average price method is an application that allows large purchase transactions to be made over time instead of being made all at once. This method aims to limit sudden price fluctuations and stabilize the transaction cost.
Aster announced that as of June 17, 99 percent of daily platform fees will be used to buy back ASTER, in addition, an equivalent amount of permanent burning will be made from the reserve for each token purchased from the market.
The striking aspect of the model is that an equal amount of tokens from the project reserve will be permanently burned for each ASTER bought back from the market. It was stated that in the first stage, the burning will start from the assets allocated to the team. The protocol defines this structure as a combined deflation pressure of 198 percent in total.
This approach aims to reduce the supply in the market through buybacks, while also reducing the total supply through permanent burns. According to the information provided by Aster, the burning will be done every two weeks and will continue until the maximum supply decreases from 8 billion to 3 billion ASTER.
Supply target and reward distribution
As of June 17, the total supply stood at approximately 7.82 billion tokens. The circulating supply was between 2.68 billion and 2.70 billion. All ASTERs collected through buyback will be transferred to the Loyalty Rewards pool.
A base of 300 thousand ASTER will be distributed during each reward period. Tokens collected by buyback during the relevant period will also be added to this. It was noted that the distribution will be made according to the locking weights and proportionally to ASTER owners.
Another source of additional buying pressure will be the listing mechanism on Aster Spot. The entire 50 thousand USDT fee received for each token listing that is not subject to permission will be directed to the same buyback infrastructure.
Market reaction and technical outlook
Immediately after the announcement, ASTER price reached levels close to $0.80, then retreated partially due to profit taking. In the last case, the token was trading at approximately $0.74. This level indicated an increase of approximately 13 percent on a daily basis.
On the daily chart, ASTER broke above the $0.65 level, which has not been breached since April. In technical indicators, while the Relative Strength Index climbed above 65, a positive signal was also seen on the MACD side. In the near term, $0.81 stands out as an important resistance zone. If this level is exceeded, the price may move to areas not seen since the last months of 2025. It is evaluated that $ 0.65 can be watched as support in case of possible withdrawals.
