Aster Launches Stage 5 Airdrop: 3-Month Lockup Rewards + Chain Mainnet Launching in 2026

2025-12-18 01:46:13

【CoinPush】Aster officially announces plans to kick off the fifth phase of airdrops on December 22. This round of airdrops appears to be thoughtfully planned—lasting 6 weeks (from December 22, 2025, to February 1, 2026), totaling 1.2% of the total ASTER supply, approximately 96 million ASTER tokens.

The most interesting part is their distribution scheme design. The 1.2% allocation is split into two parts: 0.6% is a basic share that can be claimed immediately; the other 0.6% is a lock-up reward that requires a 3-month lock-up period before unlocking. This approach gives users a choice—if they want liquidity, they can claim immediately (but the locked reward portion will be burned); or they can choose to wait 3 months to receive the full share at once.

This mechanism is quite clever. On one hand, it ensures participants can obtain immediate liquidity; on the other hand, it reinforces long-term holding incentives through lock-up rewards, while accelerating deflation by burning the rewards if claimed early. It’s somewhat like incentivizing genuine ecosystem participants.

More importantly, there is progress on Aster Chain’s technology. According to the official timeline: the testnet will launch by the end of December 2025, the mainnet is targeted for Q1 2026, with staking and governance features scheduled for Q2.

Aster’s ambitions are significant—after launching its own L1 network, it aims to take control in areas like fee structure, validator economy, and protocol upgrades, strengthening the value capture of the ASTER token from the underlying infrastructure layer. This means ASTER is no longer just an application-layer token but is set to become the core asset of the underlying network.

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NotFinancialAdvice

· 12-18 10:52

This locking mechanism is indeed interesting, but to be honest, it all depends on how users choose.

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OnChain_Detective

· 12-18 02:16

ngl the 0.6% burn mechanic feels sus... let me run the numbers. if everyone just takes liquidity immediately, that's a calculated token sink, right? classic tokenomics pattern detected. DYOR but something about the incentive structure here doesn't add up cleanly

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TradingNightmare

· 12-18 02:13

Ha, it's the same staking trick again. Can it really fool people? Wait, the mainnet is only launching in 3 months? Then we might as well wait to die. 0.6% directly received and another 0.6% burned? Doesn't seem like much profit. This mechanism is designed with all sorts of tricks; it just feels like they want people to hold. Giving away such a small amount for free and still calling it Stage 5? I feel a bit exhausted.

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AlphaWhisperer

· 12-18 01:53

It's the same old trick again—locking rewards sound appealing, but in reality, what you actually receive is another matter. The Chain mainnet won't launch until 2026; this timeline is really too far-fetched. I'm still just watching and waiting. This distribution method is quite interesting, but it's a pity about the burned portion. Why can't it be circulated? 96 million tokens sound like a lot, but they only account for 1.2%. The dilution seems pretty moderate. I'm a bit confused by this "option"—it's basically just gambling on the value of the lock-up.

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GateUser-fec4402e

· 12-18 01:50

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GateUser-fec4402e

· 12-18 01:49

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