Aster’s 10% Spike on Burn Mechanism Upgrade Proves Short-Lived

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ASTER experienced sharp two-way volatility as bullish protocol developments were outweighed by a hawkish Federal Reserve and broader weakness across crypto markets.

The decentralized perpetuals exchange token surged more than 10% on Wednesday to 80 cents, its highest level since January, before reversing gains, according to CoinDesk data. The move followed the announcement of a major tokenomics upgrade allocating 99% of daily platform fees to an automated buyback program, effectively using protocol revenue to repurchase ASTER from the market.

Tokens acquired through the program are distributed to veASTER holders, a non-transferable governance token obtained by locking ASTER. It provides holders with fee revenue exposure, voting rights, and trading discounts on the Aster DEX.

Each buyback is paired with an equivalent token burn from protocol reserves, with bi-weekly reductions set to continue until total supply is cut to 3 billion tokens from 7.82 billion.

The update replaces Aster’s earlier linear vesting model, which released tokens into circulation regardless of demand and was phased out earlier this year in January 2026.

The protocol said the new structure better aligns token value with platform activity, with all mechanisms executed on-chain and without discretionary reserve management.

Despite the strong initial reaction, gains quickly faded as a more hawkish Federal Reserve strengthened the U.S. dollar and pressured risk assets.

At the time of writing, ASTER traded near 68 cents, down about 5% on the day after surrendering most of its earlier advance.