Tokenomics
1,000,000,000 $AST. 42% to ecosystem and community; team locked behind a 12-month cliff and 72-month linear vest. Emission 250,000 $AST/day, −10% every 6 months.
The $AST token is the native utility and governance token of the Astarter ecosystem. It powers all economic activity across ABox nodes, AI agents, DeFi products, and the broader AI agent economy.
Token Overview
Token Name
$AST
Total Supply
1,000,000,000 (1 Billion $AST)
Token Type
Utility + Governance
Primary Use Cases
Staking, node rewards, fee payment, governance voting
Allocation Breakdown
Ecosystem & Community
42%
420,000,000
Funds $AST Staking Mining: 250,000 $AST/day baseline emission, −10% every 6 months, activation gated behind a 2,000-eligible-staker threshold (see Emission Schedule below)
Ecosystem Development
15%
150,000,000
Ecosystem grants, network growth, partnerships, and other-exchange listing fees
ASTARTER Team
12%
120,000,000
12-month cliff, 72-month linear release
Treasury / Market Cap Management
10%
100,000,000
Protocol treasury for liquidity provision and operational reserves
Early Circulation
10%
100,000,000
TGE-day trading liquidity and market-making; 100% liquid at TGE, no vesting
Investment Institutions & R&D
5%
50,000,000
Includes R&D · 12-month cliff, 72-month linear release
Node Airdrop
4%
40,000,000
Distributed to early node operators; 20% at TGE, 80% linear over 10 months
Community Incentives
1%
10,000,000
Community programs; 20% at TGE, 80% linear over 12 months
Exchange Airdrop
1%
10,000,000
Exchange listing airdrop; 100% liquid at TGE
Staking & Node Rewards
Emission Schedule
Launch → Month 6
250,000 $AST/day
Baseline
Month 7 → Month 12
225,000 $AST/day
−10%
Month 13 → Month 18
202,500 $AST/day
−19%
Month 19 → Month 24
182,250 $AST/day
−27%
Month 25+
Continues reducing −10% every 6 months
This deflationary emission model incentivizes early participation while ensuring long-term token sustainability. Funded from the Ecosystem & Community (42%) allocation, this is Astarter's $AST Staking Mining program: activation is trigger-gated behind a 2,000 eligible staker threshold (a network-growth trigger, not a participant cap), and once activated, each day's 250,000 $AST reward pool is distributed to stakers proportionally by effective staking weight (staked $AST × active boost multiplier).
Vesting Schedule
Team Allocation (12%)
Cliff: 12 months (no tokens released during first 12 months)
Vesting: 72-month linear release after the cliff, in equal monthly installments
Investment Institutions & R&D (5%)
Cliff: 12 months
Vesting: 72-month linear release after the cliff, in equal monthly installments
Node Airdrop (4%)
Distributed to early node operators; 20% at TGE, 80% linear over 10 months
Tied to node purchase and network activity milestones
Early Circulation (10%)
100% liquid at TGE, no cliff, no vesting
Reserved for day-one trading liquidity and market-making support
Treasury / Market Cap Management (10%)
Released as needed for treasury operations, liquidity provision, and operational reserves
No fixed cliff or linear schedule; drawn against protocol needs
Community Incentives (1%)
20% at TGE, 80% linear over 12 months
Funds community programs
Exchange Airdrop (1%)
100% liquid at TGE, no vesting
Ecosystem & Community Allocations (42%)
Funds $AST Staking Mining: the 250,000 $AST/day baseline emission (−10% every 6 months) described in the Emission Schedule above, not milestone-based release
Activation is trigger-gated: emissions begin once the network reaches 2,000 eligible stakers (a growth threshold, not a participation cap)
Rewards are distributed proportionally by each staker's effective staking weight (staked $AST × active boost multiplier) relative to total eligible staking weight
Ecosystem Development (15%)
Released progressively based on milestone achievements
Covers ecosystem grants, network growth, partnerships, and other-exchange listing fees
Token Utility
$AST is a utility and governance token. It is not an investment instrument and confers no entitlement to dividends, revenue, profits, or returns. See the Legal Disclaimer.
Compute fees
Paid to ABox node operators for compute they actually perform — running agents, executing tasks, settling transactions
Governance
Stake $AST to vote on protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and treasury allocation. Voting weight scales with stake.
Fee payment
Settle agent execution, marketplace listings, and protocol services in $AST
Agent deployment
Required to deploy agents on the Astarter network
Marketplace
Buy, rent, and sell AI agents using $AST
Fee Distribution
Protocol fees are earned by participants for work they perform on the network. $AST is not a yield-bearing instrument: simply holding or staking $AST does not entitle the holder to a share of fees. Fees are paid to participants who contribute compute, liquidity, agents, or data.
AI DEX trading fees
Liquidity providers (for liquidity contributed) · Node operators (for execution)
Agent Marketplace commissions
Agent creators (for agents listed) · Node operators (for hosting) · Protocol treasury
Prediction Market fees
Winning predictors · Node operators (for execution) · Protocol treasury
Data Market transaction fees
Data sellers (for data provided) · Node operators (for hosting) · Protocol treasury
ABox compute fees
Node operators (for compute performed)
Stakers earn governance weight, not fees. Treasury supports protocol development, ecosystem grants, and operational reserves.
Node Token Allocation
Three A-Core node tiers, totaling 17,279 slots. Full specifications: ABox Nodes →.
A-Core Lite
$500
1,333
12,000
A-Core Pro (most popular)
$1,000
2,900
4,137
A-Core Max
$3,000
10,500
1,142
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