Tokenomics

1,000,000,000 $AST. 42% to ecosystem and community; team locked behind a 1-year cliff and 60-month back-weighted 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.

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Token Overview

Parameter	Value
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

Supply update — January 2026. Total supply is 1,000,000,000 $AST, finalized at pre-TGE tokenomics. Earlier 100,000,000 figures in legacy materials are deprecated.

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Allocation Breakdown

Category	%	Tokens	Details
Ecosystem & Community	42%	420,000,000	Early user incentives, marketing, and ecosystem development rewards
Ecosystem Development	26%	260,000,000	Network growth and partnerships
ASTARTER Team	12%	120,000,000	1-year cliff, 60-month back-weighted release
Market Cap Management	10%	100,000,000	Protocol treasury for liquidity provision and operational reserves
Investment Institutions & R&D	5%	50,000,000	Includes R&D · 1-year cliff, 60-month back-weighted release
Node Airdrop	4%	40,000,000	Distributed to early node operators
Community Incentives	1%	10,000,000	Community programs

Tokenomics allocation

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Staking & Node Rewards

Emission Schedule

Period	Daily Emission	Cumulative Reduction
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.

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Vesting Schedule

Team Allocation (12%)

• Cliff: 1 year (no tokens released during first 12 months)

• Vesting: 60-month back-weighted release after the cliff (smaller proportions in the first 12 quarters, larger proportions in later quarters)

Investment Institutions & R&D (5%)

• Cliff: 1 year

• Vesting: 60-month back-weighted release after the cliff (smaller proportions in the first 12 quarters, larger proportions in later quarters)

Node Airdrop (4%)

• Distributed to early node operators during presale and launch

• Tied to node purchase and network activity milestones

Ecosystem & Community Allocations

• Released progressively based on milestone achievements

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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.

Utility	Description
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

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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.

Fee source	Paid to
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.

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Node Token Allocation

Three A-Core node tiers, totaling 17,279 slots. Full specifications: ABox Nodes →.

Tier	Price	$AST	Slots
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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