Aster Launches Strategic Buyback Reserve to Direct 20–40% of Fees to ASTER

Overview

• Activation went live on January 19 with initial purchases already visible on-chain through the designated reserve wallet.
• The reserve allocates 20%–40% of daily fees on a discretionary basis that adjusts with liquidity, volatility, and price action.
• Combined with the ongoing Stage 5 program, the framework can route up to 80% of protocol fees into ASTER repurchases.
• Buybacks are funded mainly by fees from Aster’s perpetual futures exchange, with all Shield Mode fees directed entirely to token buybacks.
• Aster positions the approach as a long-term, revenue-linked supply tool set to operate through 2026, building on prior stages that repurchased over 209 million ASTER.