Aster Pushes Major Token Unlocks to 2026 as Exchange Prepares for Its Biggest Trading Competition
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The derivatives exchange Aster is rewriting its tokenomics playbook. Several major unlocks initially scheduled for 2025 have been canceled, delayed, or pushed more than a decade forward, marking the most significant shift in the project’s emission roadmap since launch. The update, first shared by @_FORAB and later confirmed by the Aster team, is already reshaping expectations around ASTER’s supply dynamics heading into 2026. The team says the move is simple: there is no need for the tokens right now. And with no demand pressure internally, the ecosystem unlocks won’t proceed, at least not until summer 2026, with several now pushed all the way to 2035. The announcement lands just before Aster launches the biggest trading competition in its history, a five-week, high-stakes perpetuals challenge with up to $10 million in rewards. Token Unlocks Pushed Back After Internal Review The first signal came from @_FORAB’s disclosure 确认变动！衍生品交易所 Aster 团队承认了，近期代币经济学出现了修改。 主要原因是币安上的 ASTER 代币数据显示，多个 2025 年原本的解锁被取消，移动到了 2026 年夏季，或更久的 2035 年。 团队回应道：原本最初的代币经济学，是每个月都有生态解锁，但鉴于 Aster 并没有使用的计划，就不解锁了。… pic.twitter.com/DdnLFjTx0K — AB Kuai.Dong (@_FORAB) November 15, 2025 The post highlighted a series of changes showing multiple ASTER unlocks, originally expected throughout 2025, now removed from the schedule or delayed. Aster quickly confirmed the data. According to the team, the original token economics included monthly ecosystem unlocks. These tokens were set aside for internal development, network growth, liquidity expansion, and ecosystem incentives. But as the team puts it, Aster “has no usage plan for those tokens at the moment.” This means, the tokens aren’t needed yet, so they’ll stay locked. Aster’s statement clarifies that all recently observed changes in the Binance token schedule reflect intentional restructures, not errors or sudden moves triggered by market pressure. The delay to 2026, and in some cases 2035, signals a long-term, conservative approach to supply release. ASTER Price Holds Above Key Entry Levels While…
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