Thank you for your questions and participation in the Forum.
- Regarding tokenomics, the latest updates came with the V3 version of dApp staking: Astar Tokenomics 2.0 - A dynamically adjusted inflation. Additionally, Maarten shared insights about tokenomics plans in this post: dApp Staking - Astar Foundation Proposal & Next Steps.
- About users and agents who are no longer active — that’s normal. Supporters come and go; some have left the Astar community, while others moved on to earn money or secure contracts with other projects. However, I firmly believe in the people currently building within the ecosystem.
- I disagree with your point about the ACS campaign — I see it as a key element for Astar’s success. To be honest, Astar Native today feels like a ghost chain — its main utilities are staking and governance. If nothing changes, inflation alone will erode the token’s value over time. Establishing utility for ASTR in an ecosystem that naturally attracts top-tier projects like Aave, Uniswap, Velodrome, and Opensea — becoming part of the Superchain and creating future use cases for ASTR across all chains and even directly on Ethereum L1 — is a game changer. If successful, this could bring significant benefits. Attracting top-tier projects to Astar Native without offering substantial grants or funding — given a limited budget and treasury — is simply impossible. I say this from firsthand experience doing BD with the Astar SpaceLabs team.
- Governance is structured into the Technical Council, Community Council, and the broader Community. Please dive deeper into the details here: Astar Governance Guide.
If you want to get involved, vote and participate! You can also delegate your voting power to one of the delegates: Astar Subsquare.
Let me know if you have more questions — happy to help! 