Strategic Suggestions to Strengthen ASTR’s Long-Term Value

[0xMR_IMAN]

Real ASTR Utility Campaign (Beyond Farming)

Design a campaign that does not only increase TVL, but encourages real usage of ASTR.

Examples:

• Fee discounts when paying with ASTR inside ecosystem apps

• Access to exclusive NFTs or games through ASTR locking

• Governance voting power boosts for long-term holders

So far, most incentives have focused on staking and farming.

If utility expands toward consumption and application-level usage, selling pressure could decrease naturally.

Transparent ASTR Buyback / Burn Dashboard

If Burn or Burndrop mechanisms are implemented, a live transparency dashboard would significantly improve trust.

It could show:

• Total tokens burned

• Source of the burn

• Impact on circulating and total supply

Transparency builds confidence.

Currently, the community often estimates instead of seeing structured data.

Multi-Chain Revenue Routing Back to ASTR

Since Astar operates across multiple networks, a formal economic routing mechanism could be introduced.

For example:

A percentage of revenue generated on Soneium or Ethereum based products could be routed back to ASTR via:

• Buybacks

• Treasury accumulation

• Supply reduction mechanisms

The multi-chain narrative is strong.

The economic structure should also ensure multi-chain value flows back to ASTR.

Ambassador → Analyst Program

Create an advanced tier beyond traditional ambassadors.

This track would recognize contributors who:

• Publish ecosystem analysis

• Evaluate tokenomics models

• Analyze on-chain data

• Contribute strategic research

Instead of focusing only on content output, this would support thought leadership and long-term intellectual capital within the ecosystem.

Long-Term ASTR Lock Model

Introduce optional long-term lock mechanisms (e.g., 6 months / 12 months) in exchange for:

• Governance boost

• Burndrop multipliers

• Special participation rights

Benefits:

• Reduces circulating supply

• Distinguishes long-term holders

• Reduces short-term volatility

Core Strategic Point

If Astar aims for sustainable long-term price strength, three dynamics must align simultaneously:

1. Reduced token emissions

2. Locked or constrained circulating supply

3. Value flowing back to ASTR from multi chain operations

[ERC20s]

Aetheria - An Astar ETH Reserve Mechanism

Aetheria proposes a long-term ASTR–ETH reserve mechanism designed to gradually convert value into ETH while preserving continuous user liquidity. Rather than aiming for rapid buybacks or short-term price action, Aetheria focuses on slow capital accumulation, optional redemption, and eventual ETH-backed value convergence. The core idea is simple: ASTR is gradually converted into ETH (or yield-bearing ETH), creating a growing reserve that users can redeem against at any time. The reserve is sol…

Aetheria helps to solve some of these problems. Just needs more support really.

[you425]

Thank you. I am in favor of the proposal, but there are several issues.

@0xMR_IMAN

• Fee discounts when paying with ASTR inside ecosystem apps
• Access to exclusive NFTs or games through ASTR locking

Most of these examples require cooperation from the dApps themselves. The challenge is how to increase the number of dApps that are willing to participate.

@0xMR_IMAN

Governance voting power boosts for long-term holders

This is already implemented through the multiplier changes based on the selected lock duration when voting.

@0xMR_IMAN

Transparent ASTR Buyback / Burn Dashboard

I see. I think this would be a good addition.
There is already a dashboard on the Astar Portal, but it does not show specifically how much ASTR has been burned.

@0xMR_IMAN

Multi-Chain Revenue Routing Back to ASTR

In the first place, buybacks require a source of revenue. Currently, there is no such revenue, so buybacks cannot be executed. One potential source would be sequencer fee revenue from Startale’s Soneium, but it does not seem to be flowing in effectively (there has been no movement since the announcement).

To actively conduct buybacks, a native revenue source like HyperLiquid would be necessary.
Fortunately, the Astar Stack currently under development is designed with built-in revenue generation mechanisms, so this should eventually create a source for buybacks.

@0xMR_IMAN

Long-Term ASTR Lock Model

• Burndrop multipliers

This may be somewhat incompatible. The reason is that users who want to actively participate in Burndrop cannot afford to lock their ASTR. Even if longer lockups were designed to yield greater rewards than normal Burndrop participation, that would weaken the intended effect of reducing ASTR issuance. Also, since it would be heavily dependent on the schedule — and that schedule would likely not be known until shortly beforehand — users would be hesitant to lock their ASTR for long periods without certainty.

If implemented, the most realistic approach would be something like “increasing the multiplier based on the amount and duration of ASTR locked within a certain period.”

Additionally, since the current dApp Staking structure does not include a mechanism where users can choose their lock duration like veToken models, implementing this would also require a certain level of development effort.

[Juminstock]

Hi @0xMR_IMAN, thank you for your intention to explore actions that could increase the value of the ASTR token.

I’m largely aligned with @you425’s comments. At the same time, I understand that you’re putting forward ideas, so I’d like to see what underlying rationale supports them.

For example: how do you propose executing them? What would be the metrics and the real impact from a fundamental analysis perspective? A breakdown of the required resources, not only from the community side, but also design, engineering, and BD, would be needed for each idea.

This is essential to conduct a proper evaluation