Aster stated that its tokenomics remain unchanged after an erroneous update on aggregators that caused alarm among users and operators. The clarification responds to reports that would have altered vestings and treated unvested allocations as circulating supply, an error that impacted markets and data platforms. The company addressed the confusion linked to CoinMarketCap and related postings, aiming to stabilize sentiment and data accuracy.
The confusion originated in late 2025 when CoinMarketCap and, in a related manner, Binance published data suggesting changes to the ASTER token unlock schedules. Those records indicated delays reportedly extending to 2026 and 2035 and, at the same time, confused unvested allocations with the circulating supply, which increased the perception of selling pressure. As a result, the token price experienced a reported drop of 20%, from levels above $2 to approximately $1.70, according to sources cited by the community.
Aster denied any change to its economic model and explained that the discrepancies stemmed from errors on external platforms. The firm emphasized that unused allocations are not part of the circulating supply and therefore do not generate immediate selling pressure. To increase transparency, the company moved tokens to a public wallet and issued clarifying statements intended to contain misinformation.
DeFiLlama, for its part, excluded Aster’s perpetual futures data in October 2025, citing “suspicious on-chain patterns” as the reason for its decision.
Impact of the CMC update and Aster’s response
Aster reiterated its supply structure and schedules as originally defined: a maximum supply of 8 billion ASTER with specific percentages and release periods. The detailed allocations included 53.5% for airdrops (4,280,000,000) with linear vesting over 80 months; 30% for ecosystem & community (2,400,000,000) with linear vesting over 20 months; 7% for treasury (560,000,000) with no operational details specified in the statement; 5% for the team (400,000,000) with a 1-year cliff and linear vesting over 40 months; and 4.5% for liquidity and listings (360,000,000) with quarterly releases after a 9-month period, according to sources cited by the project.
The communication emphasized that treating allocations that have not yet been released as part of the circulating supply is a misinterpretation of supply-and-demand mechanics, and explained that those units remain out of the market until their effective release.
After Aster’s clarifications, a reported rebound of between 10% and 12% was recorded, driven by purchases from large players, although post-correction price figures contain inconsistencies in sources and could not be independently verified. The temporary exclusion of data by aggregators and the subsequent pulse of sells and buys showed the market’s sensitivity to data errors and the influence that major information portals exert on risk perception.
Aster reaffirmed its tokenomics and implemented transparency measures to contain the misinformation generated after the CMC update; the episode underscores the market’s reliance on centralized aggregators and the amplifying effect of errors in data dissemination.
