**[Aster Chain Staking Feature Goes Live, Dual Reward Mechanism Empowers ASTER Ecosystem]** Odaily Planet Daily News – Aster announced today that the Aster Chain staking feature is officially live. This marks a core empowerment upgrade for the ASTER token following the airdrop and buyback plans, gradually building a closed-loop ecosystem where long-term holders can benefit from protocol growth. Starting today, users can delegate ASTER to validators and flexibly choose their lock-up period to earn weekly rewards through a dual mechanism of Base Rewards and Loyalty Rewards. - **Base Rewards**: Initially set at 150,000 ASTER. Users earn rewards by delegating tokens to validators, with the yield depending on the validator's transaction processing volume and the user's staking proportion. - **Loyalty Rewards**: Initially set at 300,000 ASTER, including additional subsidies from the platform's buyback plan. Users can lock ASTER (up to 208 weeks) to receive veASTER, with reward weight determined by the lock-up amount, lock-up duration, and transaction volume bonuses. To ensure network security, Aster Chain has partnered with Trust Wallet, BNB Chain, World Liberty Financial, Lista DAO, and PancakeSwap as the first batch of validators, working alongside the Aster Foundation to safeguard node security. Users simply need to log in to the staking page, select a validator, input the staking amount, and confirm the lock-up period to complete the process. The staking cycle runs weekly from Monday to Sunday in UTC time. Users must complete staking by 00:00 UTC on Monday to qualify for the next cycle's reward settlement. For detailed staking guidelines and technical documentation, please refer to the official documentation.