After officially announcing the public chain, Aster, the largest derivatives exchange on the BNB Chain, has launched staking. The goal of this feature is to allow token holders to continuously lock in returns while reducing market circulation. According to the disclosure, participants can delegate ASTER tokens to network validator nodes and earn weekly rewards. The rewards are divided into two parts: base rewards from node operations and additional rewards tied to the duration of the token lock-up. Base rewards come from validator nodes, which are based on their performance in processing network transactions. The more transactions a node processes, the higher its share of the reward pool. Ultimately, the rewards depend on the proportion of staking in that node. The other part comes from lock-up rewards, which are determined by the duration and amount of tokens locked, corresponding to specific weightings for distribution. Additionally, active trading users can reportedly receive extra weighting bonuses. Currently, during the initial phase, the project team has set a weekly release of 450,000 ASTER tokens, with about two-thirds allocated for lock-up incentives. This amount will also include tokens repurchased by the platform. The first batch of publicly listed validator nodes includes Trust Wallet, BNB Chain, PancakeSwap, and ListaDAO, all of which have been mentioned multiple times by Binance founder CZ.