According to the announcement from Aster DEX, the project has canceled the original mechanism of releasing approximately 78.4 million ecosystem tokens (about 1% of the maximum supply) monthly through linear unlocking. Instead, tokens will now only be distributed as staking rewards. Under the new mechanism, around 450,000 ASTER tokens are currently released weekly (approximately 1.8–2.25 million per month), significantly reducing the increase in circulating supply. The project stated that since the TGE in September 2025, ecosystem and community tokens have not been used except for staking rewards, and the relevant addresses can be verified on-chain. https://(wublock123.com)/news/aster-token-distribution-changed-to-staking-only-58822