Tokenomics 3.0
Overview
Tokenomics 3.0 is the current economic model governing ASTR token emission, reward distribution, and dApp Staking mechanics on Astar Network. It was activated in March 2026 through two onchain governance referenda.
It replaced Tokenomics 2.0 with three principal changes:
- Maximum yearly inflation reduced from 7% to 5.5%, with an emission decay mechanism converging supply toward approximately 10B ASTR long-term
- Staker reward allocations restructured: bonus rewards eliminated, base and adjustable staker shares increased
- dApp Staking revamped to concentrate rewards on a capped active set of 16 dApps per era, with a yearly staking cycle and a deterministic rank-based reward model
What Changed from Tokenomics 2.0
| Parameter | Tokenomics 2.0 | Tokenomics 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Max yearly inflation | 7% | 5.5% |
| Emission decay | None | 99.9999960% per block |
| Long-term supply target | Uncapped | ~10B ASTR |
| Base staker allocation | 10% | 15.8% |
| Adjustable staker allocation | 55% | 63% |
| Bonus staker allocation | 13.8% | 0% (eliminated) |
| Treasury allocation | 5% | 5% |
| Collator allocation | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| dApp reward allocation | 13% | 13% |
| Active dApps cap per era | ~72 | 16 |
| Staking cycle | 3 periods per year | 1 period per year |
| Tier thresholds | Price-dependent formula | Fixed % of total issuance |
Governance
Tokenomics 3.0 was activated in March 2026 through two onchain governance referenda. The full records are available on Astar Subsquare.
Core Components
Inflation
ASTR emission follows a decaying curve per block. At each block, a small fraction less is minted than the previous block, causing total supply to converge asymptotically toward approximately 10 billion ASTR. Actual inflation stays below the 5.5% ceiling because the adjustable staker component is only minted proportional to participation.
See Inflation for full parameter details and formulas.
dApp Staking
Under Tokenomics 3.0, at most 16 dApps are reward-eligible per era. dApps are assigned to one of two active tiers based on total staked value. Within each tier, rewards are distributed deterministically using a rank multiplier model rather than proportionally by stake.
The staking cycle is yearly: a 1-day voting subperiod followed by a 364-day Build&Earn subperiod on Astar Network. At the end of each period, all stakes are unstaked but remain locked, and a new voting subperiod begins.
See dApp Staking Parameters for the full parameter table across Astar, Shiden, and Shibuya.
ASTR Token Role
ASTR is the economic and governance token for Astar Network. Tokenomics 3.0 introduced the following structural changes:
- Reduced emission ceiling, limiting new supply growth
- Emission decay converging supply toward a long-term target
- Per-era dApp rewards concentrated on a capped active set of 16 dApps
- Tokenomics parameters governed through onchain referenda