Astar Network announced on April 18, 2025, that it has implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures. The blockchain firm reduced base staking rewards from 25% to 10% to promote a more stable annual percentage rate (APR) for users. This ensures rewards remain meaningful without causing excessive inflation.
Unlike Bitcoin, ASTR operates under a dynamic inflation model without a supply cap. Astar is introducing new inflation-control mechanisms, including routing token emissions into TVL-based rewards. A new minimum token emission threshold of 2.5% was also introduced.
According to Astar, these changes have lowered the annual inflation rate from 4.86% to 4.32%. The total ASTR token emitted per block decreased from 153.95 to 136.67 tokens, reducing estimated annual emissions by 11%, from 405 million to 360 million. These efforts come after the ASTR token hit a new all-time low of $0.02 on April 7, 2025, 93.8% lower than its peak.