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$ASTER Activate the violent deflationary mode: sell pressure has been cleared, the ultimate truth on the eve of the breakout
If you’re still using the old tokenomics model to view Aster, you may be missing the most certain wave of wealth opportunity in 2026. Recently, Aster’s official team carried out an epic overhaul of its token model, directly announcing the arrival of the violent deflationary era.
Why is it said that Aster’s sell pressure has been completely cleared? Take a look at these three hard-hitting data points:
1. A staggering unlock volume cut at the ankle: The large institutional unlock originally planned to begin in April 2026 has been urgently reduced by 97% by the official! The massive sell pressure of about 250 million tokens per month has now been cut down to only about 7.5 million. With Aster DEX’s increasingly strong ability to absorb it, this amount of sell pressure is nearly negligible.
2. The ultimate reversal in supply and demand: While unlocks are nearly stalling, trading volume is exploding. With the launch of BAY perpetual contracts and the popularization of Aster Chain privacy trading, DEX fee income is rising exponentially. This means the Aster allocation in the market is being crazily consumed by real demand.
3. Fee buybacks and value capture: Aster isn’t just reducing supply—it’s also strengthening its value-capture mechanism. As trading volume increases, more fees will be directly used for buybacks and burns in the secondary market. Under the three-fold blow of sharply reduced supply + surging demand + active buybacks, Aster has become one of the most scarce deflationary assets in the current market.
My recommendation:
Stop letting those outdated unlock tables scare you off. True top-tier investors look at changes in expectations. When the market is still trapped in inertia-driven fear of sell pressure, it’s exactly the best time for those of us who have seen the truth clearly to position early.
Conclusion: Sell pressure is already nearly at zero, and the deflationary gears have started turning. This wave of explosion for $ASTER may be just a matter of time.