gained 630.81% from its launch price during 2025

Runs an incentive program with Harkan onchain gaming platform featuring a $500 ASTR prize pool, running from December 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025, requiring participants to complete 20 wheelspin rounds and open 20 lootboxes to qualify.

Debuted with a fully diluted valuation near $7 billion.

Listed on Bitstamp by Robinhood for trading.

Recorded over $10 billion in trading volume in a single day.

Ranked among the top 10 most mentioned cryptocurrencies across social media on December 17, 2025, representing a new entry to this list within the previous few months.

ASTER drops 12% on Monday, ranking among the worst performers in the broader crypto market selloff.

Whale 0xFB3B sends 13.44M ASTER ($13.04M) back to Binance 10 hours ago, realizing a $1.37M loss, with total losses on ASTER exceeding $35.8M.

$7.4M exchange outflow recorded alongside $5M inflow from fresh wallets, $3M whale accumulation, and top PnL traders showing 1.7x above average inflow, with daily volume at $10-14M.

A wallet possibly linked to Matrixport withdrew 3 million ASTER tokens ($2.84M) from Binance 13 hours ago.

$75.36M worth of ASTER tokens unlock next week, representing the largest unlock amount among upcoming token releases.

A trader reports ASTER shows weak momentum with no attractive long positions and is just moving at market average despite previously performing well.

Partnership with World Liberty Financial announced and RAVE/USD1 perpetual trading pair launches on Aster DEX with 1.5x points boost in Rocket Launch program.

A trader claims CZ owns the project describing it as a kids learning platform, and references a human VS AI ASTER trading competition currently occurring. (Tweet ID: 1998872711423218117)

Short-term high leverage shorts have cleared and the market now presents numerous long positions vulnerable to liquidation. (Tweet ID: 1998681859862000097)

A whale address withdrew 13.44M ASTER ($13.04M) from Binance, the same whale that previously incurred a $34.5M loss by selling 64.53M ASTER at $1.54 after buying at $2.07.

Buyback program increase scheduled for December 8.

A withdrawal of 531,089.82 ASTER tokens valued at $508,214.73 occurred from Binance.

ASTER has major linear token unlocks over $1 million per day occurring in the next seven days according to Tokenomist.

Funding rate for $ASTER turned negative.

2026 roadmap released with Aster Chain testnet launching end December 2025, L1 mainnet in Q1 2026, and $ASTER staking with on-chain governance in Q2 2026. Additional features include Shield Mode private trading, TWAP orders, expanded stock perpetuals in December 2025, and fiat on/off-ramp integration in Q1 2026.

Coretime Renewals Vote takes place on November 7, 2025.

S3 buyback and airdrop model updated to reduce token supply.

Runtime 1900 upgrade on October 29 introduces emission decay, new collators, and stronger governance alongside DOT migration.

Governance vote on Runtime 1900 occurs October 29, 2025 for Polkadot Asset Hub preparation.

The project is now referred to as "Soneium" and is listed as compatible with OneAnalog's Proof-of-Time Based L0 Blockchain alongside Arbitrum and Base.

Technical analysis suggests the token is a potential buy for long-term positioning after retracing to previous support levels with uptrends remaining intact.

DUST token, designated as the official mascot, is now listed on Astar spot trading with a market cap of $17.4M.

The project announces a "Burndrop" mechanism that fixes total supply and implements deflationary burns aiming to maximize scarcity, with participants receiving new token(s) for participation in the burn program.

Funding rates flip negative, indicating shorts are now paying longs in perpetual futures markets.

Binance lists spot trading for the token today, marking a significant exchange listing milestone.

Linear token unlocks exceeding $1 million per day are scheduled for the next 7 days, contributing to over $555 million in total token unlocks across the broader market according to Tokenomist data.

Another token unlock event is scheduled for October 16th, releasing 1.5% of the total supply into circulation according to Coinmarketcap.

Trading volume surges dramatically as the airdrop can be farmed specifically through trading activity, driving significant market participation.

Market observers cite the token as part of a speculative capital rotation sequence from HYPE to ASTER to XPL, indicating "hot ball of money" movement rather than new net inflows, used as evidence for bearish market conditions.

Token unlock on October 1st is actually $1.3B worth (not $700M as previously reported) for Airdrop stage 1, representing 8.8% of total supply and increasing circulating supply from 5% to 13.8% in one day.

A major token unlock event is scheduled for October 1st with over $700M worth of tokens entering the market, potentially creating short-term selling pressure.

CZ (former Binance CEO) publicly mentions the token today, suggesting support similar to what BNB received in previous cycles.

The token experiences a sharp -20% price decline over a 12-hour period.

Whale activity detected with multiple large ASTER purchases being publicly announced, including one six-figure acquisition.

AltLayer's AVS integration enables sub-10-second finality for Soneium L2 chain.

100M ASTR rewards now claimable on Soneium for pufETH liquidity providers from ACS campaign.

New $60K grant program 'Soneium For All' launches for Consumer and Gaming projects with infrastructure support from partners.

Ongoing Soneium Chronicles tournament distributes thousands of ASTR tokens with region-cleansing utility mechanics, ending within 24 hours.

New NFT collection 'Yoki Legacy' launches on OpenSea, offering OG Badge drops to eligible participants from previous ecosystem activities.

New integration with EigenLayer enables token restaking for AVS security with ETH-grade finality.