Aster

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<p class="is-style-lead">Aster has activated a new buyback mechanism that directs up to 40% of its daily platform fees toward on-chain ASTER repurchases.</p>
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   <li>Aster is deploying 20–40% of daily platform fees to buy back ASTER tokens.</li>
   <li>The repurchases are executed automatically and can be tracked on-chain.</li>
   <li>The move expands Aster’s Stage 5 buyback program launched in December 2025.</li>
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<p>Aster has started deploying a new on-chain buyback reserve that uses 20%-40% of its daily platform fees to repurchase ASTER. The activation went live on January 19, with early transactions already visible on-chain.</p>
<p>The reserve operates alongside Aster’s (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/aster/" target="_blank">ASTER</a>) existing buyback structure and is funded directly from revenue generated on the protocol’s perpetual futures exchange.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-the-new-reserve-differs-from-stage-5-buybacks">How the new reserve differs from Stage 5 buybacks</h2>
<p>The newly activated <a href="https://x.com/aster_dex/status/2013056107108089859?s=46&amp;t=nznXkss3debX8JIhNzHmzw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reserve</a> is separate from Aster’s Stage 5 buyback program, which has been running since late December 2025. Stage 5 executes automatic, fixed daily buybacks using a predefined share of platform fees, regardless of short-term market conditions.</p>
<p>The reserve, by contrast, is designed to be discretionary. Allocations can move within a 20% to 40% range depending on liquidity, volatility, and price action.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're now actively deploying our Strategic Buyback Reserve for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ASTER&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$ASTER</a> token repurchases automatically.<br><br>Building on our Stage 5 Buyback Program announced last month, this activation allocates 20-40% of daily platform fees into targeted buybacks, responding dynamically to market… <a rel="nofollow" href="https://t.co/cIbles9eHM">https://t.co/cIbles9eHM</a></p>— Aster (@Aster_DEX) <a href="https://twitter.com/Aster_DEX/status/2013056107108089859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">January 19, 2026</a>
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<p>When combined, Stage 5 buybacks and the reserve can direct up to 80% of daily protocol fees toward ASTER repurchases, all of which are executed on-chain and verifiable.</p>
<p>The buybacks are funded mainly through perp trading fees, with additional contributions from Shield Mode, a high-leverage <a href="https://crypto.news/aster-launches-shield-mode-private-trading-2025/" target="_blank">feature</a> that charges fees only on profitable trades. All Shield Mode fees are routed entirely to ASTER buybacks.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="long-term-strategy-to-boost-aster-demand">Long-term strategy to boost ASTER demand</h2>
<p>Across previous buyback stages, the protocol has repurchased more than 209 million ASTER tokens, worth over $140 million at the time of execution. Some of those tokens were burned, while others were retained as part of treasury management.</p>
<p>As of this writing, ASTER had dropped by roughly 13% over the previous 30 days, which is more indicative of general market pressure than changes to the buyback program. Aster said that the framework is expected to run throughout 2026.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The team has positioned the new reserve as a long-term tool tied to platform revenue, rather than a short-term attempt to influence <a href="https://crypto.news/aster-price-resistance-binance-wallet-perps-2026/" target="_blank">price</a> movements,</p>
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Aster activates additional buyback reserve with upto 40% of daily fees

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