Brothers, Aster made a super hardcore move today:
The official has destroyed 50% of the S3 repurchased tokens.
A total of 77.86 million ASTER,
Worth approximately 79.81 million USD.
You read that right.
Not a preview, not a plan, not a vote,
has been destroyed.
The significance of this action is far more important than the number itself.
This is Aster's strongest signal so far:
“We are not playing points, not playing airdrops, we are playing long-term assets.”
1. What does the destruction of 77.86 million tokens mean?
In a word:
This is not deflation; this is removing the ceiling on chips.
S3 buyback → Is recovering the selling pressure in the market
Burning 50% → Is directly eliminating future selling pressure
This means:
1) Fewer circulating chips → Similarly, buying pressure pushes higher
Deflation means a decrease in quantity,
But burning and buyback reduces circulation and reduces loose chips.
The difference is significant.
2) The market will never bear this part of the selling pressure again
If the project party retains the repurchased chips,
At some point in the future, it will still be a potential pressure.
Burning = Permanent disappearance
Permanent disappearance = The market never has to worry about this batch of dumping.
3) The value of ASTER officially changes from 'season points' to 'on-chain assets'
Burning is a sign that Web3 projects are maturing.
This is completely different from ordinary game points and activity rewards.
2. Why does S3 need to burn? Because S4 needs 'a breakout point'
The Aster team is not trying to attract attention.
Burning behavior usually means:
⚡ A new mechanism is about to be launched
⚡ The new season incentives need to be upgraded
⚡ The value of the token needs to be tied to the season
⚡ S4 will introduce a model that can attract more incremental growth
You will see many people only focused on '79,810,000 dollars value',
But I tell you:
This is the opening move of S4.
It's not the end; it's the beginning.
Aster has always been strong because:
Dare to spend money
Dare to deflate
Dare to buy back
Dare to burn
Dare to make the season into 'asset games'
This is not ordinary GameFi; this is the Web3 version of 'share buyback + deflation model'.
3. Why is the burning 'buyback 50%'? This ratio is extremely clever
If burning 100% has no meaning—
The team has no chips left; future incentive structures will be chaotic.
If burning 10% isn't strong enough—
The market thinks it's just minor adjustments.
But burning 50% is an absolute expert operation:
1) Sufficiently large → Letting the market immediately feel the impact of 'chips being halved'
77,860,000 pieces is not a small move.
2) Sufficiently stable → Leaving room to continue promoting the incentives of S3/S4
Will not destroy future mechanisms.
3) Sufficiently precise → Alleviated market concerns about 'seasonal chip accumulation'
The project party equals saying:
'Don't worry about inflation, I'll show you deflation directly.'
4. Did you know? Aster's move signifies three structural changes:
Structure 1: Speculative positions will decrease, while long-term positions will increase
Because:
Burning = Increasing Scarcity
Increasing scarcity = Strengthening value anchoring
ASTER has transformed from 'short-term activity coin' to 'long-term deflation coin'.
Structure 2: S4 will be more expensive, more competitive, and more explosive than S3
Because:
S3 has bought back → S4 will buy back more
S3 burned half → S4 may continue to burn
S3's user base has expanded → S4's participation threshold naturally increases
Do you think burning is the end of S3?
Wrong.
Burning is the preheating for S4.
Structure 3: The difficulty of shorting the market is starting to increase
Chip reduction → Increased volatility
Increased volatility → Shorting costs rise
The shorts will have a hard time in ASTER in the future.
5. I think:
Aster's burning this time is not a technical move; it's a 'value signal'.
The reason is very clear:
The project party uses real money to buy back and then burn; it’s real investment, not just talk.
Most projects just boast, but don't deliver.
The destruction value is nearly 80 million dollars, which is a capital-level action only top projects can have.
S3 hasn't completely ended yet, but S4 has already ignited expectations in advance.
Aster is upgrading from 'seasonal game' to 'asset buyback deflation model'.
For eight years, many projects have called for deflation, but few can achieve both 'buyback + burning' simultaneously.
In summary:
Aster has already crossed from 'popular project' to 'strong asset'.
This burning is the real starting point of the future value curve.\u003cc-180/\u003e
