币来的自由

A couple of days ago, I was staring at the notification for Aster's fifth phase airdrop, my finger hovering over 'Claim Now' for half the day without pressing it. Old Li from next door tapped my shoulder: 'What are you waiting for? Just take it and run!' I smiled wryly—if I choose to claim quickly, the other half will be destroyed directly; if I choose to lock it up, I have to run for three months. This isn't giving away money, it's clearly gambling with lives. Just as I was struggling, I remembered that @USDD - Decentralized USD always emphasized 'stability is more important than speed,' and suddenly had a jolt: That's right, airdrops are a psychological battle, but what you're guarding are real assets.
This airdrop design is indeed cunning: 1.2% of the total amount is split in half, one half is claimed immediately, and the other half is locked for three months. You want liquidity? Fine, but the remaining 0.6% will be destroyed on the spot. The project party clearly doesn’t want to distribute tokens, just wants to screen people—either you leave now, or you gamble with me on the mainnet launch. But what cards do ordinary players have to gamble? Testnet, mainnet, L1 promises... Three months of variables are enough for assets to turn over ten times.

Foresight News reports that Aster will launch the fifth phase airdrop on December 22. This phase will last until February 1, 2026, and approximately 96 million ASTER (accounting for 1.2% of the total supply) will be allocated. Users can choose their claiming timing; the full unlocking period is 3 months: claim immediately (receive the basic allocation, locked rewards will be forfeited and destroyed), or wait for full unlocking (receive basic + locked period rewards).

In addition, the official stated that it plans to launch the Aster Chain testnet at the end of this month, the Aster Chain mainnet in the first quarter of 2026, and the staking and governance features in the second quarter of 2026.