There has been some confusion about Aster’s buyback program, so here’s the exact status.
S4 buybacks were not stopped. On Dec 8 (UTC), we accelerated S4 buyback execution to $4M/day and completed this accelerated tranche in 8 days (~$32M executed). By the end of that tranche, we had cumulatively utilized ~90% of S4 fee income to date for buybacks.
Buybacks have resumed on Dec 17 (UTC) and will continue through the remainder of Stage 4, funded by the previous day’s S4 fee revenue, in line with the existing framework.
Stage 4 ends on Dec 21 (UTC). After Stage 4, the buyback program will continue. Parameters for the next phase are being finalized and will be shared once confirmed.
Buybacks remain a standing policy at Aster: disciplined execution, transparent allocations, and timely updates.$ASTER