{"id":127472,"date":"2025-04-18T12:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127472"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:17:50","slug":"astar-reduces-base-staking-rewards-to-curb-inflation-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127472","title":{"rendered":"Astar reduces base staking rewards to curb inflation pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsBlockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem.\u00a0<br \/>\nOn April 18, Astar Network announced that it reduced the blockchain\u2019s base staking rewards to 10% from 25% to curb token inflation.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe company said the change promotes a more stable annual percentage rate (APR) for users as staking inches closer to a more ideal ratio. The firm said this ensures that rewards \u201cremain meaningful\u201d without causing excessive inflation.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cThis change lowers automatic token issuance, reducing overall inflationary pressure while maintaining strong incentives for users to stake their ASTR,\u201d Astar Network wrote.\u00a0<br \/>\nAstar Network highlights key changes to its tokenomics. Source: Astar NetworkAstar Network implements inflation-control mechanisms<br \/>\nUnlike Bitcoin, which has a fixed total supply, the ASTR token operates under a dynamic inflation model without a cap on its maximum token supply. As the blockchain operates, it emits more tokens, increasing the supply.\u00a0<br \/>\nHaving no fixed supply can often create downward pressure on the token\u2019s value over time. This is especially true if the demand for the token does not keep up. To address this, Astar is introducing several new inflation-control mechanisms.<br \/>\nApart from lowering staking rewards, Astar also started routing token emissions into a parameter that governs total value locked (TVL)-based rewards like decentralized application staking. This means that DApp staking APRs will become \u201cmore predictable\u201d over time, offering stability to stakers.\u00a0<br \/>\nAstar also introduced a new minimum token emission threshold of 2.5% to ensure it doesn\u2019t exceed a sustainable baseline. With continued transaction fee burning, Astar said it would also contribute to reward predictability.\u00a0<br \/>\nAccording to Astar, the changes have already lowered its annual inflation rate from 4.86% to 4.32%. It also lowered its total ASTR token emitted per block from 153.95 to 136.67 tokens. This reduces the token\u2019s estimated annual emissions by 11%, going from 405 million to 360 million.\u00a0<br \/>\nRelated: Sony\u2019s Soneium taps EigenLayer to cut finality to under 10 seconds<br \/>\nAstar token hits all-time low on April 7<br \/>\nAstar Network\u2019s efforts to curb token inflation come as its native token recently hit an all-time low. CoinGecko data shows that on April 7, the ASTR token declined to a new low of $0.02. The price is 93.8% lower than its peak three years ago, when it reached $0.42 on Jan. 17, 2022.\u00a0<br \/>\nIn December 2024, the token rallied along with the rest of the market, hitting a high of $0.09. Since then, the crypto asset had continuously dropped in value before hitting the new all-time low.\u00a0<br \/>\nAstar Network\u2019s 1-year price chart. Source: CoinGeckoMagazine: Uni students crypto \u2018grooming\u2019 scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/astar-network-staking-reward-10-percent-inflation?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsBlockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem.\u00a0 On April 18, Astar Network announced that it reduced the blockchain\u2019s base&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127472"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}