Aster Chain, the privacy-focused layer-1 developed by perpetuals DEX Aster, has activated on‑chain staking for its native ASTER token, enabling token holders to delegate to validators and earn protocol rewards. According to Aster’s staking documentation, users select a validator and choose a lock period, after which their delegated ASTER earns weekly rewards drawn from a structured reward pool. This launch follows Aster Chain’s phased mainnet rollout, which aims to bring private-by-default trading and settlement to Aster’s derivatives ecosystem. The staking design combines base rewards and loyalty incentives into a dual-layer system intended to both secure the network and encourage longer-term participation. A weekly reward pool is split between a base APY component, driven by validator performance and delegation size, and a loyalty rewards component, which depends on how long users lock their stake and related trading activity. Validators collect transaction fees and protocol incentives for processing transactions and producing blocks, then share rewards with delegators after taking a commission, while delegators who opt for longer lock periods (up to a current maximum of 208 weeks) receive higher loyalty weighting. This structure is designed to align validator competition with real network contribution and to deepen Aster Chain’s economic security as it evolves from a multi-chain DEX into its own layer‑1 infrastructure.

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