Aster activates fee-funded buybacks as ASTER falls to record low

Beincrypto reports the ASTER token fell more than 12% to a fresh all-time low even as the Aster protocol activated automatic, fee-funded buybacks.

According to CoinGecko data, ASTER was trading at $0.63 as of this writing, down by over 12% in the last 24 hours after hitting a new record low of $0.61. The downturn coincided with the start of Aster’s strategic repurchase program on Monday during the early hours of the Asian session. Aster said in a post: “We’re now actively deploying our Strategic Buyback Reserve for $ASTER token repurchases automatically. Building on our Stage 5 Buyback Program announced last month, this activation allocates 20-40% of daily platform fees into targeted buybacks, responding dynamically to market conditions to maximize value and reduce circulating supply.”

Aster said initial repurchases are being executed automatically from the reserve wallet 0x5E4969C41ca9F9831468B98328A370b7AbD5a397 and are on-chain verifiable. The Stage 5 Buyback Program, unveiled on December 22, outlined a two-track approach: an Automatic Daily Buyback (40% of fees) plus a Strategic Buyback Reserve (20–40% of fees), and the protocol previously said it would allocate up to 80% of daily platform fees to buybacks starting December 23, 2025. Weak market conditions and continued pressure on smaller DEX tokens have kept sell-side momentum elevated despite the buyback activation.

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