Astar Network
LiveThe onchain infrastructure layer. Supports EVM. Hosts dApp Staking, governance, and the ecosystem of projects that use ASTR as their utility token.
Explore the ecosystemA web3 collective. Building for users.
Astar is a web3 collective building products that bring users onchain and generate long-term value for ASTR.
The Collective
Four layers. One direction.
Astar Stack
Public BetaThe finance product layer. Astar Fi is the first product in the Astar Stack. Designed to bring users onchain through direct, self-custodial financial tools.
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Yoki
LiveThe consumer IP layer. Yoki Legacy is the live collectible game on Soneium. Yoki Arcade is the live onchain PvP gameplay platform. Both are built around Japanese folklore characters and ASTR utility.
Explore YokiASTR
LivePowers staking and governance on Astar Network, fuels DeFi across the ecosystem, and powers Yoki consumer products. Tokenomics 3.0 is live.
Understand ASTRHistory
From infrastructure to products.
Astar started as blockchain infrastructure and became something broader: a collective building products that create real onchain activity. Click an era to explore.
Founded in Japan
Sota Watanabe founds Stake Technologies in Japan. The focus: build the infrastructure for a multichain web3 future.
Plasm Network launches
Stake Technologies ships Plasm Network, the team's first public product. A scaling solution targeting Polkadot, it builds the developer community that Astar Network later inherits.
Astar wins a Polkadot parachain slot
Plasm rebrands as Astar Network and wins Polkadot's third parachain auction.
Astar Network launches on Polkadot
Astar Network goes live as an EVM-compatible parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem.
dApp Staking launches
dApp Staking goes live with the network: stakers back projects directly with ASTR, and the protocol rewards both stakers and builders.
Japan enterprise partnerships
A Toyota-sponsored hackathon, a partnership with Shibuya City and Sony Network Communications' web3 incubation program put Astar at the center of Japan's enterprise web3 activity.
WASM smart contracts go live
Astar Network activates WASM smart contracts alongside the EVM.
L2 direction announced
Astar announces Astar zkEVM, a Layer 2 for Ethereum built with Polygon's CDK, and commits to expanding beyond its own chain to reach users where they already are.
Astar zkEVM launches on Polygon CDK
Astar zkEVM, built on Polygon's CDK, goes live as a Layer 2 for Ethereum. Astar expands beyond the Polkadot ecosystem.
Yoki Origins launches
Yoki Origins, Season 1 of the Collective's consumer IP, launches on Astar zkEVM. Partnerships with CASIO, JAL, JR Kyushu and Twin Planet bring Japanese culture onchain.
Soneium announced. Astar as core contributor.
Sony Block Solutions Labs and Startale announce Soneium. ASTR is the representative asset. Astar's role expands beyond its own chain.
Astar Collective established
Astar sets out its evolution from a chain operator into a Collective: a governed ecosystem of contributors building products wherever users already are.
Chainlink CCIP comes to Astar
Astar adopts Chainlink CCIP as the cross-chain standard for ASTR.
Governance moves onchain
Onchain governance goes live on Astar Network. The Main Council, Technical Committee and Community Council, together with ASTR holders through referenda, become the decision-making layer for the Collective.
Soneium mainnet launches
Soneium goes live on Ethereum, with ASTR at its core.
Astar Contribution Score
The Astar Contribution Score (ACS) campaign rewards onchain activity on Soneium from a 100M ASTR pool, running through May 2025.
Astar zkEVM sunset
Astar zkEVM is retired and its activity moves to Soneium.
Yoki Legacy launches on Soneium
Season 2 of Yoki launches on Soneium with native ASTR integration. Players mint capsules, collect and fuse Yoki characters, and complete their Notebook. Each character is rooted in Japanese folklore.
ASTR expands to Superchain via Chainlink CCIP
ASTR becomes accessible across the Superchain through Chainlink's CCIP bridge, extending the token's reach beyond Polkadot and Soneium.
Move to Agile Coretime
Astar Network moves from its parachain slot lease to Polkadot's Agile Coretime model, approved by referendum.
Tokenomics 3.0 approved
Proposed on the forum in May 2025 and shaped with the community, Tokenomics 3.0 moves Astar toward a fixed maximum supply. Its emission-decay mechanism is approved onchain by referendum.
Astar Portal rebuilt. Tokenomics 3.0 activates.
The Astar Portal is rebuilt from scratch, consolidating governance, dApp Staking and ecosystem tooling into one interface. Tokenomics 3.0 goes live: emissions begin decaying, the inflation ceiling drops to 5.5% and ASTR's supply converges toward about 10B. dApp Staking restructures to 16 curated projects in two tiers, one annual cycle.
Yoki Arcade launches on Soneium
Yoki Arcade goes live as an onchain PvP mini app hub inside the Startale App. Wave 1 launches with Jan-Ken-Pon: commit-reveal elemental duels with ASTR match pools.
Astar Fi public beta
Astar Fi, the onchain personal finance manager and the first product in the Astar Stack, opens its public beta on Ethereum and Base. Save, Earn and Invest from one place.
Astar Guard is next
Astar Guard, the safety and risk monitoring layer, is next in the Astar Stack. The Collective's full product chapter is underway.
Partners
Trusted by Japan's leading enterprises.
Astar has built long-term relationships with major Japanese enterprises and institutions. These partners chose Astar as their web3 infrastructure layer.
Web3 Incubation Program By Sony Network Communications And AstarRead more
Japan Mobile-Phone Operator NTT Docomo To Invest $4B Into Web3Read more
Tokyu Corporation In Japan Distributes Commemorative NFT's Using Astar NetworkRead more
JR Kyushu Railway Company To Launch NFTs On Astar Network To Boost Customer EngagementRead more
Toyota To Experiment With Blockchain Use Cases By Sponsoring Astar Network's HackathonRead more
Leading Japanese Snack Food Maker Calbee Inc. To Deploy Its Evolving Potato Chip NFTs On Astar NetworkRead moreWho we are
How the Collective is structured.
The Collective splits work across roles and aligns through onchain governance. The Foundation leads product execution and ecosystem coordination. Core contributors support the network and run Burndrop. Four councils and ASTR holders govern onchain.
Astar Foundation
The Foundation leads the Collective. Branding, communications, business development, ecosystem strategy, and direct execution of the Astar Stack (Astar Fi and Astar Guard) and Yoki (Yoki Legacy and Yoki Arcade).
Core Contributors
The contributors behind day-to-day execution. Startale Group supports network infrastructure and leads Burndrop. Developers, node operators, and infrastructure providers keep Astar Network reliable.
Governance
Governance runs onchain through four councils: Main, Technical, Community, and Finance. ASTR holders vote directly, with dApp Staking positions counting toward voting weight.
