What Astar is
Astar (ASTR) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 288th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Astar is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in ASTR, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Astar (ASTR) is a multi-chain smart contract platform that enables developers to build decentralized applications using various programming languages. It aims to facilitate cross-chain compatibility and scalability within the blockchain ecosystem.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Validators propose and attest to blocks; honest behavior earns rewards, dishonest behavior burns the stake. That feedback loop is what lets Astar finalize transactions without miners.
Background & fundamentals
In sector terms it is most often filed under Layer 1 (L1) and Smart Contracts.
Where Astar sits in the market
At $0.00516500, Astar carries a market capitalization of $42.24M. Around $2.21M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 5.23% of the float — a healthy level of activity for an asset this size.
Astar carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. ASTR remains -97% beneath its all-time high of $0.1990, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close. Measured from its all-time low of $0.00026280, ASTR is up +1,865%.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, ASTR shows 24-hour +1.64%, 7-day -8.08%, 30-day -13.11%, 1-year -72.68%. Within its stored 365-day daily history, ASTR mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 36% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Astar in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals -13.11%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Astar
A grounded read on ASTR comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of ASTR staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Astar over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
