Hassan Maishera
On Wednesday, Astar Network announced via X that it is proposing updates to dApp Staking to simplify how rewards are distributed. The goal is to make participation clearer and ensure rewards reflect measurable staking support.
dApp Staking connects ASTR holders and ecosystem projects. Stakers earn staking rewards, and projects receive dApp reward allocation based on the amount of ASTR staked on them.
Over time, the system expanded to include many projects, multiple staking periods per year, and bonus reward mechanics. Participation increased but the structure required repeated actions and distributed rewards across a broad set of projects.
The new proposal introduces a defined number of supported projects, a single yearly staking cycle, and clearer qualification requirements. The focus is operational clarity and measurable participation.
This proposal reduces max yearly inflation from 7% to 5.5%, removes bonus mechanics, moves to a single yearly staking cycle, and caps dApp Staking to 16 projects. Combined with Burndrop, these changes tighten Astar’s token economics significantly.
If approved, dApp Staking would operate with fewer moving parts and more concentrated allocations, while remaining participation-driven. This proposal shapes how dApp reward allocation is structured going forward.
The decay factor will continue lowering emissions over time. As a reminder, the decay factor applies an exponential reduction per block. At the ideal 50% staking ratio, emissions decrease to ~81% after year one and ~65% after year two.
Astar Network is a multi-chain dApp hub on Polkadot. The platform offers users various features, including dApp staking, L2 solutions, gas, and grants. Its native ASTR token is down 5% today, trading at $0.007497.
