Aster allocates up to 80% of the daily cost for ASTER buybacks

Starting December 23, Aster will spend up to 80% of fees on automatic and strategic ASTER buybacks to support the token value.

Decentralized exchange Aster has announced the launch of Phase 5 of its ASTER buyback program, which will start on December 23, 2025.

ASTER witnessed a mild rebound on Monday shortly after the announcement.

ASTER buyback

Under this program, up to 80% of the platform’s daily costs will be paid used to buy back ASTER tokens. Of this, 40% of the cost goes towards an automatic daily buyback, which is performed every day down the chain to gradually reduce supply and provide consistent support for the asset.

The remaining 20% ​​to 40% of fees are held in a strategic repurchase reserve. Such a system will enable Aster to make targeted purchases based on market conditions. Both automatic and strategic buybacks are fully on-chain and publicly verifiable, with wallets for every purpose.

Interestingly, ASTER saw a spike of over 30% in November, reaching $1.30 after Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao revealed that he owns over $2.5 million worth of the token. Since then, however, the price has been under intense selling pressure. The token has shown a steady decline amid broader market weakness. The price action shows repeated lower highs and gradual downward momentum as investors remained cautious.

Although ASTER is still down almost 20% over the past week, it appears that the price is trying to rise. In the past 24 hours, the token recovered by almost 3%. It rose to $0.725, coinciding with the Phase 5 buyback program.

Resistance zone near $0.88-$0.90

Pseudonymous crypto trader, “DrBullZeus,” said that ASTER is currently trading at the bottom of its price channel and exhibiting extremely oversold conditions. According to the analyst, this setup could open the door to a near-term recovery, and potential upside could push it towards $0.88 to $0.90, which represents the key resistance levels in the channel.

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He also added that any short-term recovery would likely remain corrective in nature unless ASTER manages to break decisively above the USD 0.90 level, which would be necessary to signal a stronger trend reversal.