Aster has moved deeper into its Stage 6 airdrop process, settling more than 620,000 ASTER tied to its burn and claim mechanism while early claims remain open for eligible users.
The project’s Stage 6 burn and claim notice put the settled amount at 620,608.16 ASTER. Of that total, 310,304.08 ASTER was permanently burned, while another 310,304.08 ASTER was transferred to the Aster Treasury Contract. The structure follows the airdrop’s split-design approach, where users can claim part of their allocation early or wait for the full vested claim later.
The official Aster airdrop page lists Stage 6 as a 64 million ASTER distribution for community members who participated during the campaign. The immediate claim window runs from 12:00 UTC on May 4 to 12:00 UTC on June 4, while the 100% vested claim window runs from 12:00 UTC on November 4 to 12:00 UTC on December 4.
The burn matters because airdrops can create sudden sell-side pressure when rewards unlock. Aster’s Stage 6 design tries to reduce that effect by giving eligible users a choice: claim 50% earlier or wait roughly six months for the full allocation.
When users select the immediate route, the unclaimed bonus portion is removed from circulation through the burn process. That creates a supply-management tool inside the claim design itself. It does not guarantee stronger price action, but it can reduce the number of tokens entering the liquid market during the early claim window.
Aster’s Stage 6 documentation ties rewards to trading activity on Aster Perpetual and Spot, with final points based on trading points, position points, Aster asset points, liquidation points, profit-and-loss points, team boosts, and referrals. The design also warns that farmed activity and market manipulation can be disqualified, which matters because airdrop incentives often attract volume that may not represent durable user demand.
ASTER traded near $0.678 on Monday, with a market capitalization around $1.75 billion and 24-hour volume near $158 million, according to CoinGecko. The token remains far below its all-time high of $2.41, but it has recovered sharply from its cycle low.
That backdrop makes the Stage 6 claim period important for traders. If early claim activity stays limited and more users choose the vested route, ASTER could avoid a heavier unlock shock. If immediate claims accelerate, the market will need enough liquidity to absorb any selling that follows.
The broader Aster story also sits inside the competitive perp DEX market, where token incentives, trading rewards, fee-funded buybacks, liquidity depth, and execution quality all shape user behavior. A recent Aster exchange review placed the platform’s main trade-off around high-leverage access, order-book style execution, MEV-aware design, and the risk engine behind liquidations.
Aster’s Stage 6 notice now gives the market a clearer supply checkpoint. The burn is small relative to the full 64 million ASTER round, but the mechanism matters because it shows how the protocol is trying to turn airdrop claims into a slower release schedule rather than a single liquidity event.
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