O que é Astar (ASTR)?

The goal of the Astar project is to become a full-scale multi-chain smart contract platform that supports various layer 2 solutions, blockchains and virtual machines.

The network is built on Parity Substrate - a web 3.0 blockchain-building platform. Networks like Astar that build on Substrate benefit from features like upgradable blockchains, modular architecture, customizable block execution logic, and hot-swappable consensus. In other words, it's a framework built specifically for quick and easy blockchain development.

In addition to the Substrate modules, Astar offers features such as:

Operator trading: a mechanism for buying and selling dApps that allows you to tokenize smart contracts, transfer ownership to other users, or assign other users as operators.

Multi-Lockdrop: a modified Lockdrop which lets you distribute tokens across a network. Participants lock tokens from other blockchains for a pre-set time period, and native tokens are distributed between token holders over time. This method encourages users to participate in the life of the network.

DApps staking & dApp rewards: Astar’s monetization model centers on a reward system for dApp developers who contribute to the growth of the ecosystem and add value to Astar Network. There’s a division of the reward per block, where 50% of the reward is distributed among developers of dApps (10% to nominators and 40% to operators aka smart contract administrators), and the other 50% is distributed among validators. This instrument encourages nominators to stake on smart contracts, which in turn increases the value of the ASTR token.