Good tokenomics isn't tokenomics without unlocks. The aster-2:native team has just moved 400M tokens—equivalent to 5% of the max supply—from September 17, 2026, to September 17, 2027. The buyback and burn mechanism remains unchanged, and the team allocation continues to be prioritized for burning. But I think the more meaningful point isn’t the 12-month extension itself. It’s the team’s time horizon. A team willing to lock up its allocation for longer is betting that the long-term value of the ecosystem matters more than short-term token realization. Of course, this isn’t a magic tokenomics trick—the 400M ASTER hasn’t vanished from supply; it’s simply not unlocked yet. But in crypto, sometimes what the market needs isn’t another narrative. It’s a clear signal that the team is playing the same long-term game.