Astar Network

Multi chain dApps hub on Polkadot that supports Ethereum, Rollups, and more.

Basics

• Based in:
• Started in / Announced on:
• Testnet release:
• Mainnet release:
• Not to be confused with Plasma. Which might be the reason they rebranded.

History

• Used to be known as Plasm Network but rebranded into Astar Network (8-2021).

Audits & Exploits

• Bug bounty program can be found [insert here].

Governance

Treasury

• From CoinDesk (2-7-2024):

"5% of ASTR's total supply will be burned following a governance vote, an additional 70 million tokens will be transferred to the community treasury. The tokens were originally allocated to the now sunsetted Polakdot parachain auctions."

Technology

• Whitepaper can be found [insert here].
• Code can be viewed [insert here].

Implementations

• Built on: Polkadot parachain
• Programming language used:

Transaction Details

• Capacity (TPS):
• Latency:

Interoperability

• Astar Network struck a deal with Polygon to integrate the layer 1 blockchain's AggLayer in March 2024.
• Has its testnet live for a bridge between Secret Network, Polkadot and Cosmos (13-4-2021).

Oracle Method

• Has Band Protocol oracles live on both its mainnet and testnet (8-7-2022).

Roadmap

• Can be found [Insert link here].

Pros and Cons

Cons

• Had investment from bankrupt Alameda Research/FTX, which came out (11-11-2022) during the FTX crash. This could mean fall-out risk.

Team, Funding, Partners

Team

• Full team can be found [here].

Partners

• Is mentioned as a partner to Octopus Network on their website (14-3-2022).
• Acala's aUSD Ecosystem Fund; one of the founding parachains to grow the Acala stablecoin (23-3-2022)
• Founding member of the Polkadot Alliance (29-11-2022), which, interestingly enough, does not include Polkadot itself.

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