Today's News Highlights: Bitmine's latest ETH holdings have increased to 3.529 million coins, with a total value of $12.84 billion. The crypto trading protocol Lighter completed a $68 million funding round, led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital. Bitcoin spot ETF saw a total net inflow of $524 million yesterday, with BlackRock's iBIT leading at $224 million. Astar announced its Phase 2 roadmap: plans to set the ASTR supply cap at 10.5 billion and introduce a Burndrop mechanism. Phantom

According to Huoxing Finance, Astar Network has officially announced the Evolution Phase 2 roadmap: Astar plans to launch the Burndrop proof-of-concept mechanism in the coming months, allowing users to voluntarily destroy tokens in exchange for future Startale ecosystem tokens, with a full implementation planned for 2026. At the same time, Astar plans to activate Tokenomics 3 through a governance proposal in early 2026, introducing a fixed supply model with a total cap of 10.5 billion ASTR. Furthermore, the Startale application will be integrated in early 2026, providing users with a unified ASTR management and ecosystem participation entry point, while Plaza integration will commence at the end of 2025, further expanding ASTR in.

Amidst a slight market downturn, crypto whales are actively trading major cryptocurrencies, indicating expectations of high volatility. Their strategies include profit-taking and increased long positions in assets like BTC, ETH, ASTR, SOL, and GHOST.

Aster (ASTR), as an emerging blockchain project, has recently attracted significant attention, with its zk-SNARKs technology and strong investment lineup sparking lively discussions in the market. While investors are curious about its price potential, two major artificial intelligence (AI) systems have provided starkly different assessments of its prospects, leading to heated discussions within the crypto assets community.

Astar has introduced **Tokenomics 3.0**, aiming for a fixed supply of approximately 10.5 billion ASTR, alongside significant changes to on-chain economics. Highlights include a decreasing staking reward, a fee distribution of 50% burned, 30% for collators, and 20% for treasury, and Protocol-Owned Liquidity to enhance ecosystem liquidity, promoting long-term sustainability and growth. Astar Evolution 2.0 is expected in Q4 this year.