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Introducing lisASTER - Maximize Your ASTER Staking Rewards

Overview

We are excited to announce lisASTER, Lista's ASTER staking aggregator that lets any ASTER holder access the best possible staking rewards.

ASTER staking on Aster Chain uses a veToken model: your rewards depend on both how long you lock. Doing both at maximum levels is nearly impossible for solo stakers. lisASTER solves this by pooling resources across all depositors so everyone benefits from the highest-tier rewards together.

The Problem lisASTER Solves

Aster Chain's staking model rewards long-term locking: locking for 208 weeks gives you 4x the veASTER weight of a 52-week lock. Most retail users are not comfortable committing for four years, and those who do still need to manually relock every epoch to prevent their veASTER from decaying.

By aggregating ASTER deposits across its entire user base, Lista operates as a single mega-staker - one that permanently holds at the 208-week maximum, auto-relocks every epoch, and pools enough volume to consistently hit the 1.25x boost tier.

How lisASTER Works

1. Deposit ASTER

Deposit at least 0.1 ASTER to Lista and receive lisASTER tokens at a 1:1 ratio. lisASTER is a standard ERC-20 token - it can be freely transferred and staked. In the future, it can also be used for lending, trading, and other DeFi activities.

In line with Aster Chain’s epoch rules, your deposit takes effect in the current epoch; staking rewards will be claimable from the following epoch (Monday 00:00 UTC → Sunday 00:00 UTC) and claimable in the next. lisASTER’s first reward-generating epoch starts on June 1, 2026.

Lista will consolidate all deposited ASTER and stakes it through Lista’s proprietary validator with the following parameters:

Parameter

Value

Lock duration

208 weeks (maximum)

veASTER weight

Maximum (4x vs. a 52-week lock)

Relock cadence

Every epoch, automated

2. Stake lisASTER & Earn ASTER Rewards

Simply holding lisASTER does not generate rewards. To earn, you must stake your lisASTER. Rewards are accrued hourly based on your proportional share of staked lisASTER, and settled each epoch. Rewards from epoch N are claimable from epoch N+1 onwards. When lisASTER is unstaked, rewards will also stop accumulating. Lista currently charges a 10% platform fee.

Exiting lisASTER

Because the underlying ASTER is permanently locked in the Aster staking contract, Lista does not offer a direct redemption mechanism. However, as lisASTER can be freely transferred, it can also be exchanged freely on the secondary market.

Key Parameters at a Glance

Parameter

Value

Deposit token

ASTER

Receipt token

lisASTER (ERC-20, 1:1)

Minimum deposit

0.1 ASTER

Lock duration

208 weeks (permanent, auto-relock)

Requires Staking

Yes. Only staked lisASTER will generate rewards

Reward token

ASTER

Reward epoch

Weekly (Mon 00:00 UTC → Sun 00:00 UTC)

Claim delay

Rewards from epoch N claimable from epoch N+1

Exit mechanism

Lista do not offer any official exit mechanism

DeFi compatibility

Yes. More utility to come

Get Started

  1. Visit Lista & navigate to the lisASTER section

  2. Connect your wallet and deposit ASTER

  3. Stake your lisASTER in the rewards contract

  4. Claim ASTER rewards each epoch

For questions, join the Lista community on Discord or follow @Lista_DAO on X for updates.