70% of the flash crashes have just passed, and the most desperate thing in the crypto world has changed. It’s no longer about hoping for tenfold gains every day, but about seeing a project truly stand firm based on its strength. A friend recently asked me, with the same destruction mechanism in place, why can ASTER remain stable against the trend while some well-known projects are getting worse and worse? To put it simply, the issue isn’t the concept of deflation itself, but whether there is real backing with solid funds.

We’ve heard enough stories of deflation in the market. But honestly, most of them are superficial. Some have negligible burn amounts, some burn while continuously increasing issuance, and there are even cases where burn reports are faked into PPT presentations to tell a story. Hyperliquid and Pump.fun became popular for a while; they also adopted buyback and burn strategies. What’s the problem? The former faces the shock of token unlocks, while the latter relies on the hype of Meme coins. Once the hype fades, revenue becomes extremely volatile. Last July, Pump.fun’s revenue dropped directly to $17.11 million, with fluctuations more intense than a roller coaster. This kind of deflation built on traffic is essentially a bubble.

But ASTER’s Burndrop plan takes a different approach. The core logic is simple and ruthless—use the main part of real profits to buy back and burn tokens, not to support the project with financing, but driven by business cash flow. This logic has actually been validated by Apple long ago. Apple can sustain a $3.8 trillion market cap through continuous stock buybacks, backed by the stable profit from iPhone sales. ASTER now aims to use this method—using genuine business income to reduce token circulation. What’s the difference? The former is a financial magic trick, while the latter is a tangible business result.