Regarding the price expectations of ASTER, there are polarized voices in the market. Interestingly, critics often focus on the total supply of the Token, while overlooking the more critical differences in economic model design.

Let's do a comparison experiment.

The strategy adopted by ASTER is quite aggressive: unlocking tokens for direct airdrops to community users, which means that the chips are decentralized from the very beginning. Coupled with a continuous buyback and burn mechanism, the project party is effectively using real money to underpin this. Observing the recent price trends, you will find that even with fluctuations, the downside space is always limited—this is not a coincidence; rather, someone is actively stepping in.

In contrast, the design of HYPE is thought-provoking. The team holds 600 million Tokens in their wallet, accounting for 60% of the total supply. Although they claim to have no traditional financing, this concentration of holdings itself is the greatest uncertainty. The development team's control over the circulating chips is, to some extent, even stronger than that of centralized exchanges.

There is a cognitive paradox here: when people blame the unlocking of ASTER, why do they remain silent about the HYPE team holding over half of the tokens? Both are token releases, one is distributed to the community, and the other is held by the team; how has the standard for risk assessment changed?

My judgment is simple: the confidence for ASTER to hit 100U comes from its deflationary design combined with genuine community consensus; while the hidden danger of HYPE lies in the fact that when the team decides to reduce their holdings, the market may not even have time to react.

Now standing at the crossroads of choice: will you follow the endorsed projects, or bet on a team that absolutely controls the Token?

The logic of token distribution is very simple - projects that give coins to users are building for the future, while teams that keep the coins locked in their own pockets are calculating an escape route. The market will ultimately vote with prices.