# Astar Substrate Token incentives Methodology

## 1. Overview

Token incentives measures the value of native assets distributed by the protocol to supply-side participants, core contributors, and stakeholders. For Astar Substrate, these incentives are comprised of block rewards generated via network inflation. These rewards are primarily allocated to dApp staking participants, including both dApp developers (operators) and the users who stake their assets to support specific dApps.

## 2. Data sources

- **Blockchain events**: `Minted` events from `balances` pallets, covering Astar Substrate
- **External data**: End-of-day price feeds for native assets

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Block reward extraction

- **Purpose**: Captures the inflationary rewards minted at the block level for dApp staking and network maintenance.
- **Logic**: `Minted` events are parsed from the `balances` pallets. The reward value is extracted from the event data array (specifically the second element). This portion of inflation is identified as the rewards allocated to dApp operators and stakers.
- **Key fields**: `event_data` (containing the reward amount), `block_timestamp` (timing)

### Component B: Aggregation and USD conversion

- **Purpose**: Normalizes reward values and converts them to USD for standardized reporting.
- **Logic**: Reward amounts are normalized by decimal precision. Daily totals are aggregated by summing the reward values across all blocks within a UTC day. These totals are converted to USD through multiplication with end-of-day price feeds for the native Astar asset. Daily granularity is maintained using UTC day boundaries.
- **Key fields**: `amount` (normalized asset quantity), `timestamp` (UTC day)

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

Value of native tokens distributed as incentives.

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Blockchains (L2)

Validators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

Astar is a collective driving web3 adoption by connecting people through blockchain technology, business innovation, decentralized applications, and seamless digital experiences in the Polkadot ecosystem. Astar was founded by Sota Watanabe and launched in 2021.

ASTR tokenholders own and govern the protocol. Part of the transaction fees is burned (revenue). Astar’s investors include Binance, Polychain Capital, Crypto.com, etc.

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