# Comet Swap Overview

### **Welcome to Comet Swap**

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Comet Swap is an Astar-native decentralized exchange (DEX) on Astar EVM, built on a V3-style Concentrated Liquidity AMM (CLMM).

Comet Swap is designed with one principle: ASTR as the anchor asset, and a clear value loop that routes protocol profit back to the ecosystem via Comet Giveback Loop

**Protocol usage → Protocol profit → ASTR buyback → Boost distributed to ASTR stakers**

#### **What you can do with Comet Swap**

**1) Trade with Better Execution**

* Swap through CLMM pools designed for better execution (deeper usable liquidity near the active price)
* Smart routing: automatically selects the best path across V2/V3 pools and fee tiers to improve execution

**2) LP with Liquidity Efficiency**

* Provide liquidity in custom price ranges on CLMM Pools (V3)
* Hold positions as NFTs. Your range, liquidity, and accrued fees are simple to track and adjust.
* Earn LP swap fees

**3) Stake ASTR for Reward**

* Stake ASTR via Comet Swap to participate in Astar dApp Staking
* Earn dApp Staking APR and Boost — ASTR distributed from buybacks funded by protocol profit

### **About Astar**

Astar Network is a decentralized blockchain platform in the Polkadot ecosystem, supporting both EVM and WASM environments. ASTR is Astar’s native token and the core asset used across network utility, staking, governance, and ecosystem participation.

Astar is developed by **Startale**, and the ecosystem direction increasingly emphasizes “apps + distribution” alongside core infrastructure — meaning: not only enabling smart contracts, but also making it easier for users to access and use applications.

#### **What you can do on Astar**

* Use EVM-compatible dApps (DeFi, NFTs, on-chain apps) on Astar EVM
* Build and deploy smart contracts (EVM and WASM)
* Participate in Astar’s ecosystem incentive program and support the network via dApp Staking
* Use ASTR as the ecosystem’s shared asset for staking, governance, and on-chain activity

#### **Astar today**

**1) Collective-driven governance**

Astar’s governance is increasingly “collective-driven” in practice: proposals and changes are surfaced, debated, and refined in public—especially through active [forum discussion](https://forum.astar.network/)—before moving into voting. This process helps the ecosystem converge on priorities (tokenomics, incentive design, product direction) with community consensus, and turns “builder-first, community-first” from a slogan into an operating model.

**2) Ecosystem expansion**

Astar is entering a broader growth phase with stronger ecosystem distribution—especially via the Startale-led corridor with Soneium, and the Startale App as a unified entry point. The narrative is increasingly about expanding real usage and user access across ecosystems, with ASTR positioned as the economic center that stays relevant as activity scales.

**3) Tokenomics evolution toward long-term sustainability**

Astar’s economic framework continues to evolve with a clear sustainability direction—recent tokenomics updates, ongoing community discussion around Tokenomics 3.0 (including fixed-supply direction), and initiatives like **Burndrop** starting from a public PoC rehearsal. The overarching goal is to strengthen long-term alignment: making incentives more durable, and making ASTR’s role as the shared asset clearer as the ecosystem grows.

#### **About Astar dApp Staking**

Astar dApp Staking is one of Astar’s signature mechanisms. It lets users support specific dApps with ASTR while earning staking rewards, creating a “builder-first + community-first” incentive loop.

At a high level:

* Users stake ASTR and choose a target dApp to support.
* Both users and the supported dApp can receive rewards — aligning user participation with sustainable builder funding.


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