Astar Weekly News (EN)
June 21, 2025
Astar
ASTR Bonanza Goes Live!
Mytho is live and you can now begin purchasing existing totems using ASTR or bring your vision to life by creating your own totems!
Astar Community Weekly Highlights
Astar has activated Asynchronous Backing this June
Users can now pay gas with ASTR or USDC instead of ETH on Soneium
with Startale AA wallet!
Soneium (L2)
The Soneium Ecosystem Spotlight just got a fresh update
Agent Kyo takes the $15,000 Grand Prize in the Agent Hackathon on Soneium, supported by Cracked Labs, with a DeFi agent that streamlines user swaps in one click
dApp Staking V3 Stats
Remaining Time: 11 days
Staking APR: 10.64%
Bonus APR: 6.04%
Polkadot
Web3 gaming: FIFA Rivals finally drops on mobile
DePIN liquidity: MachineX DEX is live on peaq
UAE initiative: peaq & Pulsar pioneer sandbox
StellaSwap move: Ethereum to Polkadot in < 1min
BOOMACA launch: Liquid stake your ACA with Boomearng
Polkadot staking: Passive income made easy using SubWallet
Parachain roadmap: TRAC bridge & liquidity moves ahead
Community call: Acurast expands ambassador program in South Korea
Blockchain energy: Open source vision from Ed Hesse in the When
General/Crypto
Why Pro-Israel Group's $90M Crypto Hack Could Be a Hammer Blow for Iran's Regime
South Korea to investigate fees of local crypto exchanges
‘Stablecoin Summer’ Incoming? Market Eyes 10x Growth Post-GENIUS Act
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