Astar Research Hub | ASTR information, history and analysis

Astar Network is a dApp hub on Polkadot that supports Ethereum, WebAssembly, and layer 2 solutions like ZK Rollups. Astar aims to be a multi-chain smart contract platform that will support multiple blockchains and virtual machines. Astar Network solves prominent issues: scalability and interoperability, allowing developers to quickly and easily build applications on Astar Network using a variety of programming languages. In addition, Astar Network is built on Parity Substrate making it one of the first scalable smart contract Polkadot Parachains. This allows data and tokens to be transferred among parachains seamlessly and enhances network security.

ASTR is a native token of the Astar ecosystem and can be used to: 

• Pay for on-chain transaction fees.
• Facilitate the governance activities such as voting and referenda.
• ASTR holders can stake Astar tokens on dApps as well as on the network.
• Application developers on Astar Network receive Astar tokens by making smart contracts or infrastructure for Astar Network community.