Many people in the comments section are asking about the unlocking of ASTER next month, so I'll share my views here.

200 million tokens have been unlocked, and this scale requires careful consideration of the selling pressure. The project team is now frequently taking action to suppress the price, likely to position themselves in advance—either to push the price up for a high sell-off before the unlock, or to accumulate at a low price and control the market. The logic of the market maker is simple: they cannot afford to lose; it is always the retail investors who follow the trend that suffer losses.

However, from another perspective, on-chain data shows that the average holding cost of the top ten addresses is around $1. Following the institutional cost line, gradually building a position at this level actually has a decent margin of safety. If BTC and SOL can stabilize the market, entering ASTER around $1 might be a good entry point. Of course, how to operate specifically still depends on one's own risk control and position management.