Optional Staking & Token Flow

While the user-facing experience is entirely USDT-native, Astralis can integrate ASTR staking and slashing mechanisms at the provider layer:

• Provider Collateral: GPU operators may stake ASTR to participate in the marketplace.

• Slashing: Misbehavior, downtime, or invalid job execution can be penalized through staked ASTR.

• Burn Mechanics: A portion of USDT flows can optionally be routed into staking rewards or token burns.

Importantly, this layer is invisible to end-users. Buyers interact only with USDT, while security and alignment are maintained at the protocol level.