Odaily News Sota Watanabe, CEO of Startale, said in a post on X: "We announced the transition from Astar zkEVM to Soneium a month ago. One of the most common questions we receive is about the future direction of Astar and the role of the ASTR token. This transition represents the first of two stages of Astar Evolution. The second stage has been determined in the Astar Foundation, and we are entering the execution stage. The core position is that we are fully committed to Soneium, and Astar will be closely integrated with the success of Soneium. Considering that Startale is developing Astar Network and Soneium, this is a natural thing. The following are some potential development directions we are considering and hope to discuss with the community: 1. ASTR as an ecosystem asset; 2. ASTR as a DeFi asset; 3. ASTR as a currency in consumer applications with AA; 4. ASTR is used to improve the security of Soneium infrastructure."