ChainCatcher news, Startale CEO Sota Watanabe posted on X: "Since the announcement of the transition from Astar zkEVM to Soneium, one of the most common questions is about the future direction of Astar and the role of the ASTR token. This transition represents the first phase of Astar Evolution. The second phase has already been determined by the Astar Foundation, and we are entering the execution phase."Currently, the team is considering several potential development directions and hopes to discuss these with the community, including ASTR as an ecosystem asset; ASTR as a DeFi asset; ASTR as currency in consumer applications with AA; and ASTR for enhancing the security of Soneium infrastructure, etc.

ChainCatcher news, Astar Network announced on social media that the Astar zkEVM mainnet will undergo maintenance from June 27th, 21:00 to 23:00. During this period, the Astar zkEVM mainnet will be unavailable.The team is conducting this maintenance to migrate the network to new infrastructure and ensure a successful migration. Last week, the same migration for the Astar zkEVM testnet (zKyoto) was successfully completed. Once the maintenance is finished, the zkEVM mainnet will be promptly back online.

ChainCatcher message, Astar Network posted on platform X that Astar zkEVM has now integrated with Layerswap. It is reported that Layerswap is a cross-chain asset transfer solution.

ChainCatcher news, the smart contract platform Astar Network announced the launch of Astar zkEVM, which is a Layer2 chain fully integrated with Polygon's blockchain aggregation layer AggLayer.

ChainCatcher news, the Polkadot ecosystem smart contract platform Astar Network announced on social media that the Astar zkEVM testnet zKatana is now live.

ChainCatcher news, the Polkadot ecosystem smart contract platform Astar Network has partnered with Polygon Labs to launch the Ethereum Layer 2 network Astar zkEVM. Astar stated that with the launch of Astar zkEVM, Astar Network will expand its cross-chain capabilities, aiming to become a gateway connecting the Ethereum and Polkadot ecosystems.It is reported that the Astar zkEVM testnet is planned to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, with sETH serving as the Gas token on the testnet.