Today, while watching the market, I casually checked ASTR and found that the MACD divergence shows signs of institutional accumulation, but the volume is still shrinking. Everyone should remain patient and closely monitor the right side.

After some research: this is backed by Sony and Japan's largest public chain Astar:

Sony launched Ethereum L2 - Soneium, jointly developed by Sony and Astar developer Startale. Astar's founder Sota is personally leading the project, and the Soneium development team is almost entirely composed of the original Astar team.

The entire ecosystem structure is very clear:

Astar L1: Governance and Staking Layer

Soneium L2 Sony Chain: Application and Expansion Layer

$ASTR: Core asset of the dual-chain, linking the economic flow of both chains

The important thing is:

Startale will use the Sequencer revenue from Soneium L2 to buy back $ASTR, effectively feeding revenue back into the token, forming a closed loop.

Moreover, Soneium is not just backed by Sony; Startale has also received investments from Animoca and Samsung Next, and is closely collaborating with local Japanese consortiums (such as LINE headquarters).

Don't forget, Japan is the only country in the world where the Prime Minister supports Web3, and the entire industry policy is "support".