# Issuance & Rewards ## Token Issuance **Total Supply** The total $ASTO supply will be 2,384,000,000. The entire token supply will be minted at inception and locked into specific allocations. These allocations will be released over time according to the release schedule. See the [Distribution](/token-and-dao/the-asto-token/untitled.md) page for more details. **Issuance Governed by DAO** All token issuance, including staking pools and ecosystem incentives will be governed by [the ASM DAO](/token-and-dao/the-asm-dao.md). **Liquidity Mining** The purpose of Liquidity Mining s to ensure liquidity for $ASTO and help incentivize broad distribution. The ASM Liquidity Mining Program will offer 10% of the initial token supply over 200 weeks. ## Participation Rewards The purpose of Participation Rewards are to encourage the holding of $ASTO for DAO voting and participation purposes. 5% of the initial token supply will be used for staking rewards, over a 200 week period. Pools will offer a lockup period. Holders accepting a lockup period will be eligible for bonus reward levels. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.alteredstatemachine.xyz/token-and-dao/the-asto-token/token-distribution.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.