This is the path from curious visitor to registry holder, as it is planned for launch. None of the purchase steps are live yet — this page exists so that you can prepare calmly, learn the moving parts and set up good habits before anything is at stake.
Before you start#
- Status
- Planned
- No purchase step is live yet
- Cost today
- Free
- Reading and the waitlist cost nothing
- You will need
- Email + wallet
- A self-custody wallet at launch
- Token standard
- ERC-721
- Planned; chain to be confirmed
You do not need any cryptocurrency, wallet or technical background to explore the collection or read these docs. A wallet only becomes necessary once the planned testnet opens.
The planned flow#
Join the waitlist
Browse the collection, choose the entries that speak to you and leave your email in the waitlist form. You will be told when the testnet and the primary sale open.
In this preview build the form is honest about what it does: if no waitlist service is connected yet, it says so and stores nothing. Your address is never written to a blockchain.
Set up a wallet
Asteria tokens are planned to live in a self-custody wallet — one where you, not Asteria, hold the keys. The list of supported wallets will be published before launch. When you create a wallet, write the recovery phrase on paper, store it somewhere safe and offline, and never type it anywhere else. Wallets & custody covers the options in depth.
Rehearse on the testnet
A public testnet with a faucet and test listings is planned before the real sale. Testnet tokens have no value — they exist so you can practise connecting a wallet, approving a transaction and reading token metadata without anything at stake. If something feels confusing here, it will feel worse with real funds; ask before you continue.
Take part in the primary sale
The primary sale is planned to open tier by tier: Genesis, Celestial and Sovereign. Prices shown on this site are indicative; final prices, currency and fees will be confirmed at launch, subject to legal review. Before buying, read the Risk disclosure and the Terms overview — a token is a digital collectible, not an investment.
Attend the naming ceremony
Once your entry is confirmed, the naming ceremony seals its registry name. Each listing arrives with a curated Asteria name that follows the Naming guidelines. An optional personal dedication on the certificate is planned; custom names proposed by holders are not confirmed. See how it will feel on the naming page.
Receive your certificate
A digital certificate is issued for the entry, showing its registry name, registry ID, spectral class, diameter and orbit class. Anyone will be able to check it against the on-chain record. Digital certificates explains what is shown and how verification is planned to work.
Choosing a tier#
Tiers group entries by character. A Sovereign entry is rarer in the scientific sense — a large body, a metallic type, a Trojan or an Atira — and a tier says nothing about future value. Choose the asteroid whose story you want to keep.
| Tier | What sets it apart | Preview entries |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Main-belt bodies under ~8 km. The entry point to the registry. | 4 / 14 |
| Celestial | Distinctive orbits or surfaces — near-Earth, high-albedo, resonant groups. | 5 / 14 |
| Sovereign | The rarest entries: large bodies, metallic types, Trojans and Atiras. | 5 / 14 |
All prices on this preview site are indicative. See Pricing & tiers for how tiers are assigned and Fees & royalties for the planned fee model.
Wallet safety: the short list#
Self-custody gives you full control, and full responsibility. These habits protect you on Asteria and everywhere else.
- Your recovery phrase is the wallet. Anyone who sees it can take everything in the wallet. Never type it into a website, a form or a chat, and never store it in screenshots, notes apps or cloud drives.
- Bookmark the real site. Reach Asteria from your own bookmark, not from links in direct messages, emails, ads or search results. Scam sites can copy a design perfectly; they cannot use the exact same address.
- Read before you sign. Your wallet shows what a transaction or signature will do. Be especially wary of requests to approve "all" tokens in a collection (an ERC-721 function called
setApprovalForAll): it lets the approved address move every token you hold from that collection. - Check contract addresses. The official contract addresses are planned to be published in Smart contracts before launch. Compare them character by character.
- Separate your wallets. Keep a hardware wallet for anything you would be upset to lose, and use a separate everyday wallet for experiments and the testnet.
- Revoke what you no longer need. Approvals stay active until you remove them. Review and revoke old approvals from time to time.
- Slow down when rushed. Countdown timers, "last chance" messages and urgent DMs are the most common tools of fraud. A genuine sale will still be there after you have checked.
Quick answers#
Do I need cryptocurrency to join the waitlist?#
No. The waitlist only asks for an email address. Cryptocurrency would only be needed for the planned primary sale, and testnet tokens are free.
Which blockchain will Asteria use?#
The contracts are designed for an EVM-compatible chain; the specific network will be chosen during the verification and legal review phase on the roadmap. Indicative prices are shown in ETH for reference, and the final chain and currency will be confirmed before launch.
Can I dedicate an entry to someone?#
A personal dedication on the certificate is planned as part of the naming ceremony. The dedication, like the registry name, is not an official IAU name.