# The Astra Ecosystem

Astra is a Dubai, Cayman and Cyprus-registered technology, finance, and AI company building one of the largest integrated ecosystems in Web2 & Web3.

Founded in November 2023, Astra combines AI tooling, neobanking, decentralized trading, crypto payments, and social intelligence into a single interconnected platform — powered by the $ASTRA token.

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**$20M** in investment commitments. **100+** ecosystem partners with a combined valuation exceeding **$2B**. Strategic partnerships with **AWS**, **Google Cloud**, and **Nvidia**. 

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### What's inside these docs

Everything you need to use, build with, or understand the Astra ecosystem.

| Product               | What it does                                                                 |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🏦 **AstraBank**      | Neobank with fiat & crypto on/off ramps, IBANs, SWIFT, SEPA, and Astra Cards |
| **💳 AstraPay**       | Non-custodial crypto payment processor — API, SDK, and MCP server            |
| **🌐 Astra AI**       | AI assistants, smart contract audits, market analysis, and image generation  |
| **⭐ AstraDEX**        | Decentralized exchange with Trade-to-Earn and smart transactions             |
| **🚀 AstraPad**       | Multichain token launchpad — Google Cloud partner and many others            |
| **🤖 Social Bots**    | Spyder, Spectra, Starlight, StarGate — 2M+ Telegram reach                    |
| **💲 AstraX Capital** | VC arm for Web3 projects                                                     |
| **⭐ $ASTRA / $ADEX**  | Ecosystem and DEX tokens                                                     |

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### Our companies

Astra operates across three jurisdictions — built for global scale with regulatory clarity.

* 🇦🇪 **United Arab Emirates** — Headquarters, Golden Visa hub, primary operations
* 🇨🇾 **Cyprus** — AstraBank entity, EU-regulated financial services
* 🇰🇾 **Cayman Islands** — Technology and holding structure

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*Built for users. Built for developers. Built for the future of finance.*

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