A well-known DEX community is currently discussing an important proposal—adjusting the maximum supply cap of the platform governance token. According to the discussion, the team plans to reduce the total supply from the current 450 million tokens to 400 million tokens, a reduction of 50 million.
What is the reasoning behind this? The ecosystem growth fund has already accumulated about 3.5 million tokens to support project development. Coupled with the fact that there is currently little chance of re-entering a high-inflation cycle, lowering the cap has become a reasonable option. This approach can strengthen the token's scarcity while reflecting the maturity of the platform ecosystem—no longer relying on continuous issuance of new tokens to maintain vitality.
For long-term token holders, this is a positive signal. Reducing the supply usually means the relative value of existing tokens has room to increase. However, whether the proposal ultimately passes depends on the results of community voting.
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GamefiGreenie
· 01-15 01:19
Burning coins is usually not that simple; the key still depends on the genuine voting willingness of the community.
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SignatureVerifier
· 01-13 08:39
honestly the math checks out on paper, but let me triple-check those burn mechanics before celebrating... 50m token reduction sounds clean until you realize they're *claiming* no hyperinflation risk exists. requires further auditing on their actual emission schedules tbh
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LightningSentry
· 01-13 08:34
The production cut expectations are at their peak. Could this be another bear trap?
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CryingOldWallet
· 01-13 08:34
Another tactic to reduce supply. I'm a bit skeptical whether this time it will really crash the market.
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TokenRationEater
· 01-13 08:31
To be honest, I've seen this supply reduction tactic quite a few times; it all depends on how many people actually buy into it during the final vote.
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ProbablyNothing
· 01-13 08:30
Burn 50 million tokens, now the bet is really big. Let's see how the community votes.
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SandwichDetector
· 01-13 08:23
Reduce 50 million coins? If that really happens, I'll go all in directly.
A well-known DEX community is currently discussing an important proposal—adjusting the maximum supply cap of the platform governance token. According to the discussion, the team plans to reduce the total supply from the current 450 million tokens to 400 million tokens, a reduction of 50 million.
What is the reasoning behind this? The ecosystem growth fund has already accumulated about 3.5 million tokens to support project development. Coupled with the fact that there is currently little chance of re-entering a high-inflation cycle, lowering the cap has become a reasonable option. This approach can strengthen the token's scarcity while reflecting the maturity of the platform ecosystem—no longer relying on continuous issuance of new tokens to maintain vitality.
For long-term token holders, this is a positive signal. Reducing the supply usually means the relative value of existing tokens has room to increase. However, whether the proposal ultimately passes depends on the results of community voting.