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Tokens & tokenomics

Token inflation (emissions)

Also called: emissions · issuance

In shortThe rate at which new tokens are created, which dilutes existing holders.

New tokens are paid out as staking rewards, mining rewards or liquidity incentives. High emissions mean steady selling pressure unless demand grows as fast.

← Token buybackAll terms A–ZToken sale (ICO, IDO, IEO) →

Related terms

  • TokenomicsThe economics of a token: supply, who holds it, how new tokens are released and what the token is used for.
  • Token burnPermanently destroying tokens by sending them to an address nobody controls, reducing supply.
  • StakingLocking coins to help secure a proof-of-stake network and earning rewards in return.
  • Max supply / total supplyMax supply is the most coins that can ever exist; total supply is how many exist today, including locked ones.
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