Crypto trading · Intermediate

Tokenomics: Supply And Inflation Schedules

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Tokenomics refers to the economic design of a cryptocurrency — how many units exist, how new units are created, and how that supply changes over time. These mechanics can meaningfully affect long-term price dynamics independent of trading activity.

Tokenomics refers to the economic design of a cryptocurrency — how many units exist, how new units are created, and how that supply changes over time. These mechanics can meaningfully affect long-term price dynamics independent of trading activity.

Supply Concepts To Know

Circulating supply — coins currently available and tradable in the market.
Total supply — all coins created so far, including any that are locked or not yet in circulation.
Maximum supply — a hard cap some projects enforce, beyond which no new coins can ever be created.
Inflationary versus deflationary design — some projects continually issue new coins, while others burn or remove coins from circulation over time.

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A project with a large portion of its total supply still locked or scheduled for future release carries a different risk profile than one that is already fully circulating, since future unlocks can increase available supply and potentially affect price if demand does not grow proportionally.

Reading a project's supply schedule, rather than focusing on price alone, gives useful context for understanding what might drive value over the longer term, though it is only one factor among many that affect price.

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