A new trend in DEX governance: CAKE's maximum supply adjusted to 400 million tokens, significantly reducing inflation pressure

GasWrangler · 2026-01-13T08:20:10+00:00

A leading DEX protocol has launched a new proposal to reduce the maximum supply of its ecosystem tokens from 450 million to 400 million to meet future development needs. The circulating supply is approximately 350 million, with a buffer of 50 million. Additionally, 3.5 million are reserved primarily for protocol development to reduce inflation risk. For holders, the supply pressure is alleviated.

GasWrangler

2026-01-13 08:20:10

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【Blockchain Rhythm】 A leading DEX protocol’s official recently proposed a new plan to reduce the maximum supply of the ecosystem token from 450 million to 400 million. The logic behind this tokenomics adjustment is straightforward: the official believes that the new supply level can fully meet all future development needs of the protocol.

Currently, the circulating supply is about 350 million, leaving a buffer of 50 million between the current supply and the new cap of 400 million. However, the official stated that this reserve is not expected to be used passively and will only be activated in case of special circumstances. More importantly, the ecosystem development fund has already accumulated approximately 3.5 million tokens, and this reserve will be prioritized for protocol development before any new emissions are initiated.

This arrangement effectively minimizes inflation risk. With sufficient fund reserves and clear priorities, the protocol is unlikely to revert to a state of continuous inflation. For holders, this means a significant easing of supply pressure.

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 01-16 08:15

Ha, it's the old trick of reducing supply again. Can we believe it this time? Looks pretty good, but is a 50 million buffer really enough? Relieving supply pressure sounds nice, but it still feels like the usual money-grabbing tactic. Fund prioritization... Just listen, in the end, they will still open the floodgates. Finally, there's an agreement that aims to control inflation. Thumbs up. These numbers seem overly optimistic. Won't there be regrets later? What can 3.5 million tokens of fund reserves do? Feels like not much use.

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BrokeBeans

· 01-15 22:41

This move is considered compliant, but just because the 50 million reserve tokens are not used doesn't mean they won't be used later. It looks like a trap to me.

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AirdropHunter420

· 01-13 08:50

Oh wow, this time they finally won't cut us, a reduction of 50 million coins sounds pretty good.

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