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DOT RFP #1 - Crowdsourced Research: Capped Supply & Step Change Inflation
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It’s time we get serious about our tokenomics and how the Polkadot ecosystem is perceived by investors, retail users, and the broader crypto community. Inflation has its benefits—it enables an abundance mindset and supports network incentives, but we also risk mimicking the patterns of fiat currencies if we’re not intentional.
As we evolve, we need to ensure that long-term holders and participants are respected through thoughtful, sustainable economic models. Exploring capped supply, step-change inflation, and reward mechanisms that promote longer commitment (like lockups) is a healthy direction.
Side note: This cycle is different. All eyes are on Bitcoin. Anything that aligns Polkadot with BTC's narrative, such as a capped supply or “Polkadot halving” concept, would be a massive edge against competitors. It’s extremely marketable, needs no explanation, and could naturally attract attention from both institutional and retail investors. It also creates strong incentives to stake now in anticipation of a stronger future DOT price.
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I would love to see The polkadot ecosystem compared with Other leading ecosystems and their inflationary models along with their price fluctuations.
What will happen if we introduce more coin/rewards locking scenarios, the longer you commit to lock your coins the more rewards you will get and vice-versa. Also voting behaviors should factor in all dot rewards.
If a model is built to analyze inflation, it should be flexible enough to include new changes to some network parameters.
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