Hey
I have noticed a few projects that developed a deflation system for their coins/tokens called burning.
They burn their tokens on a special occasion or simply when someone pays their product with the native token. They burn few percent of the price.
What do you think about this? Imo, if people actually buy the produc then it can really reflect the price of a coin?
Let me know what you think.
Hey. I think this is just a futile trend. Burning does not bring any real benefits to the ecosystem. The only reason this operation is useful is for speculators - for them this operation is neutral or profitable. It is rational to use it only if the coin has collateral in the form of real assets (After burning, the value of each coin grows, which is a positive result for the user).
Ideally, there are different variance to token burning.
Because project A conducted a token burn and experienced a surge increase in value and price does not mean that if project B conducts a token burn, it will definitely experience same.
It is applicable for both project developers and investors, to take note that before token burn, there has to be a special product in place that can drive necessary demand.
Demand does not play such a role. The token should not be an exclusively speculative asset. It seems to me that if developers want to pay part of the profit, it is better to buy DAI for profit and send them to all owners of a token or coin, as they do on the regular stock market.
Most token events are undertaken by projects to preserve the value of tokens. While the burning of tokens are meant to increase the confidence of holders, some projects that claim to have some burn tokens still end up bringing up almost useless tokens or coins. Perhaps, it is about time, project develops review the process involved in burning tokens to safeguard the value.
How can burning increase confidence/trust? That's bullshit. The only thing that coin burning can do is increase discussion and get a couple of news headlines on BTT and related forums. It is no secret that most of the founders are market makers for their projects. By burning, they fuel interest in the project and increase cash flow.