🧠Topic: What is tokenomics with limited and unlimited #supply — and why "maximum 21M coins" doesn’t always mean growth@Cryptoland_88
🔢 Total Supply — this is the total number of tokens that can exist.
📌 It happens:
🔒 Limited supply (#capped) — the token has a maximum limit, above which there will be none (example: BTC = 21M)
🔓 Unlimited supply (uncapped) — the token can be issued indefinitely (example: ETH, DOGE)
🔒 Limited supply = deficit?
❌ Not always!
Important: what will happen to the token when it reaches the limit?
🔸 If the token is not needed — it simply won't be bought
🔸 If there is no demand — deficit does not work
🔸 If the project has no income — incentives for users disappear
🔸 If validators have nothing to pay with — the network suffers
🔓 Is unlimited = bad?
❌ Neither does this.
👉 Many top tokens have unlimited supply, but:
Emission = stable and predictable
There are burns or locks that balance out the growth
The project generates income and uses it wisely
Demand is growing faster than supply
💡 Comparison:
Token- $BTC Supply- Limited (21M) Emission- None after 2140 Balance mechanism- Deficit, halving
Token- $BNB Supply- Limited Emission- No emission Balance mechanism- Burning
Token- $ETH Supply- Unlimited Emission- Variable Balance mechanism- EIP-1559: gas burning
Token- #DOGE Supply- Unlimited Emission~5B per year Balance mechanism- No restrictions (inflation)
Token- #ATOM Supply- Unlimited Emission~10% per year Balance mechanism- High staking + utility
⚠️ Beginners' mistakes:
🚫 "Limited token = 🚀"
🚫 "Unlimited = scam"
🚫 "Only the number of coins matters"
✅ Important:
Demand and utility
How emission works
Who receives new tokens
How project revenues are distributed
🧠 Conclusion:
A limit on the number of tokens is not a guarantee of growth.
Without demand and real utility, even 21M "mega coins" are worth nothing.
But properly configured inflation can fuel the #DeFi ecosystem for years.
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