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disinflation

disinflation

8.2
A slowing of the rate at which new tokens are created
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : desinflación
  • Investors cheered the protocol's update because it signaled future disinflation of the token supply.

Examples

  • Many DeFi projects aim for disinflation by burning tokens to slow supply growth.

  • After the ICO, the team announced a schedule to create long-term disinflation through capped issuance.

  • The recent disinflation in the crypto market has surprised many investors.

  • Many experts believe that disinflation will stabilize the token economy.

  • To ensure a healthy token economy, developers plan to achieve disinflation by gradually reducing the issuance of new tokens.

  • The project's success hinged on achieving disinflation, as this would help maintain the value of the existing tokens.

  • The recent changes in the tokenomics focused on disinflation to promote a more sustainable growth rate and reassure investors.

Antonyms

inflation
  • Specialized
424 3.8

A general rise in prices that makes money buy less

How Inflationary

hyperinflation
  • Specialized
25 7.3
inflation
  • Specialized
424 3.8
disinflation
  • Jargon
8.2
deflation
  • Specialized
24 6.3

Surface Forms

disinflation singular
disinflations plural

Morphology

disinflation = inflation (semi-transparent) = dis + inflation

Same formation as the economic sense: 'dis-' + 'inflation'; applied to token issuance rates, the morphology is regular but the meaning is domain-specific.

Etymology

Disinflation in crypto uses the same parts dis- and inflation (again like 'blowing up' a balloon). It means a project lowers how fast new tokens are made, so the token supply grows more slowly rather than very quickly.