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Random thought experiment here: what happens if you launch a token, quietly scoop up 80% of the circulating supply, then just... burn it all?



Like, imagine the tokenomics flip. Supply shock. Instant scarcity play. The remaining 20% suddenly becomes the entire float. Would that trigger a frenzy? Or would people smell the setup and bail immediately?

Obviously this sounds wild—and probably sketchy depending on how it's executed. But from a pure game theory angle, the psychology around sudden supply destruction is fascinating. We've seen projects burn tokens gradually for deflationary pressure, but an 80% instant burn? That's a whole different beast.

Curious what people think would actually happen in that scenario. Would traders rush in, or would trust just evaporate?
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OnlyOnMainnetvip
· 11-08 02:53
Direct violence burn, hilarious, this is the crypto market.
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StakeOrRegretvip
· 11-07 00:52
There are means, who dares to recognize the second as the first.
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CryptoNomicsvip
· 11-06 11:59
your naive supply shock thesis completely ignores nash equilibrium dynamics... *sigh*
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GasFeeCriervip
· 11-05 06:44
"It's useless even if burned, the whales have already left."
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liquidation_surfervip
· 11-05 06:41
fr this some 4d chess market fuckery... idk if id jump in or run tbh
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GasGoblinvip
· 11-05 06:33
It's really a rug pull.
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MerkleTreeHuggervip
· 11-05 06:33
fr this is some big brain market psychology stuff... lowkey wanna see someone try it just for science
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