<p>Eventually we will stop measuring Cardano in Ada and start measuring it in “Lovelace.”</p>

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2021-04-30T12:49:31.430Z
I do not agree with that. Even with a 10 trillion market cap, one ADA will be worth something around 320$, which is still affordable.
Uncle Dan
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2021-05-05T15:37:06.160Z
Request add rationale for your statements. Short answers without adequate explanations get flagged as low-quality posts.
raghu
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Sean Alimov
<p>The uncirculated (reserve) coins are distributed over time at a specific percentage rate.  As the reserve decreases in size, the amount distributed each epoch (5 days) will decrease.  At the current percentage rate the reserve will halve approximately every 4-5 years.</p>
<ul>
<li>Ada has a fixed supply of 45 billion coins</li>
<li>30 Billion coins were issued/sold during the ICO rounds</li>
<li>The other 15 Billion coins were placed into a reserve for operation of the network</li>
<li>Every 5 days (each epoch) the transaction fees and a fixed percentage of the reserve are added to a pot</li>
<li>A fixed percentage of the epoch's pot is added to the treasury and the rest are distributed as staking rewards</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://docs.cardano.org/en/latest/explore-cardano/cardano-monetary-policy.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cardano monetary policy</a> has a more precise explanation.</p>

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gRebel
<p>Bitcoin was made to be mined until roughly 2140.  I like that it was made for decades to come while many projects are built for 4 years or whatever.</p>
<p>Personally I do not believe inflation in and of itself is bad, as economies are not static and expand.  What is bad is inflation manipulation that is unprovable and not tamper-proof, or when it is too high.</p>
<p>Coin Gecko currently shows circ supply to TS as:</p>
<p>32,056,062,599 / 45,000,000,000</p>
<p>71% in circulation on the 3rd year already seems a bit high.</p>
<p>Does Cardano have to have a fixed supply?  A perpetual, provable, tamper-proof small stock-to-flow seems best to me.</p>
<p>Can someone make the decisions behind Cardano's inflation make sense to me?</p>

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What is the logic behind Cardano's tokenomics and emmission schedule?
# What is the logic behind Cardano's tokenomics and emmission schedule?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-30)

Bitcoin was made to be mined until roughly 2140. I like that it was made for decades to come while many projects are built for 4 years or whatever.

Personally I do not believe inflation in and of itself is bad, as economies are not static and expand. What is bad is inflation manipulation that is unprovable and not tamper-proof, or when it is too high.

Coin Gecko currently shows circ supply to TS as:

32,056,062,599 / 45,000,000,000

71% in circulation on the 3rd year already seems a bit high.

Does Cardano have to have a fixed supply? A perpetual, provable, tamper-proof small stock-to-flow seems best to me.

Can someone make the decisions behind Cardano's inflation make sense to me?

**Tags:** inflation, supply

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2021-05-03. Score: 4

The uncirculated (reserve) coins are distributed over time at a specific percentage rate. As the reserve decreases in size, the amount distributed each epoch (5 days) will decrease. At the current percentage rate the reserve will halve approximately every 4-5 years.

* Ada has a fixed supply of 45 billion coins
* 30 Billion coins were issued/sold during the ICO rounds
* The other 15 Billion coins were placed into a reserve for operation of the network
* Every 5 days (each epoch) the transaction fees and a fixed percentage of the reserve are added to a pot
* A fixed percentage of the epoch's pot is added to the treasury and the rest are distributed as staking rewards

[Cardano monetary policy](https://docs.cardano.org/en/latest/explore-cardano/cardano-monetary-policy.html) has a more precise explanation.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-30. Score: -1

Eventually we will stop measuring Cardano in Ada and start measuring it in “Lovelace.”

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I do not agree with that. Even with a 10 trillion market cap, one ADA will be worth something around 320$, which is still affordable.  
> **username_3**: Request add rationale for your statements. Short answers without adequate explanations get flagged as low-quality posts.  

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