Topic: #tokenomics
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Filecoin's six-year insider vesting ends October 15, shrinking new FIL supply
Filecoin's six-year vesting for Protocol Labs and the Filecoin Foundation ends October 15, which Crypto Briefing estimates will cut yearly FIL additions from about 89 million to 21 million.
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NEAR Protocol proposal would cut max token issuance to 1.6% over 24 months
A NEAR governance proposal from SVRN CEO Sal Ternullo would lower the network's maximum annual issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months. A House of Stake vote is tentatively set for mid-October.
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Variational launches VAR token Q4 2026 with 32% airdrop to points holders
Variational, an Arbitrum-based derivatives protocol, will launch its VAR token in Q4 2026 with 32% of total supply airdropped fully unlocked to points holders, while 50% goes to team and investors under a 12-month lockup plus three-year vesting schedule.
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Crypto valuations could double as protocols adopt token buybacks
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said crypto valuations could at least double as protocols increasingly use revenue to fund token buybacks and burns, with revenue-capture mechanisms expected to spread across DeFi and layer-1 networks over the next 12 to 24 months.
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TON Rebrands to Gram, Token Surges 15% on Announcement
The Open Network announced plans to rebrand its Toncoin (TON) token back to Gram, its original name from the first white paper. The token surged 15% to $2.25 on the news, though it has since retreated to $2.07 by Tuesday morning.