The $LUNC community of Terra Classic has recently conducted a token burn, eliminating over 1.1 billion tokens valued at over $100,000. This action aims to reduce the total supply of the cryptocurrency to 6.812,67 trillion, as part of ongoing efforts to boost the token's price and reach a target value of $0.1 per token.
Here's a revised version of the statement: Cryptocurrency investor AlexCryptoBull shared an update on the microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) stating that within a single week, 1 billion LUNC tokens were burned and an additional 7.1 billion LUNC tokens were staked.
Some cryptocurrency communities employ token burns as a means to decrease the overall supply of an asset. This strategy has the potential to increase the asset's value if the demand remains consistent or grows, while the supply is reduced through these events. Token burns happen when funds are transferred to inactive wallets, also known as dead wallets, which effectively takes them out of circulation.
The LUNC burn initiative has garnered support from prominent players in the industry, such as Binance. They have participated in transactions that resulted in the removal of over 1 billion LUNC tokens from circulation, and these actions have been celebrated by the community.
Terra Classic implements tokenomics that involve an automatic mechanism. This mechanism sends tokens to a dead address every time a transaction takes place. The quantity of tokens sent to these wallets is directly linked to the current circulation, ensuring a continuous reduction in the overall token supply. This process potentially enhances their value by increasing scarcity.
It's essential to mention that the original Terra ecosystem experienced a collapse last year and subsequently rebranded as Terra Classic. Meanwhile, a new blockchain emerged from forking the original Terra blockchain and retained the Terra brand.
Following the collapse of Terra's ecosystem, the circulating supply of tokens experienced a significant increase from 340 million to 6.9 trillion. In order to combat this inflation, $LUNC supporters have introduced a 1.2% tax burn on all transactions carried out on the network.
The Terra Classic community is actively pushing for wider adoption and has gone as far as creating a petition to be listed on Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. In the past few months, the LUNC token burns have been on the rise due to various community-led initiatives, such as Terra Casino, Cremation Coin, and DFLunc.