Burning
When token is burned - it is no longer accessible and not a part of the circulating supply
Recycled vs. burnedRecycled tao/alpha just becomes unissued - ready to be emitted again at a later date
Burned tao/alpha is destroyed. This token no longer exists, and cannot be used.
Tao
- Tao extrinsic fees are burned.
Alpha
- Mining emission to the subnet owner hotkey is burned.
- Subnet owners can burn alpha
- Subsidized subnets: the validator alpha that would be converted to tao for root emissions is burned.
Updated 11 days ago