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What Does 'Deflationary Pivot' Mean?

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A protocol's formal governance decision to shift its tokenomics model toward reducing total supply (via burns, buybacks) rather than continuing inflationary emissions, tracked as a distinct governance event.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"The governance vote passed, full deflationary pivot, they're burning supply from here instead of minting more."

LORE & ORIGIN

Named directly within crypto governance discourse describing this specific model-change decision, distinct from any single buyback or burn event by naming the underlying strategic shift itself.

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