Term
Emission Schedule
The predefined timeline and rate at which new coins are minted or released into circulation.
Type:
economics
mining
Also known as:
Issuance Schedule
1
concept
An emission schedule defines supply dynamics and inflation over time. Predictable issuance helps set miner incentives and market expectations.
Example 1.1
Bitcoin Cash inherits a schedule where the block subsidy halves roughly every four years, reducing new coin issuance and affecting miner revenue.
2
design
Schedules may be deflationary (halvings), fixed-per-block, or adaptive. Some projects augment issuance with fees, burns, or treasuries to shape supply.
Example 2.1
A chain might burn a portion of fees to offset new issuance, similar in spirit to EIP-1559’s base fee burn on Ethereum.
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