i went to see how dusk's block rewards actually get split, and there's a burn mechanic in there that i hadn't noticed before. block generators get a base 70%, plus up to another 10% depending on how many credits get included in the certificate — but whatever portion of that extra 10% doesn't get distributed isn't rolled over or redistributed, it's just burned, and i had to reread that line a second time because i assumed "undistributed" meant it just carried into the next block's pool.
so unlike most pos chains where the whole reward pool gets paid out regardless of participation quality, dusk is quietly deflationary at the margin every single block, depending on how complete the generator's certificate is. a chain running a 36-year, halving-based emission schedule is also burning small amounts on the other end based on execution quality, and i haven't seen that framed as a real net-supply factor anywhere.
it's a small percentage per block, i'm not saying this changes the supply curve dramatically. but "36-year emission schedule" implies a predictable, additive curve, and this burn mechanic means the actual net issuance is slightly lower and slightly less predictable than the headline schedule suggests.
does anyone track how much dusk has actually been burned this way since mainnet, or is that number not published anywhere? 🧐#dusk $DUSK @Dusk