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# Inflation

> An increase in token supply over time due to issuance, mining, staking rewards, or emissions.

# Inflation

An increase in token supply over time due to issuance, mining, staking rewards, or emissions.

## Definition

An increase in token supply over time due to issuance, mining, staking rewards, or emissions.

## Why it matters

Tokenomics describes how token supply, distribution, incentives, and utility influence a network economy.

## Related knowledge

* [Circulating Supply](/generated/v2/glossary/circulating-supply) — term
* [Token](/generated/v2/glossary/token) — term
* [Total Supply](/generated/v2/glossary/total-supply) — term

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `glossary:inflation`