# Tokenomics

**URL:** https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/c/governance/tokenomics/8.md

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## [About The Tokenomics Category](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/about-the-tokenomics-category/39)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0

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All discussion about CAKE Tokenomics will happen in this Category.

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## [Discussion of Proposal to Retain Stablecoin Fees From Stablecoin Pools](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-of-proposal-to-retain-stablecoin-fees-from-stablecoin-pools/1567)

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**Author:** [@ChefMaroon](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/u/ChefMaroon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-of-proposal-to-retain-stablecoin-fees-from-stablecoin-pools/1567 "2026-02-25T15:37:55Z")

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Background Under PancakeSwap’s current revenue flow, protocol fees generated from trading activities across the platform are partially accrued to the Treasury as protocol revenue. Today, all Treasury-bound fees, regar…

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## [Discussion for Proposal to Reduce CAKE Token Total Supply](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-for-proposal-to-reduce-cake-token-total-supply/100)

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**Author:** [@Chef\_Mustard](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/u/Chef_Mustard)\
**Replies:** 83\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-for-proposal-to-reduce-cake-token-total-supply/100 "2026-01-13T07:30:52Z")

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Over the past year, PancakeSwap has significantly revamped its tokenomics, emissions, and growth strategy. Starting from improving CAKE Tokenomics v2.5 to most recently launching the veCAKE Gauges System, CAKE is in a po…

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## [The Importance of Locking Alongside Burning Rate for CAKE’s Sustainability](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/the-importance-of-locking-alongside-burning-rate-for-cake-s-sustainability/958)

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**Author:** [@dimitris](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/u/dimitris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/the-importance-of-locking-alongside-burning-rate-for-cake-s-sustainability/958 "2024-12-30T12:28:14Z")

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Hello, I’d like to share some thoughts regarding the strategic direction of PancakeSwap and the management of CAKE. Observing the current numbers, it seems that the market cap of CAKE does not reflect the value the plat…

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## [Discussion for Kitchen-Discretionary CAKE Emissions](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-for-kitchen-discretionary-cake-emissions/342)

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**Author:** [@ChefMaroon](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/u/ChefMaroon)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.pancakeswap.finance/t/discussion-for-kitchen-discretionary-cake-emissions/342 "2024-02-20T10:25:56Z")

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Based on community suggestion, the Kitchen published a vote proposal on 29 Jan 2024. We proposed to earmark up to 1% of CAKE emissions towards veCAKE gauges as Kitchen-discretionary emissions. This was to allow the Kitc…