# Philosophy and Economics **URL:** https://forum.tezosagora.org/c/philosophy/12.md [Latest](https://forum.tezosagora.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.tezosagora.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.tezosagora.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Philosophy and Economics category](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/about-the-philosophy-and-economics-category/1243)
**Author:** [@tezosagora](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/tezosagora)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/about-the-philosophy-and-economics-category/1243 "2019-09-02T14:37:25Z")
Discussion about the philosophy and economics of Tezos as a network and cryptocurrency. --- ## [Delegation Had Its Day](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/delegation-had-its-day/7046)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/delegation-had-its-day/7046 "2026-08-19T13:15:02Z")
Delegation Had Its Day Delegation was invented to solve a real problem. Before native staking existed, the only way for small tez holders to participate was to delegate to a baker. No lock-up, no slashing risk, no runnin… --- ## [Baker wallet security](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/baker-wallet-security/7148)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/baker-wallet-security/7148 "2026-08-05T19:04:17Z")
With news about recent hacks, I’m looking forward to having ways and means on Tezos to protect my Ledger-derived tz1 pre-existing baker management address by way of multisig. Or implement what MvX did in approval. No ne… --- ## [Tezos X: Is sequencer centralization really the new reality?](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-x-is-sequencer-centralization-really-the-new-reality/7051)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-x-is-sequencer-centralization-really-the-new-reality/7051 "2026-07-23T01:15:26Z")
(Source: Tezos X: From Roadmap to Reality | Tezos Spotlight) The thing that made Tezos special was never just the tech stack. It was the belief that protocol evolution could happen in public, on-chain, with bakers an… --- ## [Incentivized lockups: A money game that rhymes with liquidity baking](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/incentivized-lockups-a-money-game-that-rhymes-with-liquidity-baking/3874)
**Author:** [@emchristiansen](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/emchristiansen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/incentivized-lockups-a-money-game-that-rhymes-with-liquidity-baking/3874 "2026-07-19T11:27:22Z")
Hey Tezzies, Disclaimer: I think half of you are going to hate this idea. That’s fine, this is more of a test balloon than a fleshed-out proposal. I’d appreciate it if you could fully describe the issues you see. Liqui… --- ## [My Concern On Issues Around International Advocacy](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/my-concern-on-issues-around-international-advocacy/7135)
**Author:** [@habileimprint](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/habileimprint)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/my-concern-on-issues-around-international-advocacy/7135 "2026-07-15T15:26:05Z")
Over seven (7) months, my participation in the Tezos ecosystem has been strictly digital. I can barely point to a single physical networking or collaborative experience owing to the fact that I live somewhere in remote W… --- ## [Tezos burn address](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-burn-address/7131)
**Author:** [@LeXXXus](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/LeXXXus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-burn-address/7131 "2026-07-14T18:29:43Z")
Hey guys Im wondering is there a burn address, where people that may have excess tezos and want to help with the decrease of total supply send them to be removed from circulation? Maybe some millionaire who wants to b… --- ## [Tezos needs to become brave again](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-needs-to-become-brave-again/7116)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-needs-to-become-brave-again/7116 "2026-06-21T21:27:08Z")
I am writing this with love. That matters, because criticism without love turns into sport. It turns into dunking. It turns into the cheap pleasure of sounding right while something you care about keeps drifting. I do … --- ## [Reinventing Privacy Rabbit Holes vs. Killing Infrastructure](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/reinventing-privacy-rabbit-holes-vs-killing-infrastructure/7115)
**Author:** [@Val](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Val)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/reinventing-privacy-rabbit-holes-vs-killing-infrastructure/7115 "2026-06-18T05:17:04Z")
We are exactly 13 days away from the 8th anniversary of the Tezos genesis block. Think about that milestone for a second. It has been eight years. Eight years of development, governance, and capital allocation, and where… --- ## [Strategic Tokenomics Upgrade – Transitioning Tezos to a Deflationary Model](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/strategic-tokenomics-upgrade-transitioning-tezos-to-a-deflationary-model/7091)
**Author:** [@Best\_Fx](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Best_Fx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/strategic-tokenomics-upgrade-transitioning-tezos-to-a-deflationary-model/7091 "2026-06-17T20:43:03Z")
Hi everyone, While Tezos delivers top-tier tech, a liquid proof-of-stake design, and advanced rollups (like Etherlink), our economic model remains strictly inflationary. In the current market, the lack of programmatic d… --- ## [Calling on bakers to disable Liquidity Baking](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/calling-on-bakers-to-disable-liquidity-baking/6995)
**Author:** [@KDprogs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/KDprogs)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/calling-on-bakers-to-disable-liquidity-baking/6995 "2026-06-07T21:02:33Z")
DeFi is necessary for generating transactions on the network and burning network coins to pay network fees, but since the XTZ/tzBTC pool introduces more inflation in the form of protocol subsidies (2.6 million xtz per ye… --- ## [All network FEES must be BURNED](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/all-network-fees-must-be-burned/6988)
**Author:** [@KDprogs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/KDprogs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/all-network-fees-must-be-burned/6988 "2026-06-06T05:11:37Z")
I propose adding a complete burn of all network fees to the network upgrade protocol for both Tezos and Etherlink. The amount of XTZ burned can be used as a guideline for how much the network breaks even. The network wi… --- ## [Ecosystem DAO and decentralization](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/ecosystem-dao-and-decentralization/7034)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/ecosystem-dao-and-decentralization/7034 "2026-04-09T21:25:02Z")
Every serious blockchain ecosystem has a mechanism for funding public goods. Polkadot’s treasury is funded by the protocol. Decred’s funds operations through stakeholder votes. Ethereum has Gitcoin. Cosmos funds public g… --- ## [Improving operations and participations within the community: effective and futureproof ideas](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/improving-operations-and-participations-within-the-community-effective-and-futureproof-ideas/6993)
**Author:** [@habileimprint](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/habileimprint)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/improving-operations-and-participations-within-the-community-effective-and-futureproof-ideas/6993 "2026-03-27T09:35:01Z")
Greetings, This discussion is a spin-off from earlier debates in the official Tezos Discord regarding the falling value of XTZ and subsequently Tezos blockchain from fairly above $4 to barely $0.42 (down 90% or more) cu… --- ## [Nairobi Variant: Fund communityrewards.tez](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/nairobi-variant-fund-communityrewards-tez/5322)
**Author:** [@nicolasochem](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/nicolasochem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/nairobi-variant-fund-communityrewards-tez/5322 "2026-03-23T14:21:29Z")
I am proposing an alternative Nairobi protocol, identical to PtNairobiyssHuh87hEhfVBGCVrK3WnS8Z2FT4ymB5tAa4r1nQf, except for one thing: At activation, my proposal mints 100,000 tez (one hundred thousand tez) and credits… --- ## [Superlend financing as an Important part of DeFi](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/superlend-financing-as-an-important-part-of-defi/6989)
**Author:** [@KDprogs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/KDprogs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/superlend-financing-as-an-important-part-of-defi/6989 "2026-02-15T17:33:42Z")
I suggest a more reasonable approach to DeFi. Applefarm was the one that will put pressure on the XTZ price again, but what happened, happened, and now TF need to finance Superlend so that they can drop their commission … --- ## [Tezos economic model needs to be reconsidered](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-economic-model-needs-to-be-reconsidered/6733)
**Author:** [@KDprogs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/KDprogs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-economic-model-needs-to-be-reconsidered/6733 "2025-04-29T16:48:55Z")
Guys, why are the fees so low? It doesn’t make any sense. Take an example from Tron, they have increased fees many times, but at the same time created conditions for free transactions. And to be precise, Tron incre… --- ## [Possibility of building something like Robinhood App on Tezos](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/possibility-of-building-something-like-robinhood-app-on-tezos/2647)
**Author:** [@perfectparadox](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/perfectparadox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/possibility-of-building-something-like-robinhood-app-on-tezos/2647 "2025-04-29T21:37:16Z")
The title pretty much says it all. With the recent unfolding of current events, is it even possible to tie trading into the stock market on Crypto currency? Tezos creates an verifiable account for every single trade. Us… --- ## [Layer 2 dApp support funding](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/layer-2-dapp-support-funding/4884)
**Author:** [@Xelendor1](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Xelendor1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/layer-2-dapp-support-funding/4884 "2025-04-21T20:09:06Z")
Around April I brought this up, but The issue was dropped(Reddit and Arthur fudding my idea). We seem to be progressing in the zsnark pools journey where a lot of money is being spent by the foundation on core developme… --- ## [XTZ to TEZ: A Better Ticker Symbol](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/xtz-to-tez-a-better-ticker-symbol/5413)
**Author:** [@Paisley](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Paisley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/xtz-to-tez-a-better-ticker-symbol/5413 "2025-02-12T04:02:02Z")
The current ticker symbol for Tezos is XTZ. However, this can confuse new investors because it is similar to other ticker symbols (XRP, XMR, XLM), and its pronunciation is occasionally associated with ecstasy/XTC. Reaso… --- ## [Staker voting](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/staker-voting/6321)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/staker-voting/6321 "2024-10-25T22:06:46Z")
Now that stakers are both frozen and slashable, it makes sense to allow stakers to override their baker’s vote or vote for their portion of the consensus locked stake, if their baker does not vote. Further, stakers shou… --- ## [Draw on Solon's wisdom to balance staking and delegation rewards](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/draw-on-solons-wisdom-to-balance-staking-and-delegation-rewards/6473)
**Author:** [@jack-yang](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/jack-yang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/draw-on-solons-wisdom-to-balance-staking-and-delegation-rewards/6473 "2024-10-23T09:49:26Z")
One of the topic that sparked intense debate among community members in the most recent Tezos upgrade is the adjustment of staking and delegation rewards. According to the current ongoing proposal, delegators would rece… --- ## [Raft: Understandable Distributed Consensus (2014)](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/raft-understandable-distributed-consensus-2014/6398)
**Author:** [@MavropaliasG](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/MavropaliasG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/raft-understandable-distributed-consensus-2014/6398 "2024-09-30T02:24:44Z")
can Tezos learn anything from this? https://thesecretlivesofdata.com/raft/ --- ## [Why have Delegators rewards gone up?](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/why-have-delegators-rewards-gone-up/6391)
**Author:** [@Leo](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Leo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/why-have-delegators-rewards-gone-up/6391 "2024-09-26T13:12:20Z")
Since Adaptive Issuance, the amount of delegated tez has gone down, yet the APY for delegated funds has gone up slightly. Stakers earn twice as much so a natural conclusion might be that inflation has increased under AI… --- ## [Staker/delegator reward split](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/staker-delegator-reward-split/6320)
**Author:** [@Primate411](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Primate411)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/staker-delegator-reward-split/6320 "2024-07-25T09:28:29Z")
How do all the bakers here feel about the current reward split between stakers and delegators? At the moment stakers get 2X the rewards of delegators. \[EDIT 1\] Here’s a very small poll on X to show the current communi… --- ## [Forbes recent mention of Tezos zombie chain](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/forbes-recent-mention-of-tezos-zombie-chain/6202)
**Author:** [@TEZ\_Blocks](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/TEZ_Blocks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/forbes-recent-mention-of-tezos-zombie-chain/6202 "2024-06-03T07:16:50Z")
“Little used blockchain with massive treasury reserve” That is how Forbes summarised Tezos. Many use this to attack and not invest in these blockchains. However as most will agree, i don’t believe it is warranted. Te… --- ## [Tezos Improvement Proposal-999: Renaming to Santichain](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-improvement-proposal-999-renaming-to-santichain/5929)
**Author:** [@srodan](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/srodan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/tezos-improvement-proposal-999-renaming-to-santichain/5929 "2023-12-21T12:22:26Z")
Tezos Improvement Proposal-999: Renaming to Santichain Abstract This proposal recommends rebranding Tezos to “Santichain,” with a new ticker “SNT,” inspired by the remarkable social media presence of the artist Santiago,… --- ## [How can we incorporate the patching of issues found during protocol upgrade testing into the on-chain governance process?](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/how-can-we-incorporate-the-patching-of-issues-found-during-protocol-upgrade-testing-into-the-on-chain-governance-process/3895)
**Author:** [@noodlestomatojuice](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/noodlestomatojuice)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/how-can-we-incorporate-the-patching-of-issues-found-during-protocol-upgrade-testing-into-the-on-chain-governance-process/3895 "2023-06-30T10:45:46Z")
I’d like to discuss the idea of incorporating patch versions and bugfixes for proposals into the on-chain governance process. For example, with the current Hangzhou proposal, a critical issue was found during testing. N… --- ## [The TZIP Process is completely broken and dead](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/the-tzip-process-is-completely-broken-and-dead/4615)
**Author:** [@Britcoin](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/Britcoin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/the-tzip-process-is-completely-broken-and-dead/4615 "2023-06-28T17:04:25Z")
Tezos Agora is mostly quiet. The TZIP process is broken and dead. Little dev chat happens in the open. We seem to have alienated all VCs and possible partners. Many dev teams appear to have given up and gone elsewhere. N… --- ## [How to make Tezos more intuitive to use - a collection of ideas](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/how-to-make-tezos-more-intuitive-to-use-a-collection-of-ideas/5425)
**Author:** [@cryptEMES](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/cryptEMES)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/how-to-make-tezos-more-intuitive-to-use-a-collection-of-ideas/5425 "2023-05-20T05:59:40Z")
Tezos tech is lightyears ahead but the user experience lacks intuition. New users are daunted by the complexity of Web3 in general and, just for e.g. almost all users I brought to Tezos who are not especially interested … [Next page](https://forum.tezosagora.org/c/philosophy/12.md?page=1)