{"id":22577,"date":"2026-02-23T12:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/icp-to-add-20-revenue-burn-in-new-tokenomics-shift\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:20:48","slug":"icp-to-add-20-revenue-burn-in-new-tokenomics-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/icp-to-add-20-revenue-burn-in-new-tokenomics-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP to add 20% revenue burn in new tokenomics shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">ICP adds 20% revenue-funded burns and usage-based node rewards to align supply with demand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_1a398fac357b086d6564d502ed594fd8\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>80% of Internet Computer cloud engine revenue will go to node providers, while 20% will buy and burn ICP, creating a usage-linked supply reduction.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Node providers will shift from fixed subsidies to compensation tied directly to compute demand, aligning incentives with real network activity.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>The updated model mirrors other compute-focused chains that use fee-funded burns and demand-driven payouts to reward infrastructure and curb token inflation.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The DFINITY Foundation announced plans to update Internet Computer\u2019s tokenomics to include a burn mechanism funded by network revenue, according to a statement from the organization.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Under the new model, 80% of revenue generated by Internet Computer cloud engines will be distributed to node providers operating the infrastructure, while the remaining 20% will be used to purchase and burn ICP tokens, the foundation stated. Node provider associations have begun preparations to market cloud engines, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The current system provides node providers with fixed payments for maintaining network operations regardless of workload demand. The updated structure will tie node compensation directly to usage-driven revenue from compute services, linking incentives to actual network activity, the foundation said.<\/p>\n<p>The change represents a shift from a fixed-subsidy model toward a usage-based economic framework for the Internet Computer network, according to DFINITY.<\/p>\n<p>The revenue allocation directs a portion of funds to token burns, creating a demand-linked supply reduction mechanism as network adoption increases. The majority of revenue will flow to infrastructure operators to incentivize capacity provision and service reliability, the foundation stated.<\/p>\n<p>Similar usage-based token economic models have been implemented in other compute-oriented blockchain networks, industry observers noted.<\/p>\n<p>The transition aligns network incentives with usage while introducing a structural supply reduction mechanism tied to adoption levels, according to the foundation\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICP adds 20% revenue-funded burns and usage-based node rewards to align supply with demand. Summary 80% of Internet Computer cloud engine revenue will go to node providers, while 20% will&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22579,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22577\/revisions\/22579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}