From 2b2e8917db4ed5a45d3837a01723f08f745d2200 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zkbeats Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:50:37 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add files via upload --- ...-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md | 57 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md diff --git a/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md b/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e385528 --- /dev/null +++ b/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# BIT-XXXX: Improvement of abuse burning mechanism + +- **BIT Number:** XXXX +- **Title:** Improvement of abuse burning mechanism +- **Status:** Draft +- **Type:** Core +- **Created:** 28/11/2025 + +--- + +## Abstract + +Based on our statistics, the current miner's emission burning situation as follows: + +**42** Subnets: **No burning**. +**3** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **10% and 30%**. +**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **40% and 50%**. +**6** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **60% and 70%**. +**9** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **70% and 80%**. +**1** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **80% and 90%**. +**4** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **90% and 95%**. +**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **95% and 99.99%**. +**53** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio is **100%**. + +--- + +## Motivation + +Many subnets have had their emissions burned for months, yet the **Owner** and **Validator** continue to receive rewards. + +Because the Owner's interests are not affected by the burning of the Miner's emission, the Owner teams are showing very slow progress in project development. + +**If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, the burning should not solely target the Miner's emission.** + +--- + +### ⚠️ The Problem: Abuse of the Burning Mechanism + +The current mechanism has led to the abuse of the burning mechanism and created a form of class stratification and interest divergence between the "**Owner**", **Validator**" and the "**Miner**": + +* **The Miner's Plight:** Miners operate at the bottom layer of the ecosystem, bearing the costs of computing power, bandwidth, and development. When their emission is burned (or recycled), their income drops to zero, immediately exposing them to the risk of financial loss and forcing them to leave. +* **The Owner's "Guaranteed Income":** Subnet Owners typically take a fixed 18% cut. Even if the subnet's scoring mechanism causes Miners to receive zero score (100% burn), as long as the Root Network continues to allocate weight to that subnet, the Owner still receives their 18%. This gives the Owner **no incentive** to optimize the scoring mechanism or assist the Miners in improving. They may even intentionally maintain a high burn rate to create an appearance of "deflation." +* **Validator's Complacency:** Validators earn a dividend simply by running their validator.. + +This mechanism makes it easy for the Owner team to become **complacent (or "lie flat")**, lacking the motivation to improve subnet code and enhance the Miner experience. + +--- + +### ✅ Proposed Direction for Improvement + +If the purpose is to alleviate sell pressure, then the rewards of the **Validator, Miner, and Owner** should be burned **simultaneously and proportionally**. + +### 🌟 Expected Outcomes + +* **Mandatory Responsibility Alignment:** To protect their own income, the Owner will be compelled to develop actively, ensuring the scoring mechanism is fair and functional, and that excellent Miners can receive rewards, thereby ensuring they also receive their share. +* **Survival of the Fittest:** "Zombie subnets" with long-term 100% burn rates will become unprofitable for the Owners, eventually forcing them to shut down or be taken over by more competent teams, purifying the ecosystem. +* **True Deflation:** If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, having the Owner and Validator's rewards burned alongside the Miners will lead to a **more substantial reduction in circulating supply**, and critically, **it will not unilaterally penalize productivity (Miners)**. \ No newline at end of file From 8e50cc995f02834e5eb69c09e8a37611c1331e5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zkbeats Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:52:04 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md --- BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md b/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md index e385528..178fea7 100644 --- a/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md +++ b/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md @@ -13,13 +13,21 @@ Based on our statistics, the current miner's emission burning situation as follows: **42** Subnets: **No burning**. + **3** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **10% and 30%**. + **5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **40% and 50%**. + **6** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **60% and 70%**. + **9** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **70% and 80%**. + **1** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **80% and 90%**. + **4** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **90% and 95%**. + **5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **95% and 99.99%**. + **53** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio is **100%**. --- @@ -54,4 +62,4 @@ If the purpose is to alleviate sell pressure, then the rewards of the **Validato * **Mandatory Responsibility Alignment:** To protect their own income, the Owner will be compelled to develop actively, ensuring the scoring mechanism is fair and functional, and that excellent Miners can receive rewards, thereby ensuring they also receive their share. * **Survival of the Fittest:** "Zombie subnets" with long-term 100% burn rates will become unprofitable for the Owners, eventually forcing them to shut down or be taken over by more competent teams, purifying the ecosystem. -* **True Deflation:** If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, having the Owner and Validator's rewards burned alongside the Miners will lead to a **more substantial reduction in circulating supply**, and critically, **it will not unilaterally penalize productivity (Miners)**. \ No newline at end of file +* **True Deflation:** If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, having the Owner and Validator's rewards burned alongside the Miners will lead to a **more substantial reduction in circulating supply**, and critically, **it will not unilaterally penalize productivity (Miners)**. From a3c64a6f7f1fca370ea70bd660db7b0ee5bb5590 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zkbeats Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:53:52 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Delete BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md --- ...-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md | 65 ------------------- 1 file changed, 65 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md diff --git a/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md b/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md deleted file mode 100644 index 178fea7..0000000 --- a/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -# BIT-XXXX: Improvement of abuse burning mechanism - -- **BIT Number:** XXXX -- **Title:** Improvement of abuse burning mechanism -- **Status:** Draft -- **Type:** Core -- **Created:** 28/11/2025 - ---- - -## Abstract - -Based on our statistics, the current miner's emission burning situation as follows: - -**42** Subnets: **No burning**. - -**3** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **10% and 30%**. - -**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **40% and 50%**. - -**6** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **60% and 70%**. - -**9** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **70% and 80%**. - -**1** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **80% and 90%**. - -**4** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **90% and 95%**. - -**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **95% and 99.99%**. - -**53** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio is **100%**. - ---- - -## Motivation - -Many subnets have had their emissions burned for months, yet the **Owner** and **Validator** continue to receive rewards. - -Because the Owner's interests are not affected by the burning of the Miner's emission, the Owner teams are showing very slow progress in project development. - -**If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, the burning should not solely target the Miner's emission.** - ---- - -### ⚠️ The Problem: Abuse of the Burning Mechanism - -The current mechanism has led to the abuse of the burning mechanism and created a form of class stratification and interest divergence between the "**Owner**", **Validator**" and the "**Miner**": - -* **The Miner's Plight:** Miners operate at the bottom layer of the ecosystem, bearing the costs of computing power, bandwidth, and development. When their emission is burned (or recycled), their income drops to zero, immediately exposing them to the risk of financial loss and forcing them to leave. -* **The Owner's "Guaranteed Income":** Subnet Owners typically take a fixed 18% cut. Even if the subnet's scoring mechanism causes Miners to receive zero score (100% burn), as long as the Root Network continues to allocate weight to that subnet, the Owner still receives their 18%. This gives the Owner **no incentive** to optimize the scoring mechanism or assist the Miners in improving. They may even intentionally maintain a high burn rate to create an appearance of "deflation." -* **Validator's Complacency:** Validators earn a dividend simply by running their validator.. - -This mechanism makes it easy for the Owner team to become **complacent (or "lie flat")**, lacking the motivation to improve subnet code and enhance the Miner experience. - ---- - -### ✅ Proposed Direction for Improvement - -If the purpose is to alleviate sell pressure, then the rewards of the **Validator, Miner, and Owner** should be burned **simultaneously and proportionally**. - -### 🌟 Expected Outcomes - -* **Mandatory Responsibility Alignment:** To protect their own income, the Owner will be compelled to develop actively, ensuring the scoring mechanism is fair and functional, and that excellent Miners can receive rewards, thereby ensuring they also receive their share. -* **Survival of the Fittest:** "Zombie subnets" with long-term 100% burn rates will become unprofitable for the Owners, eventually forcing them to shut down or be taken over by more competent teams, purifying the ecosystem. -* **True Deflation:** If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, having the Owner and Validator's rewards burned alongside the Miners will lead to a **more substantial reduction in circulating supply**, and critically, **it will not unilaterally penalize productivity (Miners)**. From 2f12d9aa84df60d14f7a269b95879be813c63b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zkbeats Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:54:08 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add files via upload --- ...-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md | 65 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bits/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md diff --git a/bits/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md b/bits/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f0fb920 --- /dev/null +++ b/bits/BIT-XXXX-Improvement of abuse burning mechanism.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +# BIT-XXXX: Improvement of abuse burning mechanism + +- **BIT Number:** XXXX +- **Title:** Improvement of abuse burning mechanism +- **Status:** Draft +- **Type:** Core +- **Created:** 28/11/2025 + +--- + +## Abstract + +Based on our statistics, the current miner's emission burning situation as follows: + +**42** Subnets: **No burning**. + +**3** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **10% and 30%**. + +**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **40% and 50%**. + +**6** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **60% and 70%**. + +**9** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **70% and 80%**. + +**1** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **80% and 90%**. + +**4** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **90% and 95%**. + +**5** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio between **95% and 99.99%**. + +**53** Subnets: Miner's emission burning ratio is **100%**. + +--- + +## Motivation + +Many subnets have had their emissions burned for months, yet the **Owner** and **Validator** continue to receive rewards. + +Because the Owner's interests are not affected by the burning of the Miner's emission, the Owner teams are showing very slow progress in project development. + +**If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, the burning should not solely target the Miner's emission.** + +--- + +### ⚠️ The Problem: Abuse of the Burning Mechanism + +The current mechanism has led to the abuse of the burning mechanism and created a form of class stratification and interest divergence between the "**Owner**", **Validator**" and the "**Miner**": + +* **The Miner's Plight:** Miners operate at the bottom layer of the ecosystem, bearing the costs of computing power, bandwidth, and development. When their emission is burned (or recycled), their income drops to zero, immediately exposing them to the risk of financial loss and forcing them to leave. +* **The Owner's "Guaranteed Income":** Subnet Owners typically take a fixed 18% cut. Even if the subnet's scoring mechanism causes Miners to receive zero score (100% burn), as long as the Root Network continues to allocate weight to that subnet, the Owner still receives their 18%. This gives the Owner **no incentive** to optimize the scoring mechanism or assist the Miners in improving. They may even intentionally maintain a high burn rate to create an appearance of "deflation." +* **Validator's Complacency:** Validators earn a dividend simply by running their validator.. + +This mechanism makes it easy for the Owner team to become **complacent (or "lie flat")**, lacking the motivation to improve subnet code and enhance the Miner experience. + +--- + +### ✅ Proposed Direction for Improvement + +If the purpose is to alleviate sell pressure, then the rewards of the **Validator, Miner, and Owner** should be burned **simultaneously and proportionally**. + +### 🌟 Expected Outcomes + +* **Mandatory Responsibility Alignment:** To protect their own income, the Owner will be compelled to develop actively, ensuring the scoring mechanism is fair and functional, and that excellent Miners can receive rewards, thereby ensuring they also receive their share. +* **Survival of the Fittest:** "Zombie subnets" with long-term 100% burn rates will become unprofitable for the Owners, eventually forcing them to shut down or be taken over by more competent teams, purifying the ecosystem. +* **True Deflation:** If the goal is to alleviate sell pressure, having the Owner and Validator's rewards burned alongside the Miners will lead to a **more substantial reduction in circulating supply**, and critically, **it will not unilaterally penalize productivity (Miners)**. \ No newline at end of file