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# Buy and Burn
#### Initial buy and burn (Days 1-10)
* **Daily Allocation**:
* **Day 1**: no burn on day 1
* **Day 2**: 42% of the balance is used.
* **Day 3**: 39% of the balance is used.
* **Day 4**: 36% of the balance is used.
* **Day 5**: 33% of the balance is used.
* **Day 6**: 30% of the balance is used.
* **Day 7**: 27% of the balance is used.
* **Day 8**: 24% of the balance is used.
* **Day 9**: 21% of the balance is used.
* **Day 10**: 18% of the balance is used.
* **Buy and Burn Calculation:**
* Each day’s buy pressure is calculated as a percentage (e.g., 39%) of the remaining balance after subtracting the previous day's buy pressure.
* % of (Balance - current pressure)
* For example:
* Day 3: Buy pressure = 39% of (Balance - Day 2's buy pressure)
* Day 10: Buy pressure = 18% of (Balance - Day 9's buy pressure)
This approach introduces unpredictability and allows for fluctuating buy-and-burn amounts, with some days experiencing slightly larger burns. This all done in a fully decentralised and predicable way.
#### Post Initial buy and burn (Day 11 Onwards)
* **Daily Usage**:
* From Day 11 onwards, 15% of the Buy and Burn balance is utilized each day.
* The daily balance is divided into 288 parts, released every 5 minutes.
* Unused portions will accumulate, similar to the Blaze and Inferno protocols.
* **Fully Decentralized Process**:
* The Buy and Burn process operates under pre-established, transparent rules.
* These rules ensure clarity on the amount of tokens that will be burnt, maintaining the integrity and predictability of the protocol.