The CAKE token issued by PancakeSwap recently recorded an incredible increase of 54% in just 7 days, which is a notable event in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) industry. PancakeSwap’s growing reputation in the decentralized finance industry is evidenced by the fact that the token’s market value has reached approximately $900 million, with a fully diluted value of $1.3 billion.
Strategically Burn Tokens
The strategic choice made by PancakeSwap to perform a token burn on December 26 resulted in the destruction of over 10 million CAKE tokens, worth approximately $34 million. This had a significant impact on the CAKE price increase. This action reduced overall supply by 40%, increasing scarcity and making the investment proposition more attractive. The token burn not only left a positive impression on investors, but also helped increase the platform’s popularity as a preferred decentralized exchange (DEX).
Market performance and trading volume accumulation
CAKE has been able to maintain strong performance despite a consolidated market environment. As the token price continued to rise, the transaction value reached $3.37, which is higher than the previous price of $2.1. The falling wedge pattern has been broken, and this price movement signals a significant departure from the pattern. The burn significantly reduced the amount of CAKE tokens in circulation, reducing the total number of tokens from 275 million to 265 million and increasing the price by 18%. Additionally, CAKE’s 24-hour trading volume increased 37% to a total of $284 million, up more than 50% over the month.
Recent proposals for supply limits
Another aspect that contributed to CAKE’s surge in popularity was a new proposal presented by the PancakeSwap community on December 21st. Once this idea was created, it was recommended to reduce CAKE’s overall supply limit from 750 million to 450 million. This modification was made for a number of reasons, including the fact that CAKE has been experiencing sustained deflation over the past few months, the desire to reach ultrasonic CAKE, and the need to move away from the hyperinflationary tokenomics paradigm. There has been a significant increase in market acceptance of the proposed revisions, as evidenced by the fact that the price of CAKE has increased by 21% since the proposal was made.
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