I’m about to submit an alternative proposal and would like to share it here for open discussion within the same thread.
Proposal: Balanced Inflation Strategy for Massa (Alternative Path)
Overview
This proposal offers a more sustainable and ecosystem-friendly approach to reducing MAS token inflation without cutting validator rewards, which currently serve as the primary incentive for network security and token lock-up.
Instead of reducing block rewards, this proposal focuses on:
- Gradual increase in fee-related costs (gas and storage)
- Future implementation of a burn mechanism on transaction fees
- Maintaining validator incentives while introducing deflationary pressure
- Suggesting the introduction of a new governance parameter for base transaction gas price
Parameter Changes
1. Deferred Call Min Gas Cost
- Proposed Value:
100nanomassa (10× current value) - Purpose: Introduces a meaningful economic threshold for deferred smart contract operations. This change helps deter spammy or inefficient usage and enables deflationary mechanisms (e.g., burning part of this minimum fee in the future).
2. Deferred Call Constant Gas Cost
- Proposed Value:
2,000,000gas units (up from 750,000) - Purpose: Increases the execution cost of deferred calls to make them more economically balanced with regular transactions. This results in higher validator rewards and stronger base for future fee burning, while still being affordable (~0.002 MAS at 1 nanomassa gas price).
3. Ledger Cost Per Byte
- Proposed Value:
0.0002MASper byte (up from 0.0001) - Purpose: Makes on-chain storage more economically significant, discouraging bloated or careless data usage, and raising average transaction fees — laying the groundwork for deflation.
Suggested New Parameter (for governance discussion)
Parameter:
MinTransactionGasPrice
Proposed Value:0.15 – 0.2 MAS(vs. current ~0.1 MAS default)
Rationale:
- Prevents low-value or spam transactions from clogging the network
- Increases minimum revenue per block
- Supports future fee-burn models
- Helps stabilize long-term token economics without affecting validator rewards
Future Recommendations (non-parameter roadmap)
- Fee Burn Implementation: Burn a portion of transaction fees (e.g., 50%) to reduce circulating supply, following the model of Ethereum’s EIP-1559.
- Tiered Staking Incentives: Introduce variable APYs based on lock-up duration or governance participation, improving long-term retention.
- Ecosystem Growth: Launch grant programs and incentive structures for developers to build real use cases around MAS.
Final Thoughts (as always)))
This proposal aims to preserve validator income while gradually transforming the network’s economic model from inflationary to usage-driven and deflation-aware.
It is a balanced, non-destructive path toward long-term token value growth, higher sustainability, and more meaningful economic behavior on-chain.
Let’s build toward long-term value — without destabilizing what’s already working.