You've got me! I've got a breath from work and jumped on crypto, thus the current article. And I will start by reminding that I’ve been around the Hive blockchain for eight years now. I have seen cycles come and go, projects explode or implode and disappear. One of the initiatives that always caught my eye was HPUD and later on LPUD — Hive and Leo Power Up Day. The idea behind it was so simple: stake your HIVE or LEO on a specific day of the month and get recognition, support the platform and show that you care. I've missed the LPUD on 15th of July, and thus I've decided to stake what I've got right now. A few LEO here, a chunk there and I've gathered 100 LEO meanwhile. And with already 6,100 Leo Power I will be getting to 6,200 LEO staked.
LEO going deflationary, the new hot sauce
You know what gets me pumped and motivated? LEO’s deflationary direction. In a sea of inflationary crypto projects printing tokens like it’s a party, LEO is tightening the belt. Fewer tokens over time. That’s rare in this space. With the buy-back/burn mechanisms in place — from ad revenue and multi currency exchanging fees as far as I understood — LEO is consistently being taken out of circulation. It’s not just words. It's action. And as someone who's seen how fast-supply inflation wrecked good ideas before, this approach makes me stake even harder. Scarcity brings value. Period. And this is proven also in real life economies around the world that we are seeing lately.
LEO tokenomics finally done right
Most platforms get tokenomics wrong. Either they flood the market or they confuse users with a dozen types of tokens - don't get me started for example on Splinterlands, even if I am an OG there. Not with LEO. One token. One mission. Clear utility — earn, stake, curate, engage. And what’s better? All this is built on top of Hive — a chain I’ve trusted and worked on for years. And posting on InLeo will get me both LEO and HIVE rewards from curation. And I believe that this tokenomics model will make others from the Hive blockchain adopt it. They will see InLeo thriving from it and they will do the same. They just don't want or don't have the courage to be the first ones.
LEO and HIVE are growing stronger together
One of the best parts of LEO is how it plays so well with Hive. It’s like a power couple — LEO brings the tools and energy, and Hive brings the speed, decentralization, and community. You earn LEO by posting through InLeo’s frontend. You curate, you write, you engage — and you stack both Hive and LEO while at it. I don’t see this as two separate tokens anymore. They grow together as they seem glued somehow. With Hive’s infrastructure and LEO’s focus on onboarding, outreach, and value creation, the future looks brighter than most realize. I was sceptic before, but with this new deflationary model I will look at it with different eyes.
I might have missed LPUD, but the habit of staking and believing in LEO is still there. I’m not powering up LEO anymore on the clock as life challenges my time, but, I’m doing it whenever I can. LEO’s going deflationary, its tokenomics are getting better, and it’s earning alongside Hive. After 8 years here, I know a good thing when I see one. So yeah — I’ll keep staking and watching this ecosystem grow, and I with it. This is the way!