The study and design of economic mechanisms governing blockchain networks, including incentive structures for validators, fee markets, token supply schedules, governance models, and the emergent macro-economic properties of decentralised systems. Blockchain economics integrates mechanism design, game theory, and monetary theory to sustain network security and participant alignment.
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Blockchain economics governs how decentralised networks sustain themselves through aligned incentive design. Key concerns include validator reward mechanisms (proof-of-work vs. proof-of-stake), transaction fee models, token emission schedules, and governance processes. The field draws on mechanism design and game theory to ensure that rational participants’ self-interest reinforces network security and liveness.