# burns & deflation&#x20;

$AFC was designed to be regenerative for the Earth and deflationary for the supply. After the initial airdrop, every new purchase inside Proof of Shade uses $AFC directly.

When you buy farms, unlock rare seeds, or upgrade your planting capacity, the $AFC you spend does not return to the treasury. It is burned permanently, removed from circulation forever.

This constant burn shrinks total supply as the community grows its farms. The more players plant and upgrade, the fewer tokens exist — tightening the ecosystem while funding real reforestation.

More farms. More upgrades. More trees. Less supply.

That’s how Proof of Shade locks value to real impact while rewarding those who hold and use $AFC for what it was made for.
