Tokenomics Deflationary Shift: Auctions contributed to high bonded DOT (70%+ supply at peaks), mimicking deflation. Enhanced scarcity value. Expansion slowed toward 100-slot cap; however, 2025 inflation cuts (to 5%) and coretime sales sustain demand, speeding ecosystem diversification (e.g., AI, gaming parachains).
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By December 2025, Chainlink evolves into the compliance and connectivity layer for Web3, featuring ACE for automated regulatory checks and integrations with global banks. It drives the Internet of Contracts vision. For DApps, the potential lies in hybrid models using CRE to orchestrate offchain and onchain logic. This enables sophisticated DApps in agent-driven finance, AI predictions, and enterprise supply chains, allowing seamless real-world integration and positioning Web3 for trillion-dollar markets.
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Immersion & Liquid Cooling GainsImmersion-cooled farms cut electricity use by 30–45% vs air cooling. Riot Platforms’ 2025 Corsicana facility reports 28 J/TH effective efficiency, dropping cost per BTC to ~$31,000 at Texas rates. ROI for new immersion deployments now averages 14–19 months (vs 28+ months air-cooled), per Compass Mining data shows 340% increase in immersion hosting contracts year-over-year.
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