This is in response to the 'medium of exchange' problem, which posits that if your token doesn't have a sink built into it, it will slowly lose value over time.<p>See this post: <a href="https://vitalik.ca/general/2017/10/17/moe.html" rel="nofollow">https://vitalik.ca/general/2017/10/17/moe.html</a>
Stop digging for more diamonds, says DeBeers.<p>Buterin has millions in Eth[0] and the influence to make that digital asset worth more by preventing it's supply from increasing. If it starts increasing, it could even turn into a bubble (as people buy it based on its price increasing).<p>In short, this man is not an unbiased person to promote such an idea.<p>[0]<a href="https://www.quora.com/How-much-Ethereum-does-Vitalik-Buterin-own" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/How-much-Ethereum-does-Vitalik-Buterin...</a>