On June 18, Degen said in a statement that it had listened to the opinions of the community and realized that the current tip subsidy mechanism was not ideal. Degen was developing a new incentive mechanism to reward long-term members and reduce mining. Degen will quickly iterate to improve the next season, making token mining increasingly difficult. The future system will require users to demonstrate their commitment to the Degen project by locking or staking, with the goal of rewarding long-term holders of Degen. The new incentive mechanism is currently under development.