# Techniques of Deflation In addition to the hardcap that was established on MAGE, we also put in place deflationary measures to shrink the supply. To maintain a constant purchasing pressure on MAGE, a portion of the protocol's profits are set aside for buyback and burning. The ratio of stMAGE to MAGE will be less than 1:1 if the vesting length is less than the maximum, and it will be at least 1:0.5 if the vesting duration is greater than the maximum. The surplus of MAGE will be burned off immediately. If a user redeems 1000 stMAGE after the bare minimum 15 days of tenure, he will receive 500 MAGE (1:0.5 ratio). That equates to burning 500 (five hundred) MAGE. A deallocation fee is levied on the Plugin whenever stMAGE is deallocated. The percentage is negotiable in most contracts but averages 0.5%. The associated MAGE value will be destroyed immediately. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://merlindex.gitbook.io/merlin/community-roundtable/techniques-of-deflation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.