# Mint The minting mechanism was designed to: * allow for a flexible inflation rate determined by market demand targeting a particular bonded-stake ratio * effect a balance between market liquidity and staked supply In order to best determine the appropriate market rate for inflation rewards, a moving change rate is used. The moving change rate mechanism ensures that if the % bonded is either over or under the goal %-bonded, the inflation rate will adjust to further incentivize or disincentivize being bonded, respectively. Setting the goal %-bonded at less than 100% encourages the network to maintain some non-staked tokens which should help provide some liquidity. It can be broken down in the following way: * If the inflation rate is below the goal %-bonded the inflation rate will increase until a maximum value is reached * If the goal % bonded (67% in BitSong) is maintained, then the inflation rate will stay constant * If the inflation rate is above the goal %-bonded the inflation rate will decrease until a minimum value is reached --- # 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://docs.bitsong.io/features-and-modules/mint.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.