Update] PancakeSwap ($CAKE) Deflation Kicks In After Tokenomics 3.0

[tobiluxy]

PancakeSwap’s $CAKE is trading around $2.59, gaining momentum after launching Tokenomics 3.0. The update introduced a 450M supply cap, cut daily emissions from 40K to 22.5K CAKE, and shifted all v3 fees to a buy-and-burn model aiming to reduce supply by 20% by 2030.

In June 2025, over 3.26M CAKE were burned while only 652K were minted, resulting in a net deflation of 2.6M CAKE the 22nd month of supply reduction. Weekly burns are averaging 339K CAKE (0.12% of supply).

However, governance concerns emerged when 8 wallets locked 25M CAKE to influence the Tokenomics vote, raising centralization fears. Despite this, PancakeSwap is expanding via cross-chain swaps to Arbitrum and zkSync Era, and rebranding to PancakeSwap Infinity.

Analyst forecasts see $CAKE trading between $1.44–$5.20 in 2025, but community trust and adoption will be key for its long-term growth.

 

[Crytononame]

ancakeSwap’s $CAKE is trading around $2.59, gaining momentum after launching Tokenomics 3.0. The update introduced a 450M supply cap, cut daily emissions from 40K to 22.5K CAKE, and shifted all v3 fees to a buy-and-burn model aiming to reduce supply by 20% by 2030.

In June 2025, over 3.26M CAKE were burned while only 652K were minted, resulting in a net deflation of 2.6M CAKE the 22nd month of supply reduction. Weekly burns are averaging 339K CAKE (0.12% of supply).

However, governance concerns emerged when 8 wallets locked 25M CAKE to influence the Tokenomics vote, raising centralization fears. Despite this, PancakeSwap is expanding via cross-chain swaps to Arbitrum and zkSync Era, and rebranding to PancakeSwap Infinity.

Analyst forecasts see $CAKE trading between $1.44–$5.20 in 2025, but community trust and adoption will be key for its long-term growth.

I agree. PancakeSwap is the clear leader in the BNB Chain DEX space, and as long as the stats back that up, I'm holding CAKE. My biggest fundamental risk for the token would be a decline in interest in the BNB Chain itself.

 

[tobiluxy]

I agree. PancakeSwap is the clear leader in the BNB Chain DEX space, and as long as the stats back that up, I'm holding CAKE. My biggest fundamental risk for the token would be a decline in interest in the BNB Chain itself.

Cake is another token to watch closely with the fundamental

 

[Crytononame]

Cake is another token to watch closely with the fundamental

You’re right — the decisions made by the PancakeSwap team and community definitely affect CAKE’s price.
But honestly, it’s hard to imagine them coming up with anything truly innovative anytime soon.
Maybe something like integrating AI agents could shake things up.

 

[shijin]

The rebrand to PancakeSwap Infinity sounds like they’re going all-in on expansion

 

[hitoka]

Raydium’s token might be a better option since that’s where all the volume is anyway, BSC as a whole isn’t a super popular chain anymore, atleast not compared to the hype around it in 2021.