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# $SAYVE Value Accrual

$SAYVE captures the growth of the SAYVE ecosystem through a buyback and redistribution method. A portion of fees captures through the game are used to buy back tokens on the market, which are then distributed to $SAYVE stakers. $SAYVE also increases in value through supply reduction, as  $SAYVE used to burned in various ways during the game.