## Permanent Burn Bonuses on Datamine The Datamine Network features a unique yield mechanism designed to reward long-term participation without penalizing liquidity flexibility. When users lock DAM to mint FLUX, they can burn FLUX to permanently boost their minting rewards (APY). This secondary functionality of money allows participants to generate ongoing yield by destroying tokens. A key technical design of this smart contract system is that your burn history is permanently tied to your on-chain address. If you choose to unlock your DAM, the FLUX you burned remains "perma-burned" in the system, actively reducing the circulating supply and benefiting the entire ecosystem's deflationary design. ## Re-locking and Restoring Rewards Because your burn history is immutable and tied directly to your Ethereum address, you do not lose your accumulated burn bonus when you unlock your tokens. If you decide to re-lock DAM at any point in the future, your previous FLUX burn bonus is instantly restored. This architecture eliminates the pressure of keeping assets locked indefinitely, offering users the freedom to manage their capital while preserving their hard-earned yield-boosting multipliers.