I'd rather see an asset than another chain...
That's a fair point. With the strong deflationary priority they might be worried that BTS isn't a sound foundation, but it would be easy enough to fork off if Bitshares ever seemed in danger of hyper-inflationary collapse.
That would save them the overhead of a full new chain and new set of delegates
What does and expansion or contraction of the BTS supply have to do with the supply or price of an asset on the platform?
of all the things clout. I am sorry , if it must be me that informs you, but the internal asset, will always be reliant upon the price of BTS. Up until the point where there is direct asset to specie exchange possible.
This will likely still be reliant on the implied ability to process the exchange, and the willingness of market actors to facilitate that exchange at both a higher risk, and a higher reward than could otherwise be accomplished.
I know that you are the furthest thing from stupid clout.
This leads me to be concerned about your actual intention