# Merge

## Rule

Merge preview: 8 fragments to 1 Badge. The 8 fragments are burned
(destroyed) permanently on merge. No Dev inventory of merged
fragments exists.

## Checks

The program checks that the holder owns at least 8 fragments and
that badge supply plus 1 does not exceed 11,111. It then burns
exactly 8 fragments and mints exactly 1 Badge to the holder.

## What merge does not do

Merge does not consume the bundle allowance, because the allowance
was already consumed at mint. Merge does not grant a second bundle.
Merge does not require a verifier signature, because merging does
not create new eligibility. Merge does not change the fragment
supply cap or the badge supply cap. Burned fragments do not return
to circulation.