Austin Castellaw

To provide a form of compensation that enables contributors to liquefy some of the value they have created into an exchangeable currency.

Doesn’t this sound great? Well, yes! Now, this is just one of the many examples of this ability to “Web3-anize” assets, i.e to convert from the older way of doing things to a newer model. I would like to further expound on this idea by just taking you on a journey to envision what an increasingly tokenized world could look like.

Web3 emphasizes the freedom of the individual. In an ideal Web3 world, creator A is on a decentralized platform Z instead, which is run by smart contracts and gives creators more of their revenue. On top of that, platform Z probably has some tokens like $ZDAO that control governance - and this tokenization of governance disallows unilateral... See more

To identify and reward the users who have contributed value to the platform—a form of signaling, which those users can parlay into public reputation.

StepN isn't a P2E. It's a social fitness app. Different user demographic.  Running is a perpetual activity for those who wish to keep themselves fit.  Hence, StepN's base players are more sticky compared to other games.

Hybrid — Some projects like Frax Finance use a hybrid approach to find a balance between these issues. The peg to USD is algorithmically maintained, but they also have reserves available to handle periods of extreme volatility and market demand. This strategy seems the most likely to survive long term.

In this third part, I’m going to cover utility. Utility is a subsection of the Demand side of the tokenomics equation. Even if a token has a great supply model, it still needs a good reason to exist and for people to hold it. Without those, there will be no demand for it, and no one will buy or hold it.