Austin Castellaw

For example, Starknet's virtual machine, powered by Cairo, unleashes this true potentiality as their native programming language is not bounded by the EVM constraints.

There are a variety of different strategies that can be employed to achieve a long term, stable value for a token. ‘Locking tokens’ is one of these strategies and is commonly seen as an effective way to keep a token’s value high in the long run. Token lockup refers to a specific period of time during which the tokens cannot be transacted or traded.... 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.

Defensibility in web2 comes from proprietary data network effects. Each application is a walled garden, and a bigger user base translates into more utility vs. competitors.  The social network with most data, content, users, etc. is more valuable.

Should all three of these roles be represented by a single token? Which of them are a better match for fungible and non-fungible tokens?

As players earn and extract money out of the gaming economy it puts significant downward pressure on prices, as most people are just cashing out their winnings and not reinvesting back into the game.