added by sari · updated 7mo ago
Governance Mining — liquidity mining for human capital
- -The heuristics have been weak — Governance mining distributions we’ve seen seem to prioritize scalability & decentralization over accuracy, making them decent at rewarding the long-tail of contributions but poor at properly compensating the most impactful contributors. Early on, a more centralized distribution mechanism is desirable.
from Governance Mining — liquidity mining for human capital by Jacob Phillips
sari added 3y ago
- ‘Mining’ contributions may dilute the quality of governance activity — Governance is already hard to follow as it stands today. If we begin throwing big money at governance mining, activity might 10x, but not all of that activity will be productive. People may spam governance in hopes of capturing some portion of tokens.
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sari added 3y ago
- DeFi found product-market fit in early 2020 and grew parabolically after liquidity mining was introduced. DAOs are finding product-market fit in 2021; it’s now time to begin pouring fuel on the fire to massively grow interest & participation and take DAOs to the next level.
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sari added 3y ago
- Lack of leadership & poor ability to coordinate — We’ve already seen the teams that built Compound & Uniswap take a step back, leaving the communities scrambling to self-organize. This initially resulted in near stagnation for both protocols. Given regulatory pressures, we’re almost certainly going to see this trend continue. More broadly, communit... See more
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sari added 3y ago
- The idea is simple: DAOs need things done but are having a really hard time getting people to do those things. Thus, in a similar manner to liquidity mining, DAOs should ‘mine’ human capital to kickstart an active governance community.
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sari added 3y ago
- -The incentives have been too small — A few thousand dollars in incentives isn’t going to change contributor behavior; we should be throwing $millions at governance contributors.
from Governance Mining — liquidity mining for human capital by Jacob Phillips
sari added 3y ago
- As discussed, the hardest part of this seems to be assessing the value of contributions. In the short-term, this is inevitably quite subjective and requires a largely qualitative assessment. Over time, we’ll be able to design governance mining distribution mechanisms that are quantitatively driven, creating greater efficiency & less subjectivity th... See more
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sari added 3y ago
- In the wild, we’ve seen some form of governance mining introduced in protocols like Balancer, Index Coop, MakerDAO, Friends with Benefits, and likely some others. However, the success of these initiatives so far appears to be quite limited. There are a few reasons for this:
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sari added 3y ago
- So to summarize, there is so much that DAOs could be building, but no one is stepping up to lead teams and contribute because the incentives are weak or nonexistent. As a result, products move slowly, teams don’t grow, and existing DAOs risk being replaced by new teams that move faster. And in tandem, protocols have stupid amounts of money that the... See more
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sari added 3y ago