Lean Token Design

While using a token doesn’t inherently make a community self-managing or decentralized, the benefits of (and value accrual to) the token aren’t maximized unless those criteria are upheld.However, no organization will fulfill the first 6 criteria purely on day one. Tokenized communities are progressively working to fulfill the above criteria, making... See more

Media creators today can issue their own cryptographic token and design distribution and incentives around it to trigger a virtuous cycle for themselves and their fans. A simple token economics model could help media creators bootstrap funding for new projects, reward early fans and rally communities towards a common goal. In short, communities sho... See more

So if I step back, a good consumer token model in my mind:

• Releases a token early, recognizes the end state is entirely unclear, and maintains optionality on how it’ll evolve in future


• Has mechanics to distribute tokens over a long time frame to users / participants that are creating value


• Captures value from the speculation layer and funnels it into

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