The Rise of Micro-Economies

In order for a niche community to become a meaningful business, they need to earn income and capture value.

-With under 100 active members.

Once working capital is available, we start to see a migration from token-only compensation to more standard payment structures and roles akin to traditional companies. This hybrid mix between a community token and USDC rivals Silicon Valley compensation packages with the added benefit of tokenized equity being liquid by default, tradable 24/7 on g... See more

-Working for sweat equity

Tools like Coordinape and SoureCred allow micro-economies to better rank contributions - ultimately building towards organizations in which compensation is tied to value created, rather than time spent.

-With a total market cap of less than $1,000,000

Micro-economies are communities:

-That lack legal incorporation (LLC, corp, etc.)

In Web3, creators monetize through the issuance of a social token or NFTs, with non-fungible tokens acting as digital media ownership.

By intertwining financial assets with social capital, we’re now witnessing a new type of asset class dominated by online community coordination.