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Distributing tokens to users through airdrops and ongoing liquidity incentives: Airdrops distribute tokens to users based on their past actions. They may be high-value users of other protocols or have previously used the present protocol — however, this approach rewards past behavior over future commitment. There is no assurance that these pe

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oken Distribution - How do you plan to reward contributors? How much of the supply will be reserved for the DAO treasury? Do you want to do a retroactive airdrop (reward contributor for their past contributions) or everyone's winning Token from a starting point? The challenge with Token Distribution is to create efficient distribution mechanisms th... See more

The token design process is becoming increasingly bottoms-up, with more responsibility transferred to the community.

In many crypto projects, the largest holders end up being just the people who were aware of the project earliest. But those early adopters are not necessarily the most valuable to the future of the ecosystem. So it is essential to maintain incentives for ongoing contributions and engagement. One natural way to achieve this in a two-token framework ... See more

Token distribution mechanisms have adopted a lot of the structures from within the traditional financial world — including vesting schedules and vesting cliffs — which have resulted in some unintended consequences like adverse price action as tokens vest; and the inability of holders with large economic interests in a protocol to exercise governanc... See more