Unlike progressive decentralization, The Lean Token Design framework suggests that tokens shouldn’t have any complexity, but have some minimal viable utility to rally an early community. These tokens would be introduced early on in a community’s lifecycle along with an initial use case for the token to drive early demand. The framework also... See more
the market cap of the protocol always grows faster than the combined value of the applications built on top, since the success of the application layer drives further speculation at the protocol layer. And again, increasing value at the protocol layer attracts and incentivises competition at the application layer. Together with a shared data layer,... See more
A DAO succeeds if its technical properties grease the flywheel of decision-making, community building and participation, rather than staying the center of attention.
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