Token Allocation Strategy Framework: Benchmark Ranges and Decision Criteria
Token allocation strategy explained: the four-bucket model, benchmark allocation percentages, and per-bucket decision criteria founders need before launch.
Tokenomics Fundamentals
19 articles in this category
Governance Token Design: Voting Power, ve-Tokenomics, and What Works
Governance token design determines how protocols coordinate. Covers voting structures, ve-tokenomics, and the five launch mistakes founders repeat.
Token Supply Modeling: Stress-Test Before You Lock the Contracts
Token supply modeling: stress-test emissions, inflation, and treasury runway before launch. Monte Carlo, cadCAD, and agent-based methods explained.
Private Token Sale Structure: SAFT, Token Warrant, and Investor Terms
A private token sale runs on one of three instruments: SAFT, token warrant, or direct purchase agreement. Here is how each affects your cap table.
DeFi Tokenomics: Four Mechanism Levers That Decide Protocol Value
DeFi tokenomics turns on four levers: liquidity incentives, governance architecture, fee routing, and token utility. Here is how each works.
LRT Tokenomics: Mechanism Design for Liquid Restaking Protocols
LRT tokenomics covers restaking yield composition, multi-AVS slashing risk, fee layering, and governance token design. Here is how the mechanism works.
LST Tokenomics: The Mechanics Behind Liquid Staking Token Design
LST tokenomics covers yield distribution, rebasing vs. exchange-rate models, slashing reserve design, and governance token structure. Here is how it works.
MiCA Compliance for Token Issuers: What Your Token Design Determines
MiCA compliance for token issuers: how token design choices determine classification, authorization requirements, and timing in the EU enforcement window.
Inflation Control Mechanisms: The Token Designer's Toolkit
Inflation control mechanisms are the lever set that prevents token supply from eroding value. Learn the five core mechanisms and how to layer them correctly.
Quadratic Voting vs Token-Weighted Voting: Which Governance Model Holds Up?
Quadratic voting vs token-weighted voting: a side-by-side mechanism breakdown and decision framework for protocol founders choosing the right governance model.
Stablecoin Design From First Principles: Mechanisms and Regulatory Fit
Mechanism-by-mechanism breakdown of stablecoin design: fiat-backed, crypto-collateralized, and algorithmic, with MiCA compliance analysis for protocol teams and fintech builders.
DePIN Tokenomics: The Mechanism Design Framework
DePIN tokenomics mechanism design framework: operator unit economics, emission scheduling, demand-side revenue transition, and vertical-specific token design.
TGE Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Token Founders
A TGE strategy covers seven phases from token design to post-launch monitoring. This guide helps founders plan a token generation event that holds up.
Tokenomics Consulting: What It Is and When You Need It
Tokenomics consulting: token model design, economic architecture, and compliance strategy. 80+ projects advised. See what it covers and when to hire.
Token Velocity: Why High Velocity Destroys Value and How Design Fixes It
Token velocity is the rate at which a token circulates through an economy. High token velocity compresses price regardless of protocol usage. This post explains the mechanism and the five design decisions that fix it.
The Token Distribution Model: Allocation, Vesting, and Liquidity
A token distribution model defines how total supply is allocated across stakeholders, governed by vesting schedules, and supported by liquidity. Learn the Distribution Trinity framework.
The Tokenomics Audit Checklist: 7 Dimensions Founders Review Before Launch
A tokenomics audit checklist covers seven dimensions: supply architecture, revenue mechanics, incentive alignment, token classification, compliance readiness, liquidity strategy, and distribution risk.
The Most Common Tokenomics Design Mistakes (And Why Teams Keep Making Them)
The biggest tokenomics design mistakes are not careless oversights. They are rational choices that become fatal under pressure. Here is what actually breaks token models.
7 Tokenomics Mistakes That Kill Projects Before Launch
We've diagnosed 80+ projects. These 7 structural errors cause post-TGE collapse. See the mistakes and what good design looks like.