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Avoiding Ponzi Optics in Consumer Token Designs

When a new consumer token hits the timeline, Crypto Twitter yells “wen moon?” and everyone else asks “ok, but is this a Ponzi?” That instinct…

7 min read · May 13, 2026
Token mechanics

Avoid Ponzinomics When You Design Consumer Tokens

Most “ponzinomics” doesn’t start with villains; it starts with a decent team staring at a flat price chart. You launch a token, CT shrugs, so…

5 min read · May 7, 2026
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Designing war-resilient NFT and data infra

Over the past year we’ve watched missiles take out data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, and ransomware crews walk straight into Jaguar Land Rover’s…

7 min read · May 4, 2026
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Designing milestone‑pegged unlocks and MM to keep token price honest

Each cycle, a new wave of founders convinces itself that a “fair launch” will keep the token price honest. No insiders, no presale, no VCs…

8 min read · May 4, 2026
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The real hard parts of getting a web3 token to the top

Every bull run, founders crowd around the same dashboards: top-100 by market cap, vertical candles, overnight listings. Almost no one scrolls down to the graveyard…

5 min read · May 4, 2026
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Steal DeFi reward design for your boring offline business

# Steal DeFi reward design for your boring offline business Most founders who show up asking about tokens don’t actually need a token. What they’re…

6 min read · May 4, 2026