We invested $125K into a project,

its launch has now been delayed for nine months.


This is a familiar story for many investors in the space - angels, syndicates, and VCs alike.

The traditional venture model is no longer sustainable.

In this market, only hedge funds, liquid funds, and market makers are seeing any meaningful liquidity.


Your top priority should be profit - VC-backed easy exits are over.

The 8-step blueprint for designing a token economy

1️⃣ Identify the key actors.
- Who are the users, stakeholders, and participants?

2️⃣ Define protocol elements.
- What infrastructure will facilitate token interactions?

3️⃣ Map the flow of value.
- How will tokens move across the ecosystem?

4️⃣ Determine demand & supply drivers.
- What creates and sustains demand?

5️⃣ Define sinks & injections.
- How do tokens enter and leave the economy?

6️⃣ Estimate velocity.
- How fast will tokens circulate between participants?

7️⃣ Calculate economic balance.
- How do supply & demand stay in equilibrium?

8️⃣ Implement fiscal & monetary policies.
-What mechanisms will stabilize the economy?


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Sure, you could design a token economy yourself, but we also recommend step nine:

let the pros handle it

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Our research team just released a shiny new article on how decisions actually get made in DAOs and Web3 projects.

Dive into Governance Mechanisms 101 for a quick breakdown of how on-chain communities stay organized (or sometimes don’t)

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99% of projects simply do not require a token.

However, not being a necessity doesn’t mean it can’t add value. Instead, it highlights the need for strategic foresight

So does your project actually need a token?

Just a reminder that our researchers broke it down in one of our alpha articles

Would you say $BTC thrives in crisis?

Though it’s not a fail-proof idea, major volatility spikes like the pandemic crash in March 2020 often line up with big price moves, either up or down…

We at Simplicity don't aim for hard-sell tactics, aggressive marketing, and in-your-face promotion

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Onchain voting for asset delisting may be a step forward, but let’s not pretend this is decentralized when the Hyper Foundation’s validators control the majority of stake, 78.5% of it

If most votes are coordinated offchain by HL, how is this decentralized?

Top 10 protocols ranked by fees generated in the entire crypto space are very balanced: 2 stablecoins, 2 chains, 2 exchanges, 3 DeFi projects, and 1 infrastructure project

If you’re a VC, this is a good data point - Shovels always prevail in the gold rush.

Bubblemaps, the on-chain investigation platform, recently launched their token, and 21.1% of the supply has already been unlocked, despite being launched only 3 weeks ago

The circulating supply consists of Airdrop & Liquidity tokens, with investors' tokens unlocking in 6 months

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Launching a cross-chain token? Here’s how to do it right.

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Stablecoin yields aren’t just numbers, they’re basically a gauge for sentiment

The shift from ~8% in February to the current 4-6% on stables is sentiment reflected on-chain in the simplest way possible. Lower yields? Protocols are pulling back instead of betting on expansion

source: Dune