Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. This week I decided to dive into a new cool tokenomics model I've been having lots of fun with on Farcaster for the past month: $DEGEN. It's got a lot more going for it than just being a meme coin and good vibes. The team has implemented a few cool and simple mechanics that have really made things click. One of my key questions though are: is this sustainable and what needs to...
about 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. It's been a good six months since my last missive. Life's been busy, but I'm glad to be back! If there's anything you'd like me to cover, write about or questions to answer - just let me know in a reply email and I'll get to it next time! The bull is back! In September last year I wrote about why I'm getting more bullish which turned out to be fairly prescient: Outside money...
about 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. Today will be focused on governance - why it matters, recent issues and directions for research. Writings Portal for all things governance research focused. If you're interested in DAO/crypto governance - start here. Your checklist for when to launch a token A Governance analysis Is DAO governance problematic? Yes. Good governance should focus on four questions to ensure the...
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. I've been getting more bullish on crypto markets recently. I shared thoughts about it last week in the Web3 Weekend telegram channel, you can read why I'm getting bullish (and positioning accordingly) in blog post here. Writings When will you know it's time to launch a token? A framework and checklist of things to know. 30+ podcasts to listen to to stay up to date on web3....
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. No, there is no airdrop, well at least not now anyway. But after diving into creator tokenomics for the past few weeks, if I were to do them, I now know how I'd structure it - covered in the 'writings' section below. At some point I might put this theory into practice. If getting these thoughts in real time is interesting, you can join my telegram channel where I share...
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. Today I'm going to dive into a case study of what friend.tech is getting wrong. If getting these thoughts in real time is interesting, you can join my telegram channel where I share thoughts and resources throughout the week. Writings Part 3: How creators and builders can use tokens to grow engagement and revenue. The friend.tech case study: bad incentives lead to bad outcomes...
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 7 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. Markets are selling off after a loooong time with dampened volatility. Hope you all have your playbooks ready and stick to your game plan and not emotions š Seems like most of crypto has been arguing about rollup approaches, infrastructure and MEV recently. This post by 0xIdan does a good job covering it, which is great because I'll be focusing on more tokenomics and...
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend (a bit delayed this time). That's right! This is how the bear market feels like. Apathy. We're 100% off the lows in BTC & ETH, and yet during a few chats with friends about crypto, it seems that nothing feels....exciting? At times like this it's good to remember that the innovations that crypto brings are already here: Lowering the friction of human coordination is probably the...
almost 2 years agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hi! Welcome to Web3 Bits, where I share a few of the most interesting web3 bits for you to consumer over the weekend. It's been an incredible two weeks on the regulatory front in crypto, with politics and regulation taking center stage. As token designers, builders and investors in the space, it's imperative we understand the implications and follow them closely. Here's a run down of the most interesting and relevant items: Interesting things Crypto becomes a Red vs Blue topic: With the US...
about 2 years agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
