2026-01-03 15:26:39

Many crypto projects still have issues with their token mechanism design, especially in adequately incentivizing long-term holders. Many projects lack a clear value tilt towards long-term participants — the difference in benefits between short-term trading and long-term locking is not sufficiently obvious.

I believe Web3 teams should seriously consider how to enable long-term holders to receive more proportionate value returns. This is not only about fairness but also about increasing community stickiness and the project's long-term vitality. Some projects have already started experimenting with staking rewards, voting rights distribution, and other mechanisms, but there is still much room for optimization in this direction.

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BearMarketBard

· 01-05 21:51

Bro is right, most projects now are just short-term trading paradise, while long-term holders are being exploited like fools. That's the real problem. There are many staking mechanisms, but few truly reward long-term believers. No way, just voting rights? That's not enough to attract interest. Honestly, most people doing tokenomics these days are just copy-pasting; no one really wants to put in the effort. Long-term holders are the true believers, yet they are treated the worst by the market—it's ironic. There are very few practical reward mechanisms; most are just stories on PPT.

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TestnetScholar

· 01-05 13:45

Huh, you're right. Most projects now are just about pulling the rug, and long-term holders end up losing the most. The staking yield model also can't escape, we need to come up with mechanisms that truly retain people. This is the way Web3 should go, otherwise how can it compete with traditional finance?

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Ser_This_Is_A_Casino

· 01-03 15:55

Honestly, right now, a lot of project token mechanisms are designed to scam retail investors, with long-term holders getting exploited. What the heck? Relying on staking and voting rights to retain users? If you ask me, there needs to be real, substantial profit differences, or it's all just on paper. How come some projects haven't figured this out yet? I really don't get it.

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Token_Sherpa

· 01-03 15:51

honestly most projects are just designing token mechanisms like they're throwing darts blindfolded... the velocity trap is real and nobody wants to admit it lol

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WalletManager

· 01-03 15:42

Holding onto the chips tightly is the key, as those short-term traders (leeks) simply don't understand the logic of long-term value functions.

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 01-03 15:35

Long-term holder? I'm just a professional who loses money, so profits and yields are out of the question. --- Both locking and staking, in the end, it's just a scam to run away? --- The difference isn't obvious, which is indeed a problem, but what's worse is that I chose the wrong project. --- No matter how good the words sound, it’s useless; the key is whether the team just wants to scam and then run. --- Staking yields sound attractive, but in reality, it's just bleeding your tokens. --- The real long-term incentive mechanism is to prevent us from taking such painful losses. --- I agree with reasonable design, but the problem is most projects haven't even thought about this. --- Voting rights distribution? As a noob, my voting results always lose money. --- After experiencing a few rug pulls, I’ve become allergic to the term "long-term vitality."

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