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## 🍿 tokenomics for defi projects
### on projects
### projects
* [dydx tokenomics](https://docs.dydx.community/dydx-governance/start-here/dydx-allocations)
* [redacted cartel tokenomics](https://tokenomicsdao.substack.com/p/tokenomics-101-redacted-cartel-btrfly?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
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### tl; dr
### supply
#### tokenomics factors
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* math
* supply vs. demand
* incentives
* value accrual
* human behavior & game theory
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#### main questions
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* How many tokens are in existence?
* How many tokens will there be in total?
* Who has the supply? WHEN can they sell?
* How will the supply change over time?
* What are their policies for changing?
* **Circulating supply:** How many tokens are in existence (in the market)?
* **Max supply:** How many tokens will there be in total?
* **Total suppply:** all tokens already issued minus the ones that were burned/locked.
> If the circulating supply is low while the total and max are high: red flag as the value of your coins will get diluted away (more coins created will put pressure on the price).
> The monetary policy in crypto dictates whether a coin is inflationary or deflationary and by how much, as well as the overall consensus mechanism for the project.
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#### concerns
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* The tokens were inflationary without enough utility.
* Concentration of tokens by VCs & whales led to retail getting dumped on.
* Understanding the market cap would show that it's impossible.
### liquidity and valuation
* **Fully diluted valuation:** How will the supply change over time?
* **Market cap**: Current Price * circulating supply
* **Fully Dilute:** Market cap: Price * max supply.
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#### supply metrics
### distribution
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* **Holders**: Who has the supply? WHEN can they sell?
* **DAOs/project research**: What are their policies for changing?
* Supply: How many tokens exist NOW
* Max supply: The most that can exist
* Market Cap: Current Price * circulating supply
* Fully Diluted MC: Price * max supply.
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* for example, it's not a good sign that a circulating supply was only at 40%. That means the supply will increase by 60%.
* More coins created will put pressure on the price.
* another example, Dogecoin is an inflationary token: its supply is increasing each year, and there's no CAP on the supply.
* this isn't good for Tokenomics because it's the opposite of Scarcity. Some coins can become deflationary when the supply DECREASES over time.
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#### allocation & distribution
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> A good distribution design is when no single person or group holds a large amount of the coin, instead, its distributed among many individuals.
* how are the initial tokens distributed? There are roughly 2 ways:
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##### pre minted
1. The team distributes tokens to itself.
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* 100% fair. Everyone has equal access.
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#### what drives the demand
### concerns
* The tokens were inflationary without enough utility.
* Concentration of tokens by VCs & whales led to retail getting dumped on.
* Understanding the market cap would show that it's impossible.
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### what drives the demand
* Utility (gas, fun, adoption)
* Value Accrual (xStaking, governance)
* The Memes and Narratives
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### resources and tools
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* [The Reverse Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool](https://tokenomicsdao.substack.com/p/the-reverse-liquidity-bootstrapping)
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