Creator tokens have an interesting catch-22 built into them. For these projects to gain traction, the token price essentially needs continuous upward momentum—there's no way around it. Without that push, adoption stalls. Makes sense when you think about it: early believers and participants need to see positive price action to feel validated and stay engaged. But here's the kicker. Once insiders realize the game and the price starts climbing, what happens? They dump. Fast. The whole thing becomes a race: how quickly can you spot the trend, ride it, and exit before everyone else figures it out? It's the classic tension between long-term ecosystem building and short-term extraction. Create the hype, get the pump, then sell into the strength. Rinse and repeat.
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LightningSentry
· 5h ago
Basically, it's like hot potato with Huabei; whoever catches the last stick is the one who loses.
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DefiEngineerJack
· 11h ago
Well, *actually* this is just describing a ponzi with extra steps. The game theory here is non-trivial but fundamentally broken—you can't achieve sustainable adoption if the entire incentive structure collapses the moment price momentum stops. It's not a paradox, it's just... inevitable token death. Show me the formal verification that proves otherwise, ser.
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GasFeeCrying
· 13h ago
Isn't this just a hot potato game? The slower you are, the more you lose.
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governance_ghost
· 01-03 03:53
Basically, it's a hot potato game—who reacts quickly wins.
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DoomCanister
· 01-03 03:48
Basically, it's like hot potato; whoever catches the last stick is doomed.
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PanicSeller
· 01-03 03:46
Basically, it's a hot potato game; those who know the rules early will laugh last.
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AirdropHunter007
· 01-03 03:41
Basically, it's like hot potato; whoever is the last to hold the ball is doomed.
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Rugpull幸存者
· 01-03 03:31
Basically, it's like hot potato with credit, whoever catches the last stick is doomed.
Creator tokens have an interesting catch-22 built into them. For these projects to gain traction, the token price essentially needs continuous upward momentum—there's no way around it. Without that push, adoption stalls. Makes sense when you think about it: early believers and participants need to see positive price action to feel validated and stay engaged. But here's the kicker. Once insiders realize the game and the price starts climbing, what happens? They dump. Fast. The whole thing becomes a race: how quickly can you spot the trend, ride it, and exit before everyone else figures it out? It's the classic tension between long-term ecosystem building and short-term extraction. Create the hype, get the pump, then sell into the strength. Rinse and repeat.