Introduction to Token Economics
Using Tokens to Solve Real-World Problems
Description:
Token economics represents the incentives, mechanisms, and supply & demand design for any token-backed project. Good token design can be counterintuitive but it ensures long-term sustainability while poor design can ruin a project before it ever gets started. In this session, we’ll discuss:
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Case study on TrueBit to introduce token economic design to enable decentralized trustless applications.
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Fundamentals of token economics and token design
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Economic differences between utility and security tokens
Who Is This Session For:
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Crypto investors looking to better understand token economics when evaluating projects & tokens
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Project founders and smart contract designers who want to implement a smart token economic design
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Service providers or others who work with projects or are paid in token and want to assess the project’s token economics
Presenter Bio:
Henry He is cofounder and CEO of SesameOpen. An ex-Googler and alumnus of Nortel Networks, he is an expert in security and IP routing and a frequent speaker on token economics.