2026-01-15 11:30:50

Building an open system that actually captures value—this matters more than most people realize.

User onboarding in the identity market isn't about marketing hype. It's a multi-billion dollar infrastructure play. Getting it right means designing systems where value flows across all participants, not just concentrating at the top.

That's the bet: create open infrastructure where the identity layer can scale, and the network effects compound across the ecosystem. When you nail the incentive structure, onboarding becomes natural. Users stick around because they're stakeholders in an actual open system, not just data points being extracted.

It's the difference between owning a protocol versus renting one.

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DaoDeveloper

· 01-18 08:37

ngl the incentive alignment part here is *the* crux... most projects design for extraction, not stakeholdership. that's why they hemorrhage users lmao

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AltcoinMarathoner

· 01-17 02:40

honestly, this hits different. been accumulating through the noise since '21, and this is exactly why i'm still stacking. the difference between owning vs renting? that's literally the whole game. most protocols just extract and dip, but the ones building real infrastructure... yeah, those are the ultra-marathons worth running.

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JustHodlIt

· 01-16 03:12

To be honest, most projects are now playing zero-sum games and don't care about ecosystem health at all. Only truly open systems can survive long-term, and if the incentive structures are right, everything else is easy to say.

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On-ChainDiver

· 01-15 12:02

Basically, the game rules need to be changed; you can't just let the house make money... Only a truly open system can retain people.

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GateUser-0717ab66

· 01-15 11:56

Well said, finally someone has explained this clearly. Most projects are playing zero-sum games, making it look like harvesting leeks. Truly open systems are the future; with a well-designed incentive structure, users will naturally stay engaged.

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TokenomicsPolice

· 01-15 11:51

99% of projects simply don't understand this point and are still playing zero-sum games.

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SnapshotLaborer

· 01-15 11:34

Well said, finally someone hits the nail on the head. Most projects are still playing zero-sum games and haven't thought about how to truly make the ecosystem thrive.

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