# Tokenomics Resources

# Introductory Level Content

# Intro to Tokenomics

• All You Need to Know About Tokenomics

  • Basics of tokenomics and overview of the key variables: supply, burning, monetary policy, token distribution and earnings

• An Introduction to Token Economics

  • Exploring supply and demand drivers for tokens, with a high level overivew on token distribution for UNI

• Tokenomics 101: The Basics of Evaluating Cryptocurrencies

  • Tokenomics breakdown through the lens of supply + demand as opposed to the underlying driveres (e.g. burning, monetary policy, etc.), with a high-level analysis on Convex Finance

• Tokenomics 102: Digging Deeper on Supply

  • Deep dive into all things supply. Great write up with plenty of examples.

• Tokenomics 103: Evaluating Token Utility

• Spending vs Holding, Cash flows, Governance, Collateral

• On the meme of market caps & unlocks

  • Brief explainer on how to decipher "true" market caps/valuations by analyzing tokenomics + unlocks.

# Protocol Tokenomics Overviews

Analysis/articles covering initial tokenomics, governing principles and associated tradeoffs made when designing incentives compared to other protocols

• Near Protocol
• Harmony One
  • Initial Token Economic Model
  • Updated Token Economic Model
  • Economic Model
• Ethereum Tokenomics 2021: Impact of Eth2, EIP 1559 and L2 Scaling Solutions on Demand/Supply
  • Slightly outdated, but helpful illustration of how infrastructure changes impact supply/demand dynamics for ETH (or other asset)
• Botto
• Ethereum ecosystem diagrams
  • Nice collection of diagrams from different parts of the Ethereum ecosystem.

# Intermediate Content

• “Liquidity Targeting”: Toward More Efficient Liquidity Mining Programs
  • Proposal for a basic quantitative framework to analyze necessity and effectiveness of Liquidity Mining Programs. The approach outlined in the proposal - "Liquidity Targeting" - finds an optimal level for a given protocol and from there, backs out a Liquidity Mining rewards schedule
• Stop Burning Tokens – Buyback And Make Instead
  • Introduces concept and associated benefits of a "buyback and make" token model instead of the typical buyback and burn approach that's used widely today
• The Original Sin
  • Target token distribution for insiders + investors
• Paper on evaluating Crypto Tokens
  • Decision tree on page 13 gives a great overview of token types and how to classify them,
• Token Distribution
  • Overview on token distributions of past projects.

# Advanced Content

• A Hitchiker's Guide to Token Engineering
  • Substack
  • Cryptoeconomic Patterns
• Economics of Play to Earn Games
  • Great detailed breakdown of how various games apply tokenomics
• Token Ecosystem Creation
  • Super detailed runthrough of all things token creation from the perspective of a VC firm.

# DAO-specific Content

• Interactive Design & Tooling for DAOs

# Modelling and Simulation

• CadCad - computer aided design
• Intro to systems thinking, modelling and CadCad
• TEC created an example simulator