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tokenomics · supply · vesting · incentives

BlockyVSDouble-Spend Dan

Blocky saysTokenomics is the economic design of a token: supply, distribution, vesting, and incentives.

A token's long-term value depends less on hype than on its economics: total/circulating supply and emission schedule, how it was distributed (fair launch vs insider-heavy), vesting (cliffs and unlocks that flood supply later), and what the token actually does (governance, fees, staking). Reading a token's emissions and unlock calendar reveals future sell pressure that price charts hide.

Power-ups you unlock

Supply + emission schedule
Distribution: fair vs insider-heavy
Vesting cliffs/unlocks → future supply
Utility: governance, fees, staking

Double-Spend Dan attacks — common mistakes

Judging a token by price alone
Ignoring upcoming unlock/vesting cliffs
Overlooking concentrated insider allocations

Boss battleList three tokenomics factors that signal future sell pressure.

Example code

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<body style="background:#06040d;color:#e6e0ff;font-family:monospace;padding:20px"><pre>check: emission rate · insider % · unlock calendar · utility
big unlock next month → future sell pressure</pre></body></html>

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