Tokenomics: Governance Tokens, Staking, and Protocol Economics

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Token economics: supply (fixed vs inflationary), distribution (fair launch, VC allocation, community rewards), vesting. Governance tokens: vote-escrowed (veTokens), quadratic voting, conviction voting. Staking: PoS consensus, liquid staking (stETH), restaking (EigenLayer). Token velocity: MV=PQ (equation of exchange). Value capture: fee switch, buyback-burn, protocol revenue. RPGF (Retroactive Public Goods Funding): reward past contributions. DAO governance lifecycle: proposal → discussion →...