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Wu Blockchain· 2026-02-04 14:19
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested enhancing creator coins by combining prediction markets with DAOs. In the model, markets bet on creator coins joining themed DAOs capped at 200 members, with anonymous voting and partial revenue used for token burns. The approach shifts value from celebrity-driven speculation to DAO-based curation, using prediction markets for discovery and DAOs for intrinsic incentives. https://t.co/qF36ZHmqRw ...
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vitalik.eth· 2026-02-01 13:42
How I would do creator coinsWe've seen about 10 years of people trying to do content incentivization in crypto, from early-stage platforms like Bihu and Steemit, to BitClout in 2021, to Zora, to tipping features inside of decentralized social, and more. So far, I think we have not been very successful, and I think this is because the problem is fundamentally hard.First, my view of what the problem is. A major difference between doing "creator incentives" in the 00s vs doing them today, is that in the 00s, a ...
How snipers scooped $1.3m from Base creator Jesse Pollak’s token
Yahoo Finance· 2025-11-21 18:21
Core Insights - The launch of the "Jesse" creator token by Jesse Pollak resulted in significant profits for early traders, highlighting the competitive nature of crypto trading [1][3] - The Jesse token experienced a peak market value of $25 million but saw a subsequent decline of 36% after initial trading activity [3] Trading Dynamics - Two traders executed buy transactions immediately after liquidity was provided, acquiring over half of the 500 million tokens available [2] - The rapid transactions were categorized as "sniping," where traders use bots to capitalize on new token availability [3] Financial Outcomes - One trader incurred over $44,000 in transaction fees, investing $190,000 in Jesse tokens and selling them for $860,000 within 15 minutes, resulting in a profit of $626,000 [4] - Trading volume for the Jesse token surpassed $25 million since its launch, with fees collected being reinvested into supporting other creator coins on the Zora protocol [6] Market Context - Creator coins, including Jesse, are part of the SocialFi meta, which has struggled to gain traction, facing criticism for being akin to memecoins [5] - Pollak aims to change the perception of creator coins, asserting their potential to empower content creators [4][5]