Concepts

Community Hyperstructures

Antifragile networks of web3 communities built on composable primitives and credibly neutral coordination infrastructure.

Composite Primitives

Higher-level web3 building blocks composed of multiple atomic primitives, enabling complex community interactions and governance structures.

Coordination

The fundamental challenge and opportunity of aligning diverse communities to achieve shared objectives through decentralized mechanisms.

Convergence

The trend of apps aggregating end users and commoditizing blockspace, enabled by the maturation of web3 primitives.

Ecosystem Economics

The economic frameworks and mechanisms that govern value creation, capture, and distribution across blockchain ecosystems and their communities.

Meta Protocol

A protocol layer that orchestrates and aligns multiple underlying protocols and primitives to enable complex community interactions.

Token Distribution Mechanisms

Different approaches to distributing community tokens that shape community formation, member engagement, and long-term value creation.

Value Capture Models

Dual approaches to value creation and distribution in web3 communities, balancing short-term value capture (Degen) with long-term value redistribution (Regen).

Community Sovereignty

The principle and practice of communities maintaining independence and self-governance while participating in broader web3 ecosystems and networks.

Game of Chains

A game-theoretic framework describing how communities compete and cooperate across different blockchain ecosystems to maximize value and impact.

Identity and Authentication

The technical foundations and mechanisms for establishing, verifying, and managing digital identity and authentication in web3 communities.

Shared Coordination Resources

Common infrastructure and tools that enable efficient coordination and value creation across multiple communities and ecosystems.

Zero-Friction Onboarding

A comprehensive approach to removing technical barriers and simplifying the process of joining and participating in web3 communities.

Trust Networks

Decentralized systems of reputation and trust that enable secure and efficient coordination among community members and across ecosystems.

Cross-Chain Interoperability

The ability for different blockchain networks to communicate, share state, and transfer value seamlessly through standardized protocols and bridges.

Onchain Culture

The emergent social norms, values, and practices that develop within web3 communities through their interactions with blockchain systems and protocols.

Protocol Discovery

The process and mechanisms by which communities discover, evaluate, and integrate new protocols and primitives into their operations.