2026-01-18 13:33:53

A practical strategy for attracting more builders back to the ecosystem would be establishing a dedicated incentives fund specifically designed to support utility-driven projects—whether fresh startups or established ones needing runway.

Alternatively, organizing development competitions with genuinely substantial prize pools could shift the needle significantly. Large-scale hackathons with real rewards tend to draw serious talent and spark genuine innovation. The key is making the incentives compelling enough that developers see tangible opportunities worth building for.

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· 5h ago

Here we go again, incentive funds, hackathon prize pools... it sounds just like the old tricks before harvesting profits. Will developers really go through the trouble for such small prizes? Or is it mainly large capital that needs to come in?

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ponzi_poet

· 5h ago

ngl, this idea is actually old news; the real question is who the funds will actually flow to... Big foundations holding onto their money just can't bear to loosen their grip.

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BoredApeResistance

· 5h ago

NGL, the idea behind this incentive fund sounds good, but can it really attract developers back... It still depends on how substantial the money actually is.

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wrekt_but_learning

· 5h ago

ngl, this idea really hits the key point, but can throwing money at it really solve the problem? It still seems to depend on whether the ecosystem itself has substance.

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