You know what’s really hard? Trying to build sustainable growth and tokenomics for something like Olympus DAO. It’s one thing to come up with an idea that gets people excited, but it’s another thing entirely to make sure it lasts without falling apart. Olympus DAO was a wild experiment. They did something new with “protocol-owned liquidity,” basically meaning the DAO itself owned its liquidity by selling bonds to people who wanted to get in early. That part worked like a charm—tons of people ...

You know what’s really hard? Trying to build sustainable growth and tokenomics for something like Olympus DAO. It’s one thing to come up with an idea that gets people excited, but it’s another thing entirely to make sure it lasts without falling apart. Olympus DAO was a wild experiment. They did something new with “protocol-owned liquidity,” basically meaning the DAO itself owned its liquidity by selling bonds to people who wanted to get in early. That part worked like a charm—tons of people ...

Few projects in decentralized finance (DeFi) have generated as much attention—and controversy—as Olympus DAO. In its early days, Olympus introduced a bold and experimental model: the “(3,3)” staking meme, Protocol Controlled Value (PCV), and the vision of a decentralized reserve currency. At the height of its influence, it wasn’t just a DeFi protocol—it was a movement. DeFi has evolved. The speculative hype has waned.

Few projects in decentralized finance (DeFi) have generated as much attention—and controversy—as Olympus DAO. In its early days, Olympus introduced a bold and experimental model: the “(3,3)” staking meme, Protocol Controlled Value (PCV), and the vision of a decentralized reserve currency. At the height of its influence, it wasn’t just a DeFi protocol—it was a movement. DeFi has evolved. The speculative hype has waned.