Discover how game mechanics are like ingredients in a recipe, blending streaks, badges, and leaderboards to create unforgettable user experiences. From core elements to advanced “seasonings” and common pitfalls, this article serves up the secrets to gamifying apps that users will love. Perfect for product designers, developers, and anyone exploring digital engagement.

Discover how game mechanics are like ingredients in a recipe, blending streaks, badges, and leaderboards to create unforgettable user experiences. From core elements to advanced “seasonings” and common pitfalls, this article serves up the secrets to gamifying apps that users will love. Perfect for product designers, developers, and anyone exploring digital engagement.

Trust in U.S. financial dominance is breaking. This piece tracks the capital rotation into gold, the FX signals flashing red, and what it all means for crypto.

Trust in U.S. financial dominance is breaking. This piece tracks the capital rotation into gold, the FX signals flashing red, and what it all means for crypto.

This article is from a past chapter of my writing, back when I was diving into game mechanics. Since then, I’ve pivoted to tokenomics and DeFi. If that’s more your thing, you might like this one instead: "How Curve’s veToken Model Cured the Food-Farm Death Spiral".At OPENFORMAT, we spend a lot of time thinking about how our cross-platform rewards and reputation system can be applied to various use cases. This week, we've been focused on ambassador programmes, so we've created this comprehensi...

This article is from a past chapter of my writing, back when I was diving into game mechanics. Since then, I’ve pivoted to tokenomics and DeFi. If that’s more your thing, you might like this one instead: "How Curve’s veToken Model Cured the Food-Farm Death Spiral".At OPENFORMAT, we spend a lot of time thinking about how our cross-platform rewards and reputation system can be applied to various use cases. This week, we've been focused on ambassador programmes, so we've created this comprehensi...

Olmypus was a coordination experiment, wrapped in economic theory, disguised as a ponzi and worshipped like a cult. This is the story of (3,3).

Olmypus was a coordination experiment, wrapped in economic theory, disguised as a ponzi and worshipped like a cult. This is the story of (3,3).

DeFi Summer was chaos — sky-high yields, food-themed tokens, and death spirals everywhere. But one protocol endured: Curve Finance. In this deep dive, I break down how Curve’s veToken model turned mercenary farmers into long-term stakeholders, kicked off the Curve Wars, and reshaped tokenomics. If you’re into crypto incentives, governance, or building sticky protocols, this one's for you.

DeFi Summer was chaos — sky-high yields, food-themed tokens, and death spirals everywhere. But one protocol endured: Curve Finance. In this deep dive, I break down how Curve’s veToken model turned mercenary farmers into long-term stakeholders, kicked off the Curve Wars, and reshaped tokenomics. If you’re into crypto incentives, governance, or building sticky protocols, this one's for you.

TL;DR: Rebases are gone and growth now comes from a treasury‑first model. Cooler Loans turn gOHM into oracle‑free, fixed‑rate collateral. Range‑Bound Stability (RBS) can keep OHM trading near backing ±2.5 %. Balance sheet: ≈ $200 m reserves, 80 % liquid, earning 4–13 % without reaching for risk. Why care? Olympus has matured into a lab for flat‑coins, repo‑style credit and protocol‑controlled liquidity (POL).

TL;DR: Rebases are gone and growth now comes from a treasury‑first model. Cooler Loans turn gOHM into oracle‑free, fixed‑rate collateral. Range‑Bound Stability (RBS) can keep OHM trading near backing ±2.5 %. Balance sheet: ≈ $200 m reserves, 80 % liquid, earning 4–13 % without reaching for risk. Why care? Olympus has matured into a lab for flat‑coins, repo‑style credit and protocol‑controlled liquidity (POL).

Streaks can be a powerful tool for building habits and driving engagement—until they’re not. Dive into the nuances of what makes streaks work, when they fall short, and how to use them without burning out your users.

Streaks can be a powerful tool for building habits and driving engagement—until they’re not. Dive into the nuances of what makes streaks work, when they fall short, and how to use them without burning out your users.