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Tokenomics and Crypto Project Finance: Design, Launch and Treasury

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1Token Utility and Value Accrual0/5

Token Utility and Value Accrual Frameworks12m
Utility vs. Governance Tokens: Design Choices
How Tokens Accrue Value: Burn, Buyback, Staking
Case Study: Uniswap UNI and Curve CRV
Design Your Token's Utility

2Supply Schedules and Vesting0/5

Supply Schedules 101: Total, Circulating, and Fully Diluted
Vesting Mechanics: Cliffs, Linear, and Unlock Events
Designing a Supply Schedule for Your Project
Vesting Case Studies: Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon
Model Your Supply Schedule and Vesting

3Distribution and Airdrops0/5

Distribution Strategy: Team, Investors, Community, Treasury
Airdrop Mechanics and Eligibility Criteria
Airdrop Economics: Cost, Dilution, and Community Alignment
Airdrop Case Studies: Optimism, Arbitrum, Uniswap
Plan Your Distribution and Airdrop

4Valuation and Fundraising0/5

FDV, Market Cap, and Fully Diluted Valuation
Valuation Frameworks: Revenue Multiples, Comparables, DCF
SAFEs, Token Rounds, and Dilution Math
Runway, Burn Rate, and Funding Needs
Model Your Fundraising Round and Valuation

5DAO Treasury and Runway0/5

DAO Treasury 101: Structure, Governance, and Controls
Treasury Accounting and Multi-Sig Best Practices
Runway Planning: Team, Development, and Community Spend
Treasury Dashboards and Transparency
Design Your DAO Treasury and Spending Plan

6Liquidity and Market Making0/5

Liquidity 101: AMMs, Order Books, and Market Makers
Launch Strategy: Bootstrapping Liquidity and Incentives
Market Making Mechanics and LP Economics
Liquidity Case Studies: Uniswap, Curve, Balancer
Plan Your Liquidity and Market Making Strategy

7Regulatory and Legal Landscape0/5

Regulatory Overview: US, EU, Singapore, and Emerging Markets
Token Classification: Security vs. Utility
Compliance Checklist: KYC, AML, and Sanctions
Legal Case Studies: Lessons from Enforcement Actions
Build Your Compliance and Legal Plan

8Capstone Project0/1

Tokenomics and Finance Plan Capstone Project

Token Utility and Value Accrual·Lesson 4 of 36·12 min

Case Study: Uniswap UNI and Curve CRV

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Two of the most-studied governance tokens in DeFi, UNI and CRV, made almost opposite design choices about value accrual, and the contrast is one of the clearest real-world lessons in this course. Uniswap (UNI). Launched in September 2020 via a retroactive airdrop to historical users (400 UNI each, worth thousands of dollars at various points — see Module 3 for……

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