Native protocol tokens guarantee the crypto-economic incentives that are key to DeFi. While they are ‘free’ in the sense that anyone can issue their own native tokens and airdrop them, we find that they are similar to unissued company stock as they entitle holders to DAO governance and, in some cases, enable protocol revenue sharing.
Token rewards and incentive schemes by Compound and SushiSwap kicked off DeFi Summer in 2020, resulting in the pervasive problem of inefficient, expensive, and mercenary liquidity.
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