The Economics of Discipline The Web3 industry has seen many narratives come and go: DeFi summer, GameFi, SocialFi. Most failed for the same reason: unsustainable incentives. When a project pays users with tokens created out of thin air, gravity always wins. Supply outpaces demand, rewards dry up, and communities vanish. Runwago approaches incentives from a different angle. Instead of printing value, it recycles human behavior into an economic engine. The Core Mechanism: Commitment Economics Users join challenges by staking a deposit. If they finish their running plan, they reclaim their stake plus a share of the pool. If they quit, their deposit goes to those who stayed the course. This simple mechanism solves two problems that have plagued prior move-to-earn apps: No inflationary drain. Rewards aren’t manufactured, they’re transferred. Built-in demand. Every new participant contributes capital to the pool, reinforcing the system’s sustainability. The result is a model where...
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