Incentive Loops
Laika’s flywheel is a set of closed, weekly feedback loops that route value toward the most coordinated communities.
This page maps those loops, the signals they use, and the guardrails that keep them sustainable.
Loop A — Launch → DAO → Stake
Goal: turn a token launch into an operating economy.
LaunchOS (Cabal or Open) boots the token with DAO + treasury + StakeOS pool.
Treasury seeding (from bonding curve/fees) funds the first proposals.
StakeOS converts holders into veTOKEN (lock → vote → earn).
GovernOS executes early actions (rewards, buybacks, creator budgets).
Loop B — Bribe → Vote → Emissions → Lock
Goal: reward organization over mercenary capital.
Project posts bribes to its StakeOS gauge.
veLAIKA voters route emissions to pools with better risk-adjusted outcomes.
Higher emissions → higher APR to veTOKEN → more & longer locks.
Next epoch, voters reward pools that kept locks + delivered proposals.
Signals used: bribe efficiency (rewards/bribes), vote entropy (diversity), lock growth, churn at unlock.
Loop C — Distribution → Users → Governance
Goal: make attention measurable and compounding.
Project funds ShillOS campaigns (brief → escrow → proof → payout).
Creators drive OG List sign-ups, staking, DAO turnout.
Healthier metrics → better gauge outcomes, cheaper future bribes.
DAO funds the next creator cohort; high-rep creators get rehired.
Loop D — Fees → Buybacks/Treasury → Performance
Goal: recycle protocol activity into long-term value.
Modules accrue fees (LaunchOS, StakeOS, ShillOS, integrations).
Weekly policy routes them to buybacks / veLAIKA distributions / treasuries / reserves.
Buybacks + distributions increase veLAIKA yield, encouraging longer locks and higher quality curation.
Better curation → better launches/staking outcomes → more fees.
Loop E — Curation → Alpha → Participation
Goal: pay insiders by merit, not by access.
Commit–reveal voting (Cabal) prevents frontrun; only the winner is revealed.
Aligned voters & top pools receive alpha windows (e.g., 1-minute allowlist).
Participants who act on alpha become early veTOKEN lockers & governors.
Their performance signals feed back into future curation.
Loop F — Builders → Deliverables → Grants
Goal: turn output into a budgeted habit.
Teams hire via Creator Hub (escrow → milestones → payout).
Delivery improves KPIs (site live, audit complete, docs shipped).
DAO renews grants for providers with high completion/on-time scores.
Providers accumulate on-chain reputation → discovery improves → faster shipping.
Guardrails (dampers)
Caps/decays on emissions and bribe spikes (governable).
Commit–reveal + randomized TGE windows (anti-snipe).
Timelocks on treasury actions; emergency pause hooks with community override.
Non-transferable ve-assets (no market for raw voting power).
Cross-checks: anti-sybil for creator campaigns; route allowlists for swaps/bridges.