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Scope and baseline
We map what the token is meant to do, the business it sits inside, and every assumption the current model depends on.
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Structural review
We take the existing design apart: utilities, supply, distribution, vesting and emissions, and check each against the incentive it actually creates.
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Mechanism testing
We test every formula and numerical input, from fees to staking rewards, against the behaviour it produces rather than the behaviour it assumes.
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Simulation and stress testing
We rebuild the economy in Machinations and run it under adverse conditions: unlocks into thin liquidity, growth stalling, incentives ending, holders exiting together.
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Findings and severity ranking
Every issue is written up with its cause, its likely impact and a severity rating, so you know what must change before launch and what can wait.
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Remediation plan
A written report with a prioritised list of fixes, redesigned mechanisms where they are needed, and the simulation evidence behind each recommendation.
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What is tokenomics consulting?
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How much does tokenomics design cost?
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How much does tokenomics modelling cost?
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How much does a tokenomics audit cost?
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How do you determine the ideal token supply and vesting schedule?
Token supply is irrelevant. What matters is the valuation, with regards to vesting, projected financials, and user growth of your business.
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Does my project need a dual-token or single-token system?
There is no one answer fits all, however, generally speaking dual-token economies make sense when there is need for a soft and hard currency.
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How do you prevent "Death Spirals" in token economic design?
We prevent death spirals by anchoring the token to tangible utility and dynamically aligning emission rates with actual network growth, ensuring that value creation always outpaces token inflation.
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Do you offer post-TGE (Token Generation Event) monitoring and advisory?
Yes, we can work with clients after TGE. This typically includes adjusting token emissions, and modelling the economy to explore potential changes for a V2 economy.
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Do you use Machinations.io or Python for token modeling and stress testing?
We generally use Machinations when modelling and stress testing economies, and would only recommend Python to well financed business’ with extremely complex economy.
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What deliverables do I receive after using your Tokenomics Consultancy services?
The deliverables depend on the engagement, but you will always receive a final document with your full token economy and strategy outlined.
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How much does tokenomics consulting cost?
Design starts at $7,500, rising to $15,000 for MiCA-compliant work. Modelling and stress-testing runs $7,500 to $15,000 depending on the complexity of the economy. We also take a small percentage of token supply, set against your valuation, so our payment is tied to the token performing after launch. The full breakdown is in the pricing section above.
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Do I need MiCA-compliant tokenomics?
If you plan to offer your token to the public in the EU or list on EU-regulated venues, yes. MiCA ties your token's regulatory classification to its design, so the economy and the white paper have to be built to match the category you fall under: utility token, asset-referenced token, or e-money token. Get the design wrong and the classification, and the offering itself, is at risk.
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How long does a tokenomics engagement take?
A standard design and modelling engagement runs 3 to 5 weeks. A single-token economy moves faster; a multi-token system with several interacting incentive loops takes longer, because each loop has to be modelled and stress-tested separately.
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What is the difference between a tokenomics audit and a tokenomics design engagement?
A design engagement builds the token economy from scratch. An audit reviews one that already exists: we take the current design apart, model it under stress in Machinations, and hand back severity-ranked findings with fixes. Where the audit finds structural problems, the redesign work is scoped separately.
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How much does a tokenomics audit cost?
Design defines the economy: supply, distribution, vesting, utility, and value accrual. Modelling tests it; we build the economy in Machinations and stress it under different market and demand conditions to see where it breaks before launch. Design is the blueprint, modelling is the wind tunnel.
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Can you audit a token that has already launched?
Design defines the economy: supply, distribution, vesting, utility, and value accrual. Modelling tests it; we build the economy in Machinations and stress it under different market and demand conditions to see where it breaks before launch. Design is the blueprint, modelling is the wind tunnel.
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What do I receive at the end of a tokenomics audit?
Design defines the economy: supply, distribution, vesting, utility, and value accrual. Modelling tests it; we build the economy in Machinations and stress it under different market and demand conditions to see where it breaks before launch. Design is the blueprint, modelling is the wind tunnel.
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What is the difference between tokenomics design and modelling?
Design defines the economy: supply, distribution, vesting, utility, and value accrual. Modelling tests it; we build the economy in Machinations and stress it under different market and demand conditions to see where it breaks before launch. Design is the blueprint, modelling is the wind tunnel.
