What this prompt does
This prompt designs token economics that create real demand instead of pure speculation. You name [project_name], its [project_type], [user_base], and the [token_symbol] with its [token_purpose], and it designs supply mechanics ([supply_type] of [total_supply], with an [emission_curve] or [burn_mechanism]), distribution across [distribution_categories] with vesting, utility, staking, governance, and a multi-year sustainability analysis.
The structure works because token failures usually come from ignoring the gap between selling pressure and buying pressure. By forcing vesting schedules ([team_vesting] with [cliff_period], [investor_vesting]), [utility_mechanisms] that map user actions to token flows, a [staking_type] model with a sustainable [yield_source], governance via [voting_mechanism], and a model over [model_years] years that projects unlock-driven selling against utility-driven buying with [risk_periods] flagged, the prompt keeps the design honest to real supply dynamics. The [token_purpose] anchors everything, because a token that earns its place in the [project_type] behaves very differently from one bolted on for fundraising.
When to use it
- You are designing a token and want utility-driven demand, not just speculation
- You need vesting and an unlock chart that shows where selling pressure clusters
- You want a staking model with a clearly identified
[yield_source] - You need governance that resists plutocracy via
[voting_mechanism] - You want a multi-year flow model that flags
[risk_periods]like unlock cliffs - You want lock-up tiers that reward longer commitments with more weight
- You want a comparison against
[comparable_tokens]to clarify differentiators
Example output
Expect a tokenomics document: supply mechanics with an emission schedule following [emission_curve] or [burn_mechanism] rules, a distribution table across [distribution_categories] with vesting and a generated unlock chart, a utility section mapping [utility_mechanisms] to the [token_flow_diagram], a staking model with [lock_tiers] and [staking_apy] tied to [yield_source], a governance design using [voting_mechanism] scoped to [governance_scope], a sustainability analysis over [model_years] years projecting selling versus buying pressure and identifying [risk_periods], and a comparison against [comparable_tokens]. The unlock chart and flow diagram make the supply dynamics visual rather than buried in text.
Pro tips
- Be honest about
[total_supply]and[distribution_categories]percentages, since the unlock model is only as truthful as those inputs - Pin down
[yield_source]for staking; if rewards come only from new emissions, the APY is inflationary dilution dressed up as yield - Use the
[model_years]projection to find the[risk_periods]where investor and team unlocks stack, and design around them rather than hoping - Make
[utility_mechanisms]create genuine recurring demand — a token only used to speculate has no buying pressure to offset unlocks - Tier
[lock_tiers]so longer locks earn meaningfully more weight, giving holders a reason to reduce circulating supply voluntarily - Compare honestly against
[comparable_tokens]like FIL or AR; differentiators that do not survive that comparison are marketing, not design - Treat the sustainability analysis as a model with assumptions, not a forecast — adoption and price are uncertain, so stress-test the inputs
