2026-01-12 09:36:32

Derivatives could use some rethinking on the incentive side. What if they integrated a direct benefit mechanism for holders of the underlying token? Something that rewards participation from the main community. It might actually improve trading dynamics and create stronger alignment between derivative markets and the core ecosystem.

Just a thought—there's probably something here worth exploring.

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ForkLibertarian

· 3h ago

That's right, derivatives are now just playing by themselves, not taking the main coin holders seriously at all...

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CryptoNomics

· 3h ago

nah, this completely ignores the principal-agent problem baked into derivative markets. you'd need to run a regression analysis on historical funding rate correlations first before proposing incentive realignment—correlation matrix doesn't support this thesis tbh

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P2ENotWorking

· 3h ago

Speaking of derivatives, the incentive logic definitely needs to be improved... But if we really want to add a direct revenue mechanism for the main token holders, it depends on how it's designed; otherwise, it would just be another empty promise.

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ApeShotFirst

· 3h ago

Damn, someone finally said it! The derivatives market is just a bunch of vampires... It doesn't give any benefits to the main coin holders at all, why should it?

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wagmi_eventually

· 3h ago

It sounds like a good idea, but isn't this just reinventing the linkage mechanism... Projects have tried this before, and the result? Either it becomes a worthless promissory note or a pretext for scalp traders. The real issue isn't the incentive structure, but who will regulate these derivatives traders.

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