2025-12-31 07:20:22

Long-lasting projects almost always create arbitrage opportunities in the market. These arbitrage gaps may arise from competition among players (PvP) or from the interaction design between the project team and players (PvE). But regardless of the method, the prerequisite is that the project itself must reserve enough space and mechanism design for such gaps.

What about the reality? Most projects haven't even thought about this. They either passively wait for the market to spontaneously create gaps or simply do not consider arbitrage opportunities at all. In my view, this attitude is actually very dangerous — an ecosystem without gaps is hard to attract active participants, and market liquidity can easily stagnate.

Those projects that have survived for a long time have long understood one principle: proactively designing economic gaps that are profitable can actually lock in more long-term users. It's not greed from speculators, but the foresight of the project team.

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ConsensusDissenter

· 1h ago

That's true, but there are very few projects brave enough to do this in reality; most are still dreaming.

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CryptoComedian

· 12h ago

Laughing and then crying, most projects haven't even thought about how to retain people; instead, those that last longer have figured out psychology.

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rugged_again

· 22h ago

Basically, it's about leaving money for people to earn. If there's no arbitrage opportunity, who the hell would still play?

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ProtocolRebel

· 22h ago

Players can only survive if there are profitable projects; isn't that the most fundamental principle? Instead, most projects haven't even figured it out themselves.

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BearMarketBard

· 22h ago

Most projects are really just lying flat and waiting for the wind to come; no wonder they die young.

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AirdropHermit

· 22h ago

That's right, most projects are just closed-door development, never thinking about how to retain real players. Only when there's a gap will people trade; if there's no gap, who the hell would look at you? That's why some projects can survive for five years, while others can't even die properly—the difference is right here. Actively designing arbitrage opportunities is not malicious; rather, it's the correct approach to keep the ecosystem alive. Honestly, looking at most new projects, you can tell they won't last long; they haven't thought it through at all. Big projects understand how to share benefits to exchange for liquidity, but new projects want to eat all the sweet rewards at once—it's hilarious.

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GweiWatcher

· 22h ago

To be honest, most project teams haven't even thought about this part and are just waiting around. Arbitrage opportunities are indeed a sign of a project's vitality; without them, it becomes dull and lifeless. Experienced projects have long understood this and designed gaps to allow everyone to profit. It's really not just for speculators; it's a necessity for long-term operation. Currently, there are only a few projects in the market that understand this approach. Designing gaps is indeed smarter than passive waiting, but most people don't understand how to do it. Projects that still rely on luck will eventually fall behind. If the ecosystem has no profit incentives, participants will definitely start to exit. Those projects that have survived all have arbitrage opportunities as their ace card. The key is to create proactively, not to rely on pie-in-the-sky luck. An ecosystem without an arbitrage mechanism will definitely have dead liquidity—that's inevitable. Whether it's PvP or PvE depends on what the project itself aims for, but the space must be provided adequately.

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OPsychology

· 22h ago

That's right. Projects without profit margins are essentially chronic death; too many people haven't realized this.

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