Having more tokens isn't necessarily better; what truly sustains the ecosystem is the pathway where 'tokens can be used up'—commonly referred to as Token Sink. To ensure that $HOLO remains useful in the long term, it shouldn't rely on airdrops and speculation, but rather allow tokens to continuously flow back and be locked or destroyed. Below are practical ideas that are easy to understand, suitable for creators, project teams, and community operators to try in @Holoworld AI :
Why should there be a Sink?
Suppressing selling pressure: When tokens are consumed or locked, circulation decreases, and prices stabilize.
Strengthening behavioral loops: Exchanging tokens for experiences allows users to gain long-term benefits as well.
Create a sense of scarcity: When certain rare rights can only be obtained through token burning, the sense of value is stronger.
Feasible Sink Types (by Light/Medium/Heavy)
Light: Paid unlock for advanced conversations, customized voice, or high-quality generation per instance, directly charge $HOLO.
Medium: Subscription and monthly cards (destroy or lock up a portion of the income), or limited-time event tickets/raffle burning mechanism.
Heavy: Rare IP licensing, limited NFT minting requires a certain proportion of tokens to be destroyed, or part of the paid revenue is used for buyback and destruction.
Supporting Mechanism Suggestions
First, conduct a small experiment: select a function (such as a dedicated closing statement) for a 'burn tokens for exchange' experiment, tracking conversion and secondary market reactions.
Add time lock and returns: Lock a portion of tokens for a certain period, with returns as discounts or additional rights compensation, to enhance the willingness to hold tokens.
Cross-product linkage: Allow Agent Market, Ava output, and live broadcast props to consume $HOLO, forming ecological usage scenarios.
Transparency and Governance: Write destruction rules into contracts or hand over to DAO voting to avoid trust crises caused by unilateral rule changes.
Monitor KPI: Track token velocity, burn rate, liquidity depth, and paid conversion; data determines whether to expand or tighten policies.
Prevent sunk value: Ensure that services being destroyed have long-term value; do not use temporary gimmicks for short-term burning.
Common Pitfalls
Relying solely on one-time destruction cannot maintain the cycle;
Frequent small token burns without results can lead to user aversion;
Not aligned with liquidity strategies, short-term token burns may increase price volatility instead.
Design $HOLO as a tool that 'can buy experiences, can redeem rights, and can be partially destroyed or locked long-term'. Start with a small function for 'paid destruction' A/B testing, gather data, and then collaborate with the community to scale successful models. This way, the ecosystem of Holoworld becomes more robust and worth participating in long-term.#HoloworldAI $HOLO