2026-01-04 06:23:16

The red ocean of traffic games has passed, and the tactics of flooding the screen and riding the hot trend are becoming less effective in Web3. What truly helps projects survive? The answer is becoming clearer: the actual value creation through ecosystem development.

Recently, innovative projects in the AI field have launched an interesting incentive model—setting up a $50,000 bounty fund to recruit talented contributors from the entire community. This is not just a simple marketing gimmick, but a move to shift social interaction from superficial hype chasing to tangible value output.

How to understand this? In the past, community activities often attracted participants seeking activity points and rewards. Now, the logic has reversed—the real valuable assets are your ideas, your technical solutions, and your understanding of the AI ecosystem. Prizes follow value, not likes.

This shift reflects an upgrade in the mindset of the entire Web3 community. People are beginning to realize that without genuine ecosystem development, even high valuations are just paper tigers. Attracting thoughtful and capable creators is the true source of project vitality. From a certain perspective, this is also a sign of the maturity of the AI ecosystem.

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LightningWallet

· 01-05 06:31

Finally, there are projects willing to play like this. A $50,000 reward for real skills—this is the way Web3 should go. Honestly, the era of screen flooding should have died long ago. Projects that rely on hype to survive are doomed to fail sooner or later. Valuable things have always been there; the problem is that no one was willing to pay real money to buy them. This time is different. The rewards are based on value, not likes. It feels a bit more genuine. Ecological development is a long-term effort. Short-term hype has been played out and is no longer effective. Truly capable creators are not lacking for opportunities; the key is to give them a proper stage and fair compensation. Those previous virtual incentives were really pointless. I believe in this new logic.

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0xSherlock

· 01-04 06:52

Finally, some projects are starting to work seriously, not just pure money-grabbing schemes. Honestly, those splashy projects from the past two years should have died already. The $50,000 bounty tactic is brilliant, directly filtering out truly capable people. Like economy is outdated; seeing who can truly build is the real key. Without a core ecosystem, no matter how high the valuation, it's all pointless. Web3 should have learned its lesson this time. In my opinion, projects that can attract builders are the ones with a future; everything else is just gambling.

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ForkInTheRoad

· 01-04 06:50

Someone finally said it. Compared to those projects that ride the trending topics every day, it's really about who is actually doing the work. A $50,000 bounty is quite ruthless, directly filtering out the junk projects. I really admire this approach. That being said, there are still too many tricks in the crypto world, but it's definitely time to clear the field. This is what true value-driven development looks like. I'm not just blowing smoke; the ecosystem is the real king. Wait, is this hinting that those popular projects with huge traffic are about to end? Haha. Capable builders are the real hot commodities, no doubt about that. But the key question is, how many people are willing to truly invest? The era of the like economy is over. Finally, this day has arrived. It looks like Web3 is really growing up, no longer just a pure gambling game.

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New_Ser_Ngmi

· 01-04 06:40

Finally, a project dares to reward doers with real money, now that's more like it. This time is truly different; the previous "like economy" really needed to die. A $50,000 reward is more convincing than ten times the airdrop; value orientation is that straightforward. The era of paper tiger valuations should be over; let's see who is truly building an ecosystem.

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