Bush1do

will preface this by saying abstract is partially getting dogpiled because markets are down and it’s the only live L2 outside of base worth paying attention to would say abstract’s main issue is that in the more consumer-focused angle there’s been neglect towards things that could be perceived as degeneracy those speculatively degenerate apps are the things that grant people an outsized reward and a reason to bridge, and also self-automate and attract volume when those aren’t spotlighted as much what you are left with in crypto is just gambling (maybe not even directly, but business models behind these ‘consumer apps’ are basically as such), usually not skill based and more just house winning, what’s worse is that these dapps are just using abstract XP to fund the UA for their otherwise dead products the intention with the XP system was pure but it looks like it’s being gamed a bit by predatory apps the alternate path is to get more experiences like gigaverse and onchain heroes, which are effectively unsolved games / allow pvp trading between participants, but just more palatable to the average normie because the models aren’t too outlandish to what they are used to and fit within the ‘consumer chain’ branding the kpop stuff is really good too, although admittedly these are probably hard to come by and not something you can click your fingers and spawn onto your chain my captain obvious unasked for strategy if i was in abstract’s shoes would be the above and: • add CCM tokens to streams (it’s clear that this is directionally correct) • alternatively onchain affiliate model baked directly into abstract apps for streamers • in the case that CCM isn’t added, abstract team should create an inhouse protocol, whether it’s a consumer friendly version of perps, or pumpdotfun or fantasy top, just something that can churn revenue, fuel speculation, that is OWNED by abstract and embedded into the platform • create a flagship game or pudgy product that is core to the chain (prob huge undertaking but something like Axie MMO or pivot pudgy world into a more cozy stardew valley-esque game with subtle onchain components) ultimately the chain itself probably needs its own speculative anchor product(s) so the user base has something safe to engage with, don’t get screwed by some of the leeches, and so there’s revenue that isn’t just sequencer fees some will say the chain shouldn’t compete with its users, but with L2s i’d disagree and say it can create a rising tide effect that actually gives the possibility of a spotlight to exist and be shone on standout apps (like gigaverse for example) have no doubts that luca & cygaar will pull this off — interesting to think about anyway