VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders
Mythos Capital founder Ryan Sean Adams called Ethereum killers “toothless” based on initial token allocation schemes that often prioritize insiders: Adams was referring to a recent Messari report, which summarized the token distribution for some of the most popular Ethereum (ETH) alternatives launched in the last couple of years. There are four main distribution categories: public presale, community allocations, insiders, and each project's respective foundations.
The report's authors suggest that the proportion of tokens allocated to insiders (which includes team, company and VCs) is crucial when assessing projects, “projects that distribute tokens to insiders (team, founders, and VCs) at the expense of the community put themselves at a disadvantage.” They also contrast these distributions unfavorably with Ethereum: Moreover, the authors say that all of these blockchains (with the exception of Kadena and Nervos Network) employ proof-of-stake consensus — which they believe only exacerbates the problem: The report states that for instance, Placeholder Capital prefers projects where 20 to 30% of the token supply goes to a project's insiders.
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