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Here's[0] an interesting take on a possible way forward to achieve that, very much inline with the recent ICO trend.

In general I think the token design space is an extremely interesting one, and seeing how different models lead to different social structures and outcomes will be extremely interesting.

Of course this is not new (currently reading Debt: the first 5000 years), its just radically easier than before, to design, deploy, and use. As a result we'll see an explosion of variety, diversity, and competition, which'll be fascinating to see.

Already the differences in ICO mechanisms are extremely interesting, though they have a long way to go.

[0] https://blog.bigchaindb.com/tokenize-the-enterprise-23d51baf...



I doubt facebook does it you need tokens to buy out existing shares or something. To not get sued. Also, tokens get traded and accumulate.

There needs to be some way to manage competing interests fairly(whatever that means) and efficiently.




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