Last month at a coffee shop in Shenzhen, I met a newly established startup team. Four people were gathered around a computer modifying tokenomics. After chatting for a bit, I found out that they were redoing the token distribution plan—originally agreed upon team shares, one person found it too little and said they would withdraw if it wasn't increased. The project hasn't even launched yet, and internal conflict has already started.

I looked at their Excel sheet and was truly moved.

What is the most magical aspect of this circle? The project party shouts 'decentralization' to the outside, while internally they start playing 'centralized distribution'. How many teams, at the beginning, are on good terms, and the token distribution relies entirely on a few words. Once the price goes up, who still remembers that meal from the past?

Last time I chatted with a project founder who emerged last year, he complained to me: 'If I had known it would be like this, I should have written the distribution rules on-chain from the start. Now, someone in the team is fussing about wanting to unlock early. Do you think I should agree or not? If I agree, I feel sorry for the project; if I don't agree, I feel sorry for my brother.'

So, do you think the TokenTable created by Sign is useful? It's extremely useful.

It’s not just a simple lock-up tool, but it transforms the matter of 'token distribution' from a 'personal agreement' into 'code execution'. How long the team shares are locked, when the advisor's tokens are released, and the pace of ecological incentives are all written into the smart contract. No one can think of changing it halfway, and no one can think of running away early. It's like partnering in business, no longer relying on a handshake, but directly going to the industry and commerce bureau to register the equity ratio—if you dare to backtrack, the law won’t recognize it.

Some people think that the non-tradable nature of SBT is a disadvantage. But if you think about it carefully, a 'true identity' that can be traded is called a 'mask'. Today it’s on your face, tomorrow it might be on someone else's face. The SBT created by Sign is a mark that is forged through time and actual contributions. A person's record on-chain is clear, and before your project team tries to think of any tricks, they must first ask the community if they agree.

In the future, if any team tells you 'Our distribution is very fair, you can rest assured,' you can directly reply: Go on Sign, the truth will be seen on-chain.

After all, only the distribution written into the smart contract is worthy of being called distribution. @SignOfficial $SIGN #Sign地缘政治基建