Optimize:
Incentives Paid → Sustainable Volume Generated
Not:
Incentives → Temporary Wash Volume
| Incentive Efficiency | Meaning |
|---|---|
| $1 → $50 Volume | Weak |
| $1 → $100 Volume | Normal |
| $1 → $200 Volume | Strong |
| $1 → $300+ Volume | Elite MM Engagement |
| Phase | Target |
|---|---|
| Early | $1 → $120 volume |
| Growth | $1 → $180 volume |
| Dominance | $1 → $250+ volume |
Volume Generated
300 | █ Elite Zone
250 | █
200 | █
150 | █ ← Target Growth Zone
100 | █
50 | █
+-------------------------
Incentive Spend →
Because once liquidity depth + organic flow exists:
MMs arbitrage real flow
→ need less subsidy
→ produce higher net volume