BAC-L4-ARCH-104Blockchain architecture
Token economics and incentive design
Designing a system where honest behaviour is the rational strategy — and showing it by simulation, not assertion.
- Level
- L4 — Blockchain architect
- Duration
- 4 h
- Maintainer
- Chief Blockchain Architect
Learning objectives
- 01Model issuance, fees and penalties as an incentive system
- 02Simulate rational actors' behaviour over several years
- 03Identify configurations where cheating becomes profitable
Guided lab
Simulate a chain's economy over five years and test it against three adverse scenarios.
Independent lab
Design an economic model for a public chain with no speculative token.
Security angle
A miscalibrated incentive is a permanent vulnerability no code fix closes.
Assessment
Economic simulation and design note, assessed on robustness to adverse scenarios.