2025-12-10 16:33:32

I recently saw a pretty interesting ecosystem support initiative—some Web3 project team directly invested over 1 million USD specifically to support developers to create on their platform.

How is this money spent? It basically covers all the directions you can think of: starting a completely new product from zero, developing various tools and plugins, integrating AI capabilities to expand functions, or simply optimizing the interaction experience of existing products. The threshold isn't high, and the key is that their idea is very clear—it's about bringing third-party developers in to play the ecosystem together.

To put it simply, no matter how capable the project team is, they can't compete with the creativity of the open-source community. Instead of closing the door and brewing big moves internally, it's better to attract external creativity with real money. This approach has already been validated in the DeFi and public chain ecosystems, and now more and more projects are starting to follow this idea.

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LowCapGemHunter

· 12-10 18:59

Really? You want to buy out the ecosystem with just 1 million dollars? Feels like not many projects can really pull it off. This trick has been overused for a long time; it's just a different packaging. The key for developers is whether there are truly users. Burning money to build an ecosystem is just wishful thinking. But honestly, it's much better than projects that give nothing at all. At least they have their attitude on display. Wait, will this money flow back to those top developers, while small developers get nothing? Honestly, the real test is whether they can spend the money to achieve actual results—that's the key.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 12-10 17:03

1 million USD invested in developer ecosystems. Sounds good, but isn't it just because they're afraid their own ecosystem will become dead and dull? This tactic has long been played out in DeFi, and now everyone wants to learn it. The real question is, with real money being poured in, what legendary projects can actually emerge? That's hard to say.

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ZkProofPudding

· 12-10 17:03

Hey, this move is indeed ruthless. Investing real money is much more reliable than those projects that just shout slogans. For the ecosystem to come alive, it truly depends on developers' creativity. Even if you keep everything to yourself and come up with impressive ideas, you can't beat the community. A million dollars may sound like a lot, but when spread across the entire ecosystem's innovative ideas, it's actually not that much. The key is in subsequent execution. The quality of developers attracted this time is the real indicator; don’t turn it back into a capital game. I've said it before—whoever can take good care of the developer community will win.

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TooScaredToSell

· 12-10 17:02

Putting real money into it, just to see who can come up with innovative ideas Spending 1 million USD to boost ecosystem vitality—this deal is actually not a loss Another project has learned to be smart: instead of working behind closed doors, it's better to let the community grow wild Developers can make money, project teams can build the ecosystem—who wouldn’t want a win-win situation? I'm just worried that in the end, it’ll be a mess, with many applicants but only a few capable of delivering real results That said, this approach has already been proven, the key is whether execution and talent selection can keep up With this 1 million USD, it’s better to directly invest in leading development teams, to save time on reviews

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SingleForYears

· 12-10 16:57

This move is indeed ruthless; pouring money in is just to mobilize the entire ecosystem. However, the problem is, will this 1 million really attract reliable builders? Hmm... this move is well executed, but the difficulty lies in implementation. The biggest risk with this kind of ecosystem subsidy is that large players might exploit it for quick gains, leaving small developers with no opportunity. Ultimately, it still depends on whether there will be genuine traffic and revenue support in the future.

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LucidSleepwalker

· 12-10 16:56

Investing 1 million dollars to attract developers—this move is indeed clever and much better than working in isolation. In my opinion, a true ecosystem is built this way: open-source innovation often surpasses what internal teams can achieve. If this approach can truly attract high-quality developers, the potential for subsequent ecosystem explosion will be entirely different.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 12-10 16:44

The developer fund strategy is really everywhere now, it all depends on who invests more and who invests more accurately. A million dollars is nothing; the key is how many decent projects can be incubated in the end. The real question is, how much of this money actually reaches the people who are truly doing the work? Ecological support sounds attractive, but in reality, it's just a talent poaching game, no problem with that. I like this approach; it's much more efficient than working in isolation on development. It's called attracting developers in a nice way, but in harsh terms, it's outsourcing your innovation to avoid thinking for yourself. The project team's move is essentially admitting defeat, acknowledging they can't handle the entire ecosystem. All the wealthy are playing this game — who will be next?

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