Game Theory for Crypto

Strategic analysis framework for understanding and designing incentive systems in web3.

"Every protocol is a game. Every token is an incentive. Every user is a player. Understand the rules, or become the played."

When to Use This Skill

• Analyzing tokenomics for exploits or misaligned incentives
• Evaluating governance proposals and voting mechanisms
• Understanding MEV and adversarial transaction ordering
• Designing auction mechanisms (NFT drops, token sales, liquidations)
• Predicting how rational actors will behave in a system
• Identifying attack vectors in DeFi protocols
• Modeling liquidity provision strategies
• Assessing protocol sustainability

Core Framework