Laika Super App

Running the Doge Economic Engine

1) Control Loops, Not One-Off Actions#

Laika runs on closed feedback loops that repeat on a fixed cadence:

  • Launch → Stake → Govern → Distribute → Grow
  • Signals (votes, bribes, usage) from one loop shape the next loop’s allocations.
  • Settlement and meta-governance anchor to $DOGE via DogeOS; participation can be cross-chain.

The result is an economy that learns: capital routes toward communities that coordinate; incentives decay where engagement fades.

2) Epoch cadence (weekly)#

Emission decisions run on weekly epochs:

  1. Incentives: projects add incentives to their token's gauge at any point during the epoch.
  2. Gauge voting: veLAIKA holders set or adjust their vote split, and the votes at the end of the epoch count. veTOKEN holders vote on their own DAO's proposals on a separate schedule.
  3. Finalize: when the epoch ends, anyone can finalize it, which starts the next one.
  4. Routing: each voted token's share of the LAIKA emission streams to its stakers over 7 days, and voters claim the incentives on the tokens they backed.
  5. Reweighting: voters adjust for the next epoch, and projects review what their incentives bought.

Cabal curation runs in its own sessions: 7 days of sealed votes followed by a 24-hour reveal. Voting is initially open to veLAIKA holders and will soon extend to all veTOKENs across the ecosystem.

Epoch = 7 days. Incentives are accepted until the epoch ends. Incentive claims open once the epoch is finalized. Staking rewards stream continuously and can be claimed at any time.

3) Value Flows (Where the Money Goes)#

↝ Inflows

  • Trading fees on the bonding curve and on BarkSwap pools, plus launch creation fees
  • Project-funded incentives (bribes)
  • Protocol partnerships / integrations (when applicable)

↝ Routing

  • Gauge emissions → to staking pools chosen by veLAIKA
  • Protocol revenue → policy split (e.g., buybacks → veLAIKA / treasury buffers / ecosystem grants)
  • Bribes → paid to eligible voters proportionally to their vote weight

↝ Outflows

  • veTOKEN holders (pool rewards, based on their share of the pool's veTOKEN)
  • veLAIKA holders (incentives and pool fees routed to voters)
  • DAO / grants (approved via proposals)
  • Buyback & burn or buyback & vest (if enacted by governance)

Routing rules are transparent and on-chain; parameters (splits, caps, decay) are governed.

4) Role-Based Runbooks#

A) Projects / Token Teams#

  • Before launch
    • Choose the launch type (non-curated or Cabal), then set your metadata, DAO allocation and creator fee split.
    • Prepare an initial incentive budget and KPI targets (see section 5).
  • At/after launch
    • Your staking pool exists from launch. Apply for a veLAIKA gauge by proposal so it can receive LAIKA emissions.
    • Fund recurring incentives and track cost-per-vote and effective APR delivered to holders.
    • Use DAO proposals to route pool fees to voters and to fund the treasury's first programs.
    • Fund a ShillOS campaign by proposal to get people posting about the token.
  • Ongoing
    • Rebalance incentives weekly based on ROI; avoid vote capture by diversifying voter reach.
    • Rotate budget between emissions, buybacks, and creator payouts depending on goals (growth, stickiness, liquidity).
    • Publish a monthly accountability thread (treasury movements, KPIs, next proposals).

B) Holders / Community Members#

  • Stake → Choose a lock option → Vote → Claim
    • Stake tokens to receive veTOKEN, vote on your DAO's proposals and claim rewards whenever you like.
    • If you hold veLAIKA, split your votes across the tokens you want to boost and collect the incentives and routed fees on them.
    • Vote in Cabal sessions to get the voters-only window on the winners you backed: initially with veLAIKA, with all ecosystem veTOKENs coming soon.

C) Creators & KOLs#

  • Link your wallet and X account on your Laika profile.
  • Join a ShillOS campaign, post with its required ticker, hashtags and mentions, submit the link and earn points. The top participants share the reward pool when the campaign ends.
  • Build track records that DAOs can fund repeatedly (distribution becomes investable).

D) Curators (veLAIKA voters)#

  • Focus on capital efficiency: emissions → pools that convert to long-term locks and activity.
  • Monitor bribe concentration and avoid capture; favor diverse communities with proven delivery.
  • Use the staking page to check each pool's votes, incentives and locks before voting.

5) Strategy Templates (Operators)#

↝ Day 0–30 (Ignition)

  • Split: 40% bribes, 30% ShillOS, 20% buybacks/vesting, 10% grants.
  • Goals: reach ≥ 30% staking rate, median lock ≥ 90 days, 2–3 creator cohorts activated.

↝ Day 30–90 (Flywheel)

  • Split: 30% bribes, 25% ShillOS, 25% buybacks/vesting, 20% growth grants.
  • Goals: expand lock duration, reduce cost-per-vote by diversifying voter base, ship 2–3 DAO proposals with visible impact.

↝ Bribe ROI (quick heuristic)

Track weekly and adjust. If ROI < 1 for multiple epochs, reconsider emissions target or creative distribution mix.

6) Guardrails & Risk Management#

  • Sealed (commit-reveal) Cabal votes hide the tally while ballots are being cast.
  • Every DAO proposal waits out a timelock, and Short-track treasury payouts are capped at 30% of each asset’s treasury balance per execution window.
  • Only accepted tokens can be posted as incentives.
  • ShillOS posts must come from the participant's linked X account.
  • Launch liquidity is locked forever once a token graduates.
  • Transparent accounting: public DAO pages with treasury balances and fee history.

Operating principle: reward coordination, not churn.

When communities organize, Laika routes more value to them. When they stall, allocations decay. That’s how a Doge-native economy runs itself.