Badge drops from Epoch 1 have been rolling out, and getting mine sparked some thoughts about how this project is handling incentives. The allocation reflects consistent participation—which honestly feels refreshing.

Epoch 2 launched smoothly with reward distributions extending through early January. But here's what caught my attention: the IWO structure actually seems to prioritize vesting duration over raw transaction speed. This is different. Instead of rewarding bot activity and rapid execution, it's favoring users who hold and commit longer.

That's the kind of mechanism that might actually filter out the noise. When faster trading doesn't equal better rewards, you get a different crowd participating. It shifts incentives from short-term gaming toward genuine engagement with the ecosystem.

Whether this approach sustains momentum through the next phases will be interesting to watch.