Interesting signal from the $RIVER ecosystem. ~$1M already staked, and the model rewards longer commitments with higher voting power. That design choice says a lot about what @RiverdotInc is trying to build. Instead of pure short-term farming where liquidity comes and goes, the system encourages participants to align with the long-term direction of the protocol. The longer you’re willing to lock in, the stronger your voice becomes in governance. It’s a simple mechanism, but it changes incentives: Short-term → chase yield Long-term → shape the protocol If the staking base keeps growing, it could gradually shift decision power toward the people who are actually committed to the ecosystem. Always interesting to watch how protocols design these incentive layers. @River4fun