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Token incentive programs that attract users only during reward periods create unsustainable adoption and should be replaced with strategies that build genuine product demand.

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"When participation collapses immediately after incentives stop, the campaign may be renting activity rather than building adoption. Track users returning after rewards end, product usage without subsidies, repeat transactions, and organic referrals."

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