I love this concept. Basically, developers build Dapps, then charge people a fee for using them. Developers can get residual income from their work and users don't have to write their own Dapps from scratch. Win-Win. It's just like building a web app and charging a fee to access it. The best part is that the developer gets 100% of the usage fee and they can create Dapps for multiple blockchains.

Another big benefit is that this is a Level 1 solution. I feel that there needs to be more L1 solutions because each one will bring their own unique solutions to the table. There are too many projects that are clones of other projects, leading to incremental improvement, not dramatic innovation.

However, this project is also meant to work in the Cosmos ecosystem, so it will have some interoperability out of the box. This is a big benefit because they can tap into the network effects of Cosmos and not have to start entirely from scratch.

Like with anything else, I would have to see how this works in real life before giving it 5 stars. But the project seems like it's off to a great start.

An incentivized L1 blockchain that allows developers to capture the value their dApps create, enabling sustainable economic models.

Archway

I love this concept. Basically, developers build Dapps, then charge people a fee for using them. Developers can get residual income from their work and users don't have to write their own Dapps from scratch. Win-Win. It's just like building a web app and charging a fee to access it. The best part is that the developer gets 100% of the usage fee and they can create Dapps for multiple blockchains. 

Another big benefit is that this is a Level 1 solution. I feel that there needs to be more L1 solutions because each one will bring their own unique solutions to the table. There are too many projects that are clones of other projects, leading to incremental improvement, not dramatic innovation. 

However, this project is also meant to work in the Cosmos ecosystem, so it will have some interoperability out of the box. This is a big benefit because they can tap into the network effects of Cosmos and not have to start entirely from scratch. 

Like with anything else, I would have to see how this works in real life before giving it 5 stars. But the project seems like it's off to a great start.

Tartarian

Archway is a new layer-1 blockchain project focused on incentivizing developers through novel tokenomics that reward smart contract creators. Archway distributes 50% of the fees generated by a developer's smart contracts back to the original developer. This incentive aims to attract developers to build dApps on Archway's blockchain infrastructure.

Reviewers responded positively to Archway's bold orange visual branding which conveys sophistication and professionalism.  Concerns were raised around the fixed token release schedule not adapting to actual adoption and usage rates. With heavy token allocations to the team and past contributors, only 5% goes to public sale, raising worries about tokenomics and decentralization.

In summary, Archway brings an innovative developer-focused approach that could incentivize ecosystem growth. But several issues exist around niche appeal, tokenomics structure, reliance on the core team, and user experience polish that may restrain its potential. If Archway can bring more transparency around token supply and vesting, refine its branding for the mainstream, and reduce centralization risks, its novel token incentives offer much promise.

Archway is a new layer-1 blockchain project focused on incentivizing developers through novel tokenomics that reward smart contract creators. Archway distributes 50% of the fees generated by a developer's smart contracts back to the original developer. This incentive aims to attract developers to build dApps on Archway's blockchain infrastructure. 

Reviewers responded positively to Archway's bold orange visual branding which conveys sophistication and professionalism.  Concerns were raised around the fixed token release schedule not adapting to actual adoption and usage rates. With heavy token allocations to the team and past contributors, only 5% goes to public sale, raising worries about tokenomics and decentralization.

In summary, Archway brings an innovative developer-focused approach that could incentivize ecosystem growth. But several issues exist around niche appeal, tokenomics structure, reliance on the core team, and user experience polish that may restrain its potential. If Archway can bring more transparency around token supply and vesting, refine its branding for the mainstream, and reduce centralization risks, its novel token incentives offer much promise.

RayRay

Archway Project, with its affinity for the color orange and a visually captivating marketing approach, exudes an air of sophistication and professionalism right from the start. The vibrant aesthetics leave a lasting impression and create an expectation of a well-executed venture.

However, upon further exploration, some aspects of the project's website and user experience raise concerns. While the initial impact is strong, navigating the site reveals occasional flaws and deviations from conventional design practices. For example, the "Get in touch" call to action leads users to a dead end with no apparent way to return, causing confusion and hampering the overall user experience.

It is challenging to ascertain the scale and scope of the Archway Project. The community on Discord boasts an impressive 34,930 members, indicating a significant following. However, there is a sense of secrecy and an underground vibe within the community, which may not resonate with everyone. It is worth noting that this reference to an "underground" nature does not imply any illicit or unethical practices but rather suggests a niche and exclusive environment.

The core concept of the project revolves around developers seeking financial opportunities through their skills. The website's marketing and documentation successfully cater to the target audience, creating a sense of familiarity and comfort for developers. The project's emphasis on a geeky aesthetic and a layout reminiscent of a JavaScript project aims to make developers feel right at home.

In conclusion, the Archway Project presents an appealing and professionally executed marketing approach, driven by its orange-themed visuals. However, there are occasional hiccups in the user experience, such as dead-end navigation links. The project targets developers effectively, employing a geeky marketing style and documentation layout that resonates within the community. While the underground ambiance may appeal to a specific audience, it may not necessarily attract a broader user base. With further refinement and attention to user experience, Archway has the potential to solidify its position as an attractive option for developers seeking financial opportunities.

CryptoBadger

Their idea is to nurture developers, helping them unleash their full potential and maximize their contributions within the ARCH ecosystem.

Developer first model - Optimal innovation stimulation
Archway rewards model
Developer tooling
Area 52

Developer satisfaction
The Archway protocol rewards developers based on the usage of each smart contract. This is achieved by distributing inflation and a portion of gas fees generated to dApps. Additionally, developers have the flexibility to add a premium to their smart contracts, enabling them to earn rewards programmatically.

Pitch competition
How can Archway's reward model be effectively leveraged? These questions are being actively explored in a competitive manner. Builders from ANY ecosystem are encouraged to present their pitches, all with the aim of pushing the boundaries of innovation.

It feels like their approach stimulates the creative aspects of the job within an open-minded and dynamic environment.

Their idea is to nurture developers, helping them unleash their full potential and maximize their contributions within the ARCH ecosystem.

## Developer first model - Optimal innovation stimulation
- Archway rewards model
- Developer tooling
- Area 52

## Developer satisfaction
The Archway protocol rewards developers based on the usage of each smart contract. This is achieved by distributing inflation and a portion of gas fees generated to dApps. Additionally, developers have the flexibility to add a premium to their smart contracts, enabling them to earn rewards programmatically.

## Pitch competition
How can Archway's reward model be effectively leveraged? These questions are being actively explored in a competitive manner. Builders from ANY ecosystem are encouraged to present their pitches, all with the aim of pushing the boundaries of innovation.

It feels like their approach stimulates the creative aspects of the job within an open-minded and dynamic environment.

Jeroen

Not a fan of these fixed tokenomic release schedule (although most of the tokens are locked for first 12 months). What happen if adoption is slow? Doesn't matter, the release of token are set in stone in the release formula. So, the only way to win is for market adoption to overcome sell pressure.

There are tons of tokens given to everyone for their past work for the past few years. Great, so the question is are those people going to keep their tokens as part of their pension plan, or sell as soon as they get them/vest? I don't trust human behavior, I know the Cosmos community is strong, but still, it's hard to have complete faith. I know some individual behind Cosmos are very rich since they have been in the crypto industry since the very beginning of Bitcoin/Ethereum, so they may actually use some of their wealth to create buying pressure to support their new baby, but I can't guarantee it, so will I gamble and buy in? At what market cap is it going to launch? If it's low enough maybe I'd gamble, but unfortunately, it's not an educated guess, it's truly a gamble wether or not it will sink or thrive.

Community sales is only 5% of the token initial supply...

I suspect Ethan Buchman (one of the smartest person I know in the blockchain space) is supporting this project. I have full confidence in Ethan, but I wish this tokenomic was less reliant on good faith of community members/backers. I also wish the release of token would be based considering market adoption, not just a fixed formula.

Not a fan of these fixed tokenomic release schedule (although most of the tokens are locked for first 12 months). What happen if adoption is slow? Doesn't matter, the release of token are set in stone in the release formula. So, the only way to win is for market adoption to overcome sell pressure.

There are tons of tokens given to everyone for their past work for the past few years. Great, so the question is are those people going to keep their tokens as part of their pension plan, or sell as soon as they get them/vest? I don't trust human behavior, I know the Cosmos community is strong, but still, it's hard to have complete faith. I know some individual behind Cosmos are very rich since they have been in the crypto industry since the very beginning of Bitcoin/Ethereum, so they may actually use some of their wealth to create buying pressure to support their new baby, but I can't guarantee it, so will I gamble and buy in? At what market cap is it going to launch? If it's low enough maybe I'd gamble, but unfortunately, it's not an educated guess, it's truly a gamble wether or not it will sink or thrive.

Community sales is only 5% of the token initial supply... 

I suspect Ethan Buchman (one of the smartest person I know in the blockchain space) is supporting this project. I have full confidence in Ethan, but I wish this tokenomic was less reliant on good faith of community members/backers. I also wish the release of token would be based considering market adoption, not just a fixed formula.

Crypto Rookies

I like the concept a lot. Without developers building utility blockchains are nearly useless at this point. Now, economically speaking if you are a dApp developer, and you generate significant income through your own business model, then how much do you actually generate from the Archway reward system? I currently do not have a good measure of how these two revenue streams compare, so if the Archway rewards are negligeable then I don't know if it would incentivize developers to build on this blockchain. I would say, they need a solid investment fund to support projects building on the ecosystem while the userbase will be low. If you want to compare, for mobile app developers, building on Blackberry and Window's phone was more financially rewarding for developers with low success because these two companies were subsidizing development a lot more than iOS or Android. Meanwhile, mobile apps with large volume of users were often better off building on iOS or Android to get access to larger userbase. So, morale of the story is there are many considerations to consider and there is no guarantee that developers will benefit significantly from building on Archway.

Let me start by saying this isn't really a Layer-1 project because it's built on the Cosmos Ecosystem, where there are no layers, just different blockchains to interact with. However, that isn't really important.

What's more important is that they see an opportunity for developers to monetize their work on smart contracts, even when they are used by others! This is achieved by giving a share of the gas fees that accrue on these smart contracts back to the developer of the contract.

For example, let's say you create a smart contract that can be used for creating a liquidity pool, and someone else needs this function in their dApp. Instead of developing this smart contract themselves, they can simply use the smart contract created by another developer in their dApp. This saves time on their own project or allows them to achieve more with a smaller team. There is no need to pay for it separately as the gas fees will take care of that. I would say that's a win-win situation.

Moreover, since it's built on the Cosmos Ecosystem (ATOM), you will be able to interact with all the connected blockchains and use over 40 different programming languages. Sounds awesome!

This particular L1 possesses a distinctive characteristic that provides it with a competitive advantage, distinguishing itself from numerous other L1 models that are currently in abundance. Namely its benefit is a rewarding system for the developers. Why are they doing this you ask? The answer is this - the blockchain industry requires support of developers and developers need funding. Win-win.

This protocol gives developers the tools to quickly build and launch scalable cross-chain dApps and rewards developers based on the value and the impact of their dApp rather than their close association or connections to capital. I think this is particularly good for developers in less developed nations as it helps to democratize access to capital and value for all.

Ultimately the success of this project will come down to whether developers actually want to, like to and feel properly incentivized to build on the Archway platform, this we will only find out over time. But for sure, right now this is definitely one of the more exciting and interesting L1s I have seen and I am not even a developer!

This particular L1 possesses a distinctive characteristic that provides it with a competitive advantage, distinguishing itself from numerous other L1 models that are currently in abundance. Namely its benefit is a rewarding system for the developers. Why are they doing this you ask? The answer is this - the blockchain industry requires support of developers and developers need funding. Win-win.

This protocol gives developers the tools to quickly build and launch scalable cross-chain dApps and rewards developers based on the value and the impact of their dApp rather than their close association or connections to capital. I think this is particularly good for developers in less developed nations as it helps to democratize access to capital and value for all. 

Ultimately the success of this project will come down to whether developers actually want to, like to and feel properly incentivized to build on the Archway platform, this we will only find out over time. But for sure, right now this is definitely one of the more exciting and interesting L1s I have seen and I am not even a developer!

Jeppopo

If Noah were to build something again, it would be this ARCH!

The website alone fills me with energy and enthusiasm. Yes, another launchpad, once again on Layer 1, but the first impression I get from the interface is remarkable. The video they provide is the cherry on the pie, clearly showcasing their values.

It's evident that they're just starting out, with only 398 members on Telegram. However, their Twitter account already boasts 31.4k followers and nearly 1,900 tweets. As I browse through the site... they really have everything an investor needs to know: all the documents, a reward calculator, GitHub files, and even a learn-to-code platform called Area-52. I also briefly skimmed through their technical papers, and at that point, my continuous smile began to cause a bit of discomfort, as they too appeared to be near perfect.

From now on, whenever I see the Archway logo, I can only picture the one below.

Archway – Capture The Value You Create!

I know what we are all thinking… “Do we need another L1 project?”

Let me use a little analogy...

L1s are like highways through the middle of nowhere. The only way these highways will see any traffic or usage is if there are gas stations, food stores, malls, etc. Basically, there needs to be “something of value” on these roads, which is another analogy for dApps.

So, every L1 needs to attract developers to build these dApps on these L1 highways, which in turn attracts users.

So, how do you attract developers?

Well, in my opinion, one great way to do this is to “incentivize” them, and that is exactly what Archway plans to do.

Developers write a smart contract, and when others use their code, they get a premium. Even better, let’s say Cyrator where to launch on this blockchain and develop some smart contracts for staking and other token-related tasks. Archway would reward Cyrator with half of the gas fees generated by our smart contracts!

Archway – Capture The Value You Create!

I know what we are all thinking… “Do we need another L1 project?”

Let me use a little analogy...

L1s are like highways through the middle of nowhere. The only way these highways will see any traffic or usage is if there are gas stations, food stores, malls, etc. Basically, there needs to be “something of value” on these roads, which is another analogy for dApps. 

So, every L1 needs to attract developers to build these dApps on these L1 highways, which in turn attracts users.

So, how do you attract developers? 

Well, in my opinion, one great way to do this is to “incentivize” them, and that is exactly what Archway plans to do.

Developers write a smart contract, and when others use their code, they get a premium. Even better, let’s say Cyrator where to launch on this blockchain and develop some smart contracts for staking and other token-related tasks. Archway would reward Cyrator with half of the gas fees generated by our smart contracts!

D3Young

Archway was born with a mission to build a blockchain system that enables developers to capture the value they create for the network. When developers build Dapps to expand the Archway ecosystem, they will receive a percentage of network fees, inflation, and premium rewards.
Value Capture Engine Mechanism for Developers:
The Value Capture Engine incentivizes developer contributions to the Archway ecosystem by allowing them to earn transaction fees and platform inflation proportional to their contributions to the network's economy.
Most other blockchain networks only reward validators or miners when they confirm network operation transactions. However, developers are also a crucial part of blockchain ecosystem development but do not receive as much value. Therefore, Archway will allocate its native token, $ARCH, to Dapps based on the number of Dapp users they can bring to the network.


Inflation:
Archway's inflation rate will follow the model of the Cosmos Hub, with the total supply increasing from 7% to 20% annually, depending on the percentage of tokens staked on the network. Deflation will be sent directly to Dapps. Initially, 25% will be allocated to Dapps, with the remaining 75% going to network validators. However, this ratio is not fixed and will be adjusted through network governance in the future.
For example, Dapps may receive an allocation of inflation corresponding to the amount of gas fees generated by that Dapp. For instance, a Dapp that accounts for 10% of the total gas generated on the network will have the right to receive 10% of the total inflation pool.

Archway was born with a mission to build a blockchain system that enables developers to capture the value they create for the network. When developers build Dapps to expand the Archway ecosystem, they will receive a percentage of network fees, inflation, and premium rewards.
Value Capture Engine Mechanism for Developers:
- The Value Capture Engine incentivizes developer contributions to the Archway ecosystem by allowing them to earn transaction fees and platform inflation proportional to their contributions to the network's economy.
- Most other blockchain networks only reward validators or miners when they confirm network operation transactions. However, developers are also a crucial part of blockchain ecosystem development but do not receive as much value. Therefore, Archway will allocate its native token, $ARCH, to Dapps based on the number of Dapp users they can bring to the network.


Inflation:
- Archway's inflation rate will follow the model of the Cosmos Hub, with the total supply increasing from 7% to 20% annually, depending on the percentage of tokens staked on the network. Deflation will be sent directly to Dapps. Initially, 25% will be allocated to Dapps, with the remaining 75% going to network validators. However, this ratio is not fixed and will be adjusted through network governance in the future.
- For example, Dapps may receive an allocation of inflation corresponding to the amount of gas fees generated by that Dapp. For instance, a Dapp that accounts for 10% of the total gas generated on the network will have the right to receive 10% of the total inflation pool.

Hanus

Archway is a layer-1 blockchain built on the Cosmos ecosystem, utilizing Cosmos SDK, Tendermint, IBC, and CosmWasm with a PoS consensus mechanism. The project recently conducted an ICO on Coinlist in June after announcing successful fundraising of $21 million from CoinFund, Hashed Fund, Blockchain Capital, Wintermute,...
Archway's mission is to support the expansion of the Cosmos ecosystem and create a blockchain geared towards developers, a crucial piece in the development of a blockchain network.
Receiving direct support from the development teams of Tendermint and Cosmos, Archway inherits all resources and support from Cosmos, including technical expertise, funding, network connections, partnerships, and even marketing. This, to some extent, underscores Archway's high regard and its significant role in expanding the Cosmos network in the future. Not to mention, Cosmos is a critical component in connecting various blockchains in the future through the IBC bridge, serving as an infrastructure that simplifies exchanges and interactions between different Layer-1 blockchains. However, the project also comes with the risks associated with the development of new technology.

Archway ARCH

Incentivized, Developer Focused L1