This thesis introduces a novel mechanism for early stage web3 projects to ensure a healthy token life cycle and build a loyal community that truly cares by using innovative incentive mechanisms in the form of IOU Tokens. This thesis was published by Capx. About Capx - Capx.fi is a non-custodial, decentralized, community-governed infrastructure that allows new and upcoming tokens to achieve decentralization by accelerating token distribution. Capx focusses on facilitating curated distributions for project communities, token streaming for investor distributions, and a liquid secondary market for tokens. Website - capx.fi