A New Liquidity Initiative for Ecosystem Growth
Following mainnet launch, Archway showed real promise. We saw experimentation, passionate builders, and sparks of meaningful on-chain activity. But let’s be real — momentum has cooled. Ecosystem growth hasn’t been as consistent as we’d hoped, usage is limited, and many stakeholders are asking tough but necessary questions about what’s next.
Meanwhile, the broader crypto market, especially Layer 1s, feels saturated and stagnant. Much of the industry is chasing the next shiny narrative, attention is fragmented, noise is abundant, and true utility is scarce.
Even still, messy market conditions breed opportunity! If we can be honest about our current position and realign around initiatives that drive direct value to the network, Archway absolutely has a shot at reigniting momentum.
To help catalyze that shift, the Foundation will be kicking off a number of new initiatives, starting with a proposed reboot of the Liquidity Council.
Ecosystem Liquidity Council 2.0
Initially conceived and launched by @Eric (Astrovault) and the community, the first Liquidity Council did a stellar job deploying capital from the community pool. But like many parts of the ecosystem, it’s gone quiet.
We’d love to see that original energy revived, but with a structure that allows it to move even faster and more aggressively.
We are proposing a new Ecosystem Liquidity Council. A hands-on working group and strategic advisory body that will collaborate with the Foundation and each other to identify high leverage opportunities, design incentives, and spin up deployments across Archway and beyond.
This group will bring together a diverse mix of stakeholders with relevant expertise — including market makers, contributors, investors, and cross-chain operators.
Initial proposed participants:
- Daniel – Hillrise (Investor)
- Dylan – Contango (Investor)
- Gerhard – Skynet Trading (Market Maker)
- JD – ContributionDAO (Validator)
- Max – Phi Labs (Contributor, Validator)
What’s the Plan?
The ultimate goal is to accelerate adoption by driving awareness, accessibility, and new users into the ecosystem
This will be a 6-month program with a target deployment of ~$500k in ARCH from the Ecosystem Fund (~50M ARCH), supplemented with stablecoins or other assets when possible.
The working approach will be twofold — combining tactical on-chain deployments to bootstrap real economic activity with off-chain efforts that improve visibility, access, and ecosystem reach. Both tracks aim to reinforce each other, spinning up sustainable growth loops that bring in users, capital, and activity.
On-Chain Deployments
- Strategic liquidity deployments and incentives across key DeFi apps like Astrovault, Osmosis, and potentially select partners across other ecosystems
- Targeted liquidity seeding, incentive matching to attract additional LPs and bridge assets, opportunities to enable as collateral
- Focus on real volume, sticky users, and compounding liquidity effects
Off-Chain Initiatives
- Listings, integrations, and co-marketing with centralized exchanges, fiat on/off ramps, wallets, and other distribution partners
- Strategic grants and incentives to fund ecosystem visibility and new user acquisition
Operations and Next Steps
- The Foundation team will handle coordination, legal, and operational logistics
- Funding will be deployed from the Ecosystem Fund, with top-ups from the Foundation when possible
- This forum post kicks off the process. We’re inviting community feedback now…
- Based on discussions, a signaling proposal will follow to advance the initiative
- If approved, we’ll share a more in-depth plan and open up submission threads here on the forum for everyone to contribute ideas
We want your input, your critiques, and hopefully your support. Please drop any feedback below.
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The Archway Foundation