Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization on Scroll via q/acc

Ecosystem Growth RFI-Apr-2025
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Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization on Scroll via q/acc

1. Title

Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization on Scroll via q/acc

2. Author & Delegate Status

0xJustice (q/acc) – not a current Scroll delegate

3. Category

Ecosystem Growth → Token Utility / Developer Acceleration

4. Idea

The Quadratic Accelerator (q/acc) is a live, audited framework that replaces one-off grants with Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization (PST). Each participating project launches a native token against an Augmented Bonding Curve (ABC) collateralized in $SCR liquidity. Early supporters acquire tokens through quadratic funding rounds that are Sybil-resistant (zkID) and whale-capped, ensuring fair community ownership from the outset. Because $SCR remains locked in ABCs and DEX LPs, PST generates persistent TVL, sustained buy pressure, and a rising price floor for both ecosystem tokens and $SCR itself. q/acc has already launched eight token economies on Polygon zkEVM, accumulating over $8 million in TVL and proving the model can bootstrap real projects without relying on mercenary grant farmers.

5. How this helps Scroll’s ecosystem growth

Traditional grants often create short-term sell pressure as builders rotate to the next chain. By contrast, PST requires builders and communities to keep $SCR locked, aligning incentives for long-term growth. On Polygon zkEVM, the first season of q/acc produced four launches that still retain over 80% of their initial liquidity after three months, while the daily active users for those dApps grew by 60-120% over the same period. Scroll benefits from identical network effects: (a) new sticky TVL, (b) thousands of wallets undergoing zkID onboarding, and (c) a public demonstration that Scroll’s zk-rollup is where sustainable token economies are born. Moreover, every ABC trade and every arb bot routing through Scroll DEXes generates fee revenue that is directed back to the DAO treasury.

External Example: The impact of q/acc’s model is demonstrated in our Season 1 Impact Report, where projects maintained liquidity and grew their user base simultaneously—a stark contrast to traditional grant programs, where liquidity often evaporates after initial deployment.

6. Requested Budget (in $SCR)

Budget: 1.60 M SCR (≈ $500 k based on 7-day TWAP of $0.312/SCR). Funds stream directly to the ABC pool; none goes to teams.

7. Who needs to be involved

  • Quadratic Accelerator core team (operations, smart-contract maintenance)
  • Scroll BD & Ecosystem team (deal-flow + co-marketing)
  • Scroll zkID / passport team (Sybil-resistant identity hooks)
  • Launch partners: 8-10 Scroll-native projects (short-listed jointly)
  • Community reviewers/growth mentors (drawn from Scroll DAO)

8. Key Performance Indicators

  • 8–10 token launches by Scroll-native projects in the first season
  • $3M+ in new TVL, maintained for a minimum 6-month duration
  • 10,000+ new Scroll users onboarded via zkID and verified participation (wallets signing a zkID attestation during q/acc rounds; verified in Scroll analytics dashboard)
  • 5M+ social impressions through public fair-launch campaigns
  • New price floors created for ecosystem tokens via ABC bonding

9. Risk Analysis

The q/acc framework contracts have been fully audited (completed 2025-02 by Shield-Labs) and include slippage-limit circuit breakers in the ABC design to prevent market manipulation.

Each launch utilizes a no-rights, product-only token template (à la ENS/UNI) and requires a legal memorandum or public disclaimer prior to funding. The system has been battle-tested with eight successful launches on Polygon zkEVM, demonstrating its operational security and sustainability.

10. Timeline & Implementation

Season 1 on Scroll would follow a structured approach:

  • Month 1: Technical integration, zkID implementation, project shortlisting
  • Month 2: First cohort onboarding (4-5 projects)
  • Months 3-4: Public quadratic funding rounds and token launches
  • Months 5-6: Second cohort onboarding, launches, and impact analysis

Short-listed dApps must (a) already run on the Scroll testnet/mainnet, (b) pass KYC/KYB + code-audit check, and (c) commit to a 12-month liquidity lock-up.

11. About q/acc

The Quadratic Accelerator (q/acc) rewires Web3 grants by replacing inflation-heavy grant programs with early-stage fair-launch tokenization. Our framework creates self-sustaining token economies where native tokens are locked into Augmented Bonding Curves (ABCs) and decentralized exchange (DEX) liquidity pools, generating constant buy pressure and recurring revenue for projects.

Final Question

Which Scroll-native projects would the community most like to see in Season 1?

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Go down the rabbit hole on Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDotjTDYMR8

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Hi, @0xJustice. Thanks for sharing your idea and the detailed description and congrats on the paper! Considering the recent pause on grant programs, the discussion about how we can optimize traditional grant models is very timely.

A few questions came to mind while reading through:

  1. The overall design - with ABCs, batch minting, token caps, QF rounds, liquidity provisioning, and unlock schedules sound technically solid, but also quite complex when taken together. How accessible do you think this model is for early-stage teams who may not have the experience to manage it all? And if there a streamlined onboarding process or toolkit to assist teams in understanding and implementing the PST model?
  2. I noticed that projects are expected to show at least 6 months of runway. Does it mean that early-stage teams still need runway from other sources (e.g. pre-funding or investors), potentially excluding smaller teams?
  3. Once a project “graduates” from the ABC and receives the reserve pool, what mechanisms are in place to keep teams and liquidity committed rather than exiting immediately?
  4. Curious to hear more on what you mean by “ownership”. If community members receive tokens during launch, what rights or utility do they gain?

Looking forward to your reply!

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Complexity

Q. How accessible is this model for early-stage teams who don’t have the experience to manage it? Is there a streamlined onboarding process or toolkit to assist teams in understanding and implementing the PST model?

A. It’s true that all the parts working together are not the simplest to understand but safe token launches are unavoidably complex. What’s important and the only thing projects need to understand is that q/acc offers safe and compliant tokenization and that it’s sponsored by Scroll.

Runway

Q. I noticed that projects are expected to show at least 6 months of runway. Does it mean that early-stage teams still need runway from other sources (e.g. pre-funding or investors), potentially excluding smaller teams?

A. Yes. Our working thesis is that PST works in combination with other ecosystem growth components. This requirement has surprisingly not been a blocker for many teams based on our applications. We’ve approaching over 400 applications and we expect that number to double over the next two months.

Rugging

Q. Once a project “graduates” from the ABC and receives the reserve pool, what mechanisms are in place to keep teams and liquidity committed rather than exiting immediately?

A. Teams have a two year vesting schedule: One year lock followed by a one year linear stream. If the team plays fast and loose with its token supply, then existing token holders can always exit.

Ownership

Q. Curious to hear more on what you mean by “ownership”. If community members receive tokens during launch, what rights or utility do they gain?

A. The utility of each project’s token is left up to the project. The only requirement of the program is that there is a vision and plan for growing utility. This means some projects will have governance via DAOs, others will use their token as a gas token, etc. We provide token-gated chat as the initial utility and market it as community access and influence.