Hi @exyle, you should have a look at the funding model eosBLACK is proposing. I was researching the project this week and the model is quite unique in creating a platform for DApps to be funded by the community. A similar model could potentially be used for STEEM DApps too.
Thanks for the heads, I will check it out.
Sure do!
In summary, it is supposed to work like this:
the eosBLACK blockchain will only allow for DApps to operate after being approved by the community. After a certain DApp gets approved, the developers of the DApp will receive funding via the inflation of the eosBLACK token (similar to how STEEM is inflated) and in return the eosBLACK token holders receive the "DApp tokens" airdropped in their account.
In this way, the community is incentivized to only vote for DApps to be developed that actually have value to the community.
It's only a theoretical proposal at this moment, but I can already imagine how this could actually be an interesting funding model for DApps.