The Bonding Curve Research Group is an independent, decentralized team of scholars and engineers who came together out of a shared passion for researching, educating on, and applying bonding curves in practical ways.


United by the mission of elevating bonding curves from an academic cryptoeconomic concept to an accessible building block that solves high-impact problems, the group brings together diverse skills across systems engineering, mathematics, modeling, economics, data and computer science, design, community building, and more. Since early 2023, the research group has hosted free public learning calls attracting hundreds globally, produced educational articles and videos demystifying concepts for mainstream developers, modeled live examples with partners and built open source libraries.


Through comprehensive investigations covering algorithmic design spaces, parametric simulations and models, use case prototyping, and monitoring of deployed examples, we intend to expand the design space of what’s possible and responsible using programmable financial primitives. The research will tackle volatility for projects and ecosystems, access barriers around complex math for developers, the need for multi-disciplinary collaboration, and real world evaluation through case studies - while producing papers, interactive media, workshops, infrastructure and codebases that invite global collaboration.

Specific Problems

Complex Concepts: Bonding Curves are often presented as advanced mathematical concepts, making them inaccessible to many potential users.
  
Limited Tools: Experimenting with, designing, and deploying bonding curves usually requires specialized knowledge and tools, creating a significant barrier to their use.

Lack of Best Practices: The absence of clear guidelines for configuring and using bonding curves in different situations makes it difficult for projects to apply them confidently.

Adoption Barriers: The combination of the above factors discourages many projects from exploring the benefits of BCs.

Vulnerability to Volatility: Market volatility poses a threat to DAO treasuries, highlighting the need for countercyclical curve designs to ensure liquidity.

Research Questions

How can we simplify the explanation of BC to make them understandable by a wider audience?
What are the essential components of open-source tools that would make experimentation and deployment of BCs more accessible?
What are the key use cases and best practices for configuring BCs in various DeFi & DAO contexts?
How can we foster community engagement and partnerships to drive adoption and further exploration of BCs?
What are the most promising countercyclical BC designs for maintaining liquidity and stability in volatile markets?