Cryptographic tokens are a new digital paradigm that can facilitate the establishment of economic incentives in digital ecoystems. Tokens can be leveraged for the coordination, optimization and governance of large networks at scale in a decentralized manner. A key aspect is their programmability, that can reward participants relative to their stage of adoption, according to the value they contribute and the risk they bear. Moreover, this can be done in a transparent and verifiable way, which increases trustworthiness in the emerging systems. This work presents an overview of this new phenomenon and to provide multi-disciplinary arguments on why tokenized ecosystems can drive a huge momentum for positive-sum collaboration in the digital age. We illustrate how certain principles and values that arise from the evolutionary process of digital cooperation can lead to a market economy characterized by economic efficiency of both individuals and the tokenized ecosystem as a whole.

翻译：密码学代币是一种新型数字范式，能够促进数字生态系统中经济激励机制的建立。代币可用于以去中心化的方式实现大规模网络的协调、优化与治理。其关键特性在于可编程性，能够根据参与者所处的采纳阶段、所贡献的价值及所承担的风险，给予相应回报。此外，这一过程能够以透明且可验证的方式完成，从而增强新兴系统的可信度。本文概述了这一新现象，并从多学科角度论证为何代币化生态系统能够在数字时代为正向协作注入巨大动力。我们阐释了数字合作演进过程中产生的某些原则与价值观，如何能够催生一种市场经济学——其特征是既实现个体经济效益，又实现代币化生态系统整体的经济效益。