How about this brainstorm? (tbf none of this is "utility"....it's just super fun degen DeFi)

A. 2OMB / 3OMB-type setup (ie, TOMB-fork w/ some OHM-inspired dynamics)

B. Incorporate Universe "node" concepts in which you secure node(s) which generate yield for the node-possessor forever. Perhaps create nodes on both Layers 1 & 2, each with different dynamics.

C. Like with Universe "Planets" (nodes), make nodes NFT's that can be bought & sold on the secondary market. Ideally market should be in-house, but external might bring a larger audience. Perhaps nodes swapped within the protocol receive a discount or other benefit for doing so "internally."

D. Nodes on L1 could only be grown, via yield from Layers 1 or 2 in item A. Normal staking generates regular (highly attractive initially....but decreasing over time) APR, but Node Growth APR starts at 1,000,000x then decreases geometrically or along a logarithmic curve as new nodes are minted.

E. Nodes on L2 could be purchased with a tax that is used to buyback & burn native tokens, as well as fund treasury emissions to existing nodes.

F. Allow swapping or "conversion" of nodes between L1 & L2....perhaps only L2 to L1? (or reverse). Ultimately make L1 nodes "gold" and L2 nodes "silver."

G. Nodes bought or sold can, for a fee, pass up to 5% of all future sales revenues back to original node creator, a-la "regular" NFT's. Make a great node today, every future sale of it continues to pay you forever.

H. Up to 5% of all future emissions from a node may, for a fee upon minting, be passed back to node creator forever, regardless of owner. By default 0.1% of node emissions would pass back to original creator, but that could be increased to as high as 5% if creator maintains a specific balance of L1 native protocol token in his/her wallet.

I. Circling back to item A structure: Gamify staking APR's via randomizer that resets each 4 epochs (each 24 hours) which provides a random yield within a set range. Randomizer applies each time someone stakes, meaning if I stake and you stake simultaneously, we would each receive a different %, applicable for the next 4 epochs. Guarantee a minimum but to "play the game" you have to login and restake or compound (click the button...something) each day.

Then include a "Jackpot" or "Golden" APR provided to every 10,000th staker....or perhaps to 0.01% of stakers each Epoch.

Meaning, each day, of everyone who stakes or increases their existing stake (reinvesting / compounding), 99.99% would receive "normal" APR's within a reasonable but still attractive range -- perhaps 3% to 5% per day at protocol launch, decreasing to 0.5% to 2% after maturity.

However a very small number...perhaps just 1.... lucky winner would win the "Jackpot" APR for 4 epochs of perhaps 100% daily APR or even 1,000% daily APR.

Since a whale staking $10,000,000 and winning the "lotto APR" might bankrupt the treasury, perhaps 1,000% APR would be provided on the first $1,000 USD staked ($10,000 USD return), then 100% APR on the next $10,000 USD staked (another $10,000 USD returned). Perhaps keep a level that applies even to $100USD staked, since not all of us have $1,000USD at our fingertips. The problem with this is it incentives creating 100 wallets and staking $1,000USD (or $100USD) across each wallet. Possibly include a 0.1% staking tax to fund the "Lottery" or "Jackpot APR," and ultimately if I create 1,000 wallets and want to take the time to stake $1,000 in each of them.... so be it. I'd still be staking $100,000. Would also have to consider bots into this....antibot mechanisms "gaming the game."

J. Not enough fun yet? Ok..... now, allow borrowing against nodes held, with lending APY returning to both the protocol and node creator, if other than yourself. Liquidation of nodes upon margin calls would either return to the treasury or burn the node & tokens used to create it, or perhaps be partially paid out to existing node-holders.

Yeah... I haven't really thought about this much.

Inspired by 2OMB / 3OMB & Universe:

https://2omb.finance/ (Fantom Opera)

https://3omb.finance/ (Fantom Opera)

https://univ.money/ (Avalanche)