Bankless · Thursday, September 3, 2026
Adam explains the incentive structure for FWA depositors, who earn fees as NFTs are purchased from the pool. He clarifies that while there's a risk of their deposited NFT being purchased, on average, depositors are expected to earn back the ETH they listed it at. Purchasers also benefit from the random acquisition and potential resale value.
“And on average, because the price to pull is the average of all of the NFTs in the pool, you will earn the amount of ETH that you paired it with. And then when someone happens to purchase your NFT, they will decide, do I want the NFT? Do I want the ETH backing? Do I want to sell it back to them?”
“What is the incentive for somebody with an NFT to come and seed the asset base in the first place? Like, why? I've got an NFT. Why would I take it to FWA?”
“And so, and to be clear, like, a lot of this is based on odds. Like, there's a chance you deposit and someone purchases your NFT first purchase. And... you lose your money. That's kind of like the pitch is, um, it happens, but on average, as you, if you continually deposit NFTs, like you are getting paid out what you list them at.”