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Two-Sided Market Model

Definition

A Two-Sided Market Model describes a platform or network that serves two distinct groups of users who provide reciprocal benefits to each other, with the platform acting as an intermediary. In digital assets, this often applies to exchanges connecting buyers and sellers, or decentralized applications connecting service providers and consumers. The value for one group increases as the other group’s participation grows, creating network effects. Such models are common in platforms that facilitate interactions between different user segments.