In interesting one; worth reading from coin bureau
‼️ The TRUTH About Revenue Coins ‼️
Gone are the days a newly-launched altcoin could get by on a theoretical whitepaper and a complex roadmap.
Now, if you want investors to buy your token, you need a working product making real revenue, and you need to spend a chunk of that revenue buying it back. Otherwise you're vapourware.
For an industry that spent a decade valuing tokens on vibes and the vague promise of future utility, this is a big shift. And a healthy one.
🔍 Why the Shift Happened
Retail got tired of watching their bags bleed while developers and VCs unlock and dump more supply into the market.
A recent Delphi Digital report put hard numbers on the damage. Across 540+ tokens launched since 2020, the average token spent 70% of its life below launch price, mostly driven by low-float high-FDV tokens. The typical token underperformed BTC by 7% per unlock, compounding to -47% by the tenth unlock.
So people started asking a simple question: what does this thing earn, and do I see any of it? It's a good filter. A portfolio of the top ten protocols by revenue returned 30% since January 2025, while Bitcoin was down 17%.
