# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Valuation

Новостной центр HTX предлагает последние статьи и углубленный анализ по "Valuation", охватывающие рыночные тренды, новости проектов, развитие технологий и политику регулирования в криптоиндустрии.

Valuation of $1 Billion, After Five Years of Exploration, Why Did It Suddenly 'Admit Defeat'?

After five years of development, $180 million in funding, and a valuation nearing $1 billion, Farcaster has officially conceded that its Web3 social strategy did not succeed. Co-founder Dan Romero announced a major pivot: abandoning the "social-first" approach to focus entirely on wallet development. Farcaster, launched in 2020, aimed to solve Web2 platform issues like centralized control, user data ownership, and creator monetization through a decentralized protocol. Despite initial traction in 2024—when monthly active users (MAU) briefly surged to 80,000—growth proved unsustainable. MAU later fell to under 20,000 by late 2025, with the platform failing to attract users beyond a highly specific crypto-native audience. Key challenges included high onboarding barriers, heavily insular content, and an inability to compete with mainstream social platforms like X or Instagram. As one observer noted, it’s “easier to add social features to a wallet than to add a wallet to a social product.” Data revealed that Farcaster’s built-in wallet—initially a supplementary feature—showed stronger growth, retention, and usage metrics than its social components. This shift toward wallet-centric utility reflects a broader realization: in Web3, financial tools like transactions, transfers, and token interactions represent a clearer path to product-market fit than social features alone. The company’s acquisition of token launch tool Clanker and integration of AI agent capabilities further signal its commitment to a wallet-driven future. While some long-time users expressed disappointment over the cultural shift, Farcaster’s team has made a pragmatic choice to prioritize sustainable utility over idealized social networking.

比推12/09 00:55

Valuation of $1 Billion, After Five Years of Exploration, Why Did It Suddenly 'Admit Defeat'?

比推12/09 00:55

From ETH to SOL: Why Will L1s Ultimately Lose to Bitcoin?

The article "From ETH to SOL: Why L1s Will Ultimately Lose to Bitcoin?" argues that Bitcoin (BTC) is increasingly dominating the "cryptomoney" narrative, leaving little room for other Layer-1 (L1) blockchains to compete for monetary premium. The core of the argument is that approximately 81% of the total crypto market cap is invested in assets viewed as money or potential money, with BTC alone accounting for 55%. While L1s like ETH, XRP, BNB, and SOL represent a significant portion of the remaining value, their valuations are not primarily driven by revenue or real economic activity. Data shows that L1 revenues have been declining annually, yet their price-to-earnings ratios have soared, suggesting their market caps are almost entirely propped up by speculation on future monetary premium, not fundamentals. The performance of L1s against BTC further supports this. Since December 2022, eight of the top ten L1s have underperformed BTC, with six lagging by over 40%. Solana (SOL) was a notable exception, outperforming BTC by 87%. However, this gain is put into perspective by its ecosystem's explosive growth: a ~3,000% increase in DeFi TVL, fees, and DEX volume. This indicates that an L1 must achieve astronomical, orders-of-magnitude growth to merely eke out a modest performance lead over BTC. The conclusion is that the trend of BTC consolidating monetary premium at the expense of L1s is irreversible. The narrative that an L1 could become "money" is losing credibility as investors now have a decade of data showing that L1s consistently underperform BTC unless their ecosystems experience extreme, unsustainable growth. Without genuine economic growth, L1s' monetary premium will continue to erode.

coinvoice12/08 04:07

From ETH to SOL: Why Will L1s Ultimately Lose to Bitcoin?

coinvoice12/08 04:07

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