DeFi token valuations decoupled from protocol revenues due to speculative trading, market sentiment, and liquidity mining trends. Initially, valuations aligned with revenue as tokens reflected protocol usage and fees. However, hype around yield farming and token incentives drove prices beyond fundamentals, with investors betting on future growth rather than current earnings. Governance token utility and scarcity also inflated valuations, despite limited revenue capture. Meanwhile, competitive pressures and fee compression in protocols like Uniswap reduced revenue, widening the gap. External factors, such as venture capital influx and macroeconomic conditions, further fueled speculative bubbles, detaching token prices from underlying financial performance. This shift highlights DeFi's evolution from revenue-driven to expectation-driven valuation models.
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