Measures the value of each $ locked in the protocol. Protocols that trade at higher multiples are not necessarily overvalued, as they often generate more revenue per $ of TVL
$UNI $AAVE $MKR $COMP
2. FDV/TVL
Similar to the previous metric except now we are looking at the fully diluted value (if all coins were in circulation).
$UNI $AAVE $MKR $COMP $SNX $SUSHI $YFI $CRV
3. Annual Revenue / TVL
This shows how much each $ locked generates in revenue. This metric helps explain the MKT/TVL ratio as it is clear the market assigns a premium for protocols that are more capital efficient.
$UNI $AAVE $MKR $COMP $SNX $SUSHI $YFI $CRV
4. Market Cap / Annualized Revenue
This metric compares how much each protocol is worth relative to its earnings. A high MKT/REV could either indicate an overvalued protocol or could indicate a high growth multiple priced in by the market.
$UNI $MKR $AAVE $COMP $SNX $SUSHI
5. Market Cap / # of Users
This effectively shows how much each user of the protocol is worth. A high MKT/User ratio can either indicate an overvalued protocol or that each individual user provides a lot of value. Again these metrics often require more than one to compare.
6. Revenue / # of Users
This paints a bit clearer picture than metric 5. We can see that $AAVE's high MKT/User is likely due to its high revenue per user whereas $SNX might be overvalued given that it's Rev/User does not match up with its MKT/User.
$COMP $SUSHI $YFI $MKR $UNI
7. Closing thoughts
A reminder that any sole metric does give an accurate representation of whether a protocol is under or overvalued. However, by looking across a number of metrics and making comparisons we can get a better idea of a protocol's true valuation.
For those looking to learn a bit more about these blue-chip DeFi protocols, here is our summary of @SushiSwap, one of the most undervalued protocols according to these metrics.
Centrifuge aims to bring real-world assets (RWA) to DeFi allowing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), consumers and every aspect of our economy access to an open, competitive, liquid and free market for financing. /2
The Problem:
In current traditional financing practices, intermediaries have controlled the costs of debt/financing creating a barrier for SMEs.
Centrifuge's goal is to make interest on debt a free-market operation with fewer financial middlemen. /3
A “macro” framework to projecting short-term price sentiment for the major coins ($BTC and $ETH): [Thread]
Firstly, major coins are defined as coins that facilitate the greatest volume currently in the market. These three are $BTC, $ETH and $USDT. References for these coins will be in terms of BTC/USDT and ETH/USDT.
A macro-outlook can also be used for alts but the relationships that will be mentioned are weaker for these pairs due to their nature (low liquidity, smaller caps, greater manipulation).
Within the past few months, the Terra ecosystem has expanded significantly. This will only grow with the Columbus-5 update as there are countless protocols waiting to deploy on Terra.
$LUNA token offers several value propositions. Let's take a look.
1. Every time $UST is minted, an equivalent $ amount of $LUNA is burned
This means that as demand for $UST grows within the ecosystem and cryptoverse, more and more $LUNA will be burned.
2. Core Protocols built on top of Terra will further the demand for $UST (Thus burning more and more $LUNA)
As #DEX trading volumes consider to surge as users begin to embrace #DeFi, we have seen a variety of different automated market makers forms which have been a significant improvement to the original constant product model. Let's take a look at them.
Constant Product (x*y=k)
This is the original AMM model that allowed for a breakthrough in decentralized trading. It requires the LP to deposit an equal amount of both assets. It works by making k a constant and changing x (asset 1) and y (asset 2) which gives a price for both
Hybrid Pools
Using the constant product AMM to trade fully correlated assets (stablecoins, WETH/ETH) proved to not be the most capitally efficient. The hybrid AMM concentrates liquidity in order to reduce slippage and improve capital efficiency. This is the model used by $CRV
With the upcoming release of the AMM Trident and NFT marketplace Shoyu, @SushiSwap is poised to capture increased DEX market share as well as build out its moat, all while becoming the most complete DeFi ecosystem.
Increased optionality = decreased capital elasticity
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Sushiswap's native NFT marketplace is also releasing soon, and this should bring plenty of new and incumbent users. $SUSHI is also trying to make NFTs more interactive by building a metaverse display, and allowing for creators to experiment with 'social tokens'.