Seeing Vitalik is once again tinkering with the idea of a gas futures market, it almost feels like we’re back in that build-first era. But honestly, how much of that build-centric idealism is really left?

Who isn’t aware of the reality by now? The whole crypto space stopped being a technological utopia a long time ago. To put it bluntly, it’s basically an unregulated Ponzi playground, where everyone tries out new models to test the waters.

After all these years of experimentation, how many “chips” that can truly reshape the financial landscape have actually emerged? You can count them on one hand, right?