The supply overhang that crushed alts has dissipated and is, for the first time in the asset class's history, manageable.
Payouts to holders minus new supply, as a share of market value:
2021-22: -17% a year
2026: -2.9%
Tokens paying holders more than they dilute them: 4% then, 17% now.
Part of this is capital discipline. Better unlock management, maturing protocols, and revenue-funded buybacks. Tokens are starting to take on equity-like properties.
The other part is demand. It's showing up. Tokenisation first, and eventually AI agentic commerce.
Less drag, more demand. Structurally, crypto has never been in better shape.
@RealVision