I will even take it a step further than what @0xMert_ captured well below.
When you factor in how extremely restrictive the orchestrated US regulatory conditions and enforcement actions were from 2020-2024, it's _even earlier_ for the industry than people realize.
The startups that were able to weather that environment, including black swan events, sharp velocity and misinfo have exceptional resilience.
There is no pmf discovery when builders are unable to experiment and iterate. Use cases for adoption cannot hatch when a team becomes threatened by crippling enforcement conditions.
That's now in the rear-view. What's absolutely key is to prioritize developing and building use cases with potential for demand generation beyond the small cohort of crypto natives that have been solely catered to over the past 4+ years. That's not something they like hearing, but it's the truth.
Build something your neighbors want to use, that adds value to their lives.
people disillusioned with current crypto use cases are mistaken
bitcoin itself has been around for a while, correct
but programmable chains have barely been around for a decade
importantly, scalable/usable programmable chains have only been around since ~3.5y ago with the introduction of Solana (and it took us 1.5y to fix the big bugs)
it is cliche but correct — compared to all other technological lifecycles, this is extremely early
and given that, there is a tremendous amount of traction ranging from prediction markets to taking over the entire traditional financial system with stables, onchain equities, borrow/lending protocols, DePIN to unstoppable private money
this is *the time* to get in and build what you wish existed
the future doesn't just magically happen, you have to go create it
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