AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Many cryptocurrency projects are overvalued due to the influence of large venture capital funds, which have raised excessive amounts of money and need to deploy it quickly. These funds often invest large sums, such as tens of millions into projects that don't necessarily require that level of funding, leading to inflated valuations. Consequently, this situation creates perverse incentives for project teams to avoid being scrappy and responsive to market needs, as they have ample resources to rely on. Ultimately, this inflation in valuations can deter retail investors from entering the market, as the projects' price-to-user growth metrics become unrealistic and drawn out, potentially suppressing genuine innovation and competition in the space.