For those holding a major native token of a blockchain, the biggest concern is often not price fluctuations but the income gap after selling.

A few days ago, I did some calculations: the total of various expenses over the past five years is nearly 2 million yuan. This number suddenly made me realize that a significant portion of my daily expenses is actually supported by ecosystem airdrops and liquidity incentives. If it weren’t for this ongoing welfare income, relying solely on yield farming and participating in public fundraising projects, I wouldn’t be able to maintain my current lifestyle.

Last year’s income composition was roughly like this: various incentives within the BNB ecosystem accounted for the majority, then I participated in a well-known project’s public offering, mined some XPL in on-chain finance, and occasionally took advantage of Alpha opportunities. Honestly, besides these, I didn’t have much other investment gains—buying assets like ASP, for example, resulted in quite a few losses. Fortunately, my basic living expenses are covered.

I’ve been a bit lazy and haven’t systematically researched new directions for yield farming in the past three years. But on second thought, although the returns from individual yield farming projects are indeed not as lucrative as in previous years, compared to other passive income methods, this approach still has a higher success rate. This year, I plan to refocus and carefully study those financial and incentive plans within the ecosystem that have actual outputs.

After all, for holders, the compound interest effect of ecosystem yields is the key to long-term growth—this is much more solid than simply speculating on token prices.