2025-12-27 11:25:55

A leading digital asset management institution recently issued a warning: if XRP and ADA cannot demonstrate concrete application scenarios, they risk being marginalized by the market. His assessment touches on a deep shift happening across the entire crypto market—from "narrative tokens" that rely on storytelling to attract attention, to "value tokens" driven by real business use cases and quantifiable returns. This viewpoint is worth pondering. Ultimately, storytelling can only go so far. The crypto space has gone through multiple cycles, and market participants are becoming increasingly savvy, with tolerance for grand narratives like "we will change the world" decreasing. Investors now want to see real value—can it generate cash flow? Are there genuine commercial scenarios? Is the tokenomics self-consistent? This shift is a test for most projects, especially those long stuck in the conceptual stage and lacking tangible progress, including veteran tokens.

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LiquidationAlert

· 12-27 11:55

Is XRP and ADA still just storytelling? Wake up, no one is buying it anymore, real money is on the line. --- Another big player issued a warning, but those who should have exited early already ran, and those still hesitating... haha. --- Honestly, who still relies on narratives to support this cycle? The market has become brutal; it’s either grounded or gone. --- Is tokenomics self-consistent? I think most projects can’t even deceive themselves, so what’s the point of talking about value? --- Wait, are they saying XRP is going to fail? My ADA position is panicking... --- Cash flow, business scenarios, tokenomics — projects missing one of these three really need to wake up. --- No matter how good the story is, if there’s no application scenario, it’s just air. The market has really learned to be smart this time.

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MindsetExpander

· 12-27 11:53

Basically, it's time to submit the assignment. The old-school paper articles are already outdated. XRP and ADA, those two guys need to come up with some real stuff soon. Anyone can tell stories, but the key is having cash flow. Actually, this wave of market movement is just filtering out genuine assets from concept bubbles.

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GameFiCritic

· 12-27 11:53

To be honest, this wave of comments hits the nail on the head. XRP and ADA are classic examples of "telling a five-year story but never actually implementing it," with tokenomics being a complete mess, and cash flow being non-existent.

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NonFungibleDegen

· 12-27 11:41

ngl xrp hodlers gonna be down bad if ripple doesn't actually ship something real... like we can't just keep copin on "banking partnerships" forever lmao

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APY追逐者

· 12-27 11:41

That's right, storytelling has killed many projects. Looking back, the promises made back then have become jokes. Honestly, XRP and ADA haven't had much activity in the past two years; just hype won't cut it. So now, when buying coins, you need to look at cash flow, not just stories. Old projects should wake up; if they don't have real implementation, they'll be marginalized. Really, who in the crypto world doesn't know the套路... stories are endless, but wallets are the real thing. Regarding tokenomics self-consistency, most projects are just fooling around. But on the other hand, how many projects truly have practical application scenarios?

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StealthMoon

· 12-27 11:36

Speaking of XRP and ADA, it's about time for these old guys to wake up After telling stories for so many years, the market is already tired of hearing them It's time to show some real results --- That's right, the story-driven hype has long passed, now it's about who can actually develop a business --- ADA has been all talk and PPT; now it depends on whether DeFi can really take off --- I agree, old projects with no progress should be eliminated; survival of the fittest --- Is the end of concept coins coming? What about all those air projects --- Cash flow, scenarios, economic self-consistency... those are valid points, but how many can actually achieve them --- If XRP doesn't get real-world adoption soon, it's truly doomed

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RektButSmiling

· 12-27 11:28

No matter how good the story is, without cash flow, it's all pointless. --- XRP and ADA should have been used to test the waters long ago, right? --- Finally, someone has spoken out; the crypto world needs a reshuffle. --- Hey, where exactly are the real application scenarios? --- If this trend continues, a batch of projects that only make empty promises will die out. --- The era of storytelling to make quick money is over, no doubt. --- The question is, who will define what "real business scenarios" are... --- Wait, why are those projects with actual revenue still so disappointing? --- Retail investors need to wake up, not the project teams. --- It's quite funny that some still promote the XRP moon plan. --- Value tokens? Sounds good, but who dares to bet on them? --- Honestly, I haven't seen many projects with self-sustaining token economics.

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