Episode notes
Description: This episode breaks down the onchain apps that quietly generated massive revenue in 2025 and why following fees beats chasing hype every time.
We’ll talk about:
- Why total revenue is the clearest signal for spotting winning onchain apps
- How Hyperliquid and PumpFun dominated fees in completely different ways
- What DEXs, launchpads, and yield protocols reveal about real user demand
- Why crypto lost to TradFi in 2025 short term and why the long-term picture still favors crypto
Keywords: revenue-earning onchain apps, crypto revenue, Hyperliquid, PumpFun, onchain fees, DeFi revenue, crypto vs TradFi, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Artemis data