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Crypto was supposed to be different.
We were promised a financial revolution—trustless, permissionless, value-driven. Instead, we got a casino where protocol success means nothing for token holders, where a dog coin can pump harder than infrastructure that processes billions, where "number go up" is the only metric that matters.
Look around. The most successful protocols in DeFi generate hundreds of millions in fees, yet their tokens trade like penny stocks in a boiler room. Major DEXs process more volume than most national stock exchanges, but token holders get nothing. Leading lending protocols manage billions in loans, but their tokens are just another chip on the roulette table. The disconnect between value creation and value capture isn't a bug—it's become the feature.
Here's the real kicker: the adults in the room are making it worse.
Politicians and regulators had one job—create frameworks that separate builders from grifters, that reward innovation over speculation. Instead? They're pardoning actual fraudsters while legitimate projects navigate Kafkaesque compliance mazes. They've turned crypto into a gray zone where scamming is de facto legal and building real value is practically criminal.
The message is clear: why build something lasting when you can spin up a memecoin in an afternoon? Why create sustainable token economics when the SEC might nuke you anyway? Why share protocol revenues when the law says that makes you a security?
Smart entrepreneurs have gotten the message. They're either avoiding crypto entirely or playing the same tired game—launch token, pump narrative, dump on retail, repeat. The casino always wins, and everyone knows it.
We're done playing by casino rules.
Glue exists because we believe in a simple, radical idea:Â tokens should be better than equities. Not just different. Not just "decentralized." Actually, mathematically, provably better.
Think about it. Stocks give you dividends? Tokens should give you instant, permissionless value accrual. Stocks have book value? Tokens should have algorithmic backing you can redeem 24/7. Stocks require armies of lawyers and accountants? Tokens should handle everything through immutable code.
We're not trying to recreate Wall Street on the blockchain. We're trying to make Wall Street obsolete.
Here's how we flip the script:
Traditional finance requires trust at every level—trust the company, trust the auditors, trust the regulators, trust the system. Every quarter, armies of middlemen extract their pound of flesh just to tell you what your investment is worth.
Glue eliminates all of it. Protocol earns fees → fees back tokens → holders can withdraw value. No board meetings. No accounting tricks. No regulatory capture. Just math.