I don't see $RGB as an ordinary project token.

I prefer to understand it as:
The "means of production" and "golden shovels" in the RGB ecosystem.
As long as the RGB/Bitlight ecosystem continues to expand in the future, before new wallets, DEXs, stablecoins, payment protocols, and Lightning applications go live, there will be:
Test users
Test assets
On-chain interactions
Liquidity behaviors
Airdrop screening mechanisms
And $RGB now naturally occupies this position.
Therefore, the value of $RGB is not just "price fluctuations," more importantly, it could become:
The default test asset in the RGB ecosystem
An interaction medium for new projects
A ticket for airdrop participation
A certificate of ecosystem activity
The underlying participation asset in the RGB world
This is also why I call it the "golden shovel."
Because those who truly make long-term money,
May not be every specific project,
But:
The ones providing tools for all gold prospectors.
More importantly, a "dual spiral" will form here.
First layer of the spiral:
The more RGB ecosystem projects there are
→ The greater the demand for testing and interaction with $RGB
→ The higher the demand and price of $RGB
Second layer of the spiral:
The higher the $RGB price
→ The stronger the wealth effect
→ More users participate in RGB ecosystem testing
→ More projects are willing to integrate RGB
→ The ecosystem continues to expand
Eventually forming a:
A flywheel where "project growth" and "asset growth" reinforce each other.
So I’m not in a hurry to replace $RGB with short-term gains.
Because, in my view:
$RGB is not a one-time gold,
But a shovel that can continuously dig out gold.
As long as new projects keep emerging in the RGB ecosystem in the future,
The $RGB I hold,
Will continuously help me gain new ecosystem opportunities and airdrop rewards.
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