#baby For these two days, I’ve been running pressure tests on the underlying staking formulas—$BABY What really makes me uneasy about the outlook isn’t the model code, but the hundreds of millions of tokens that are scheduled to be released on time. No matter how airtight the tokenomics are designed by the official team, and no matter how stretched the timeline is—once the flood of unlocked tokens comes rushing down, what will the market use to absorb it? The answer definitely isn’t in that static promotional chart.

The only way to withstand sell pressure is deep, real-world use cases. This includes the absolute value of the “big breads” (BTC) absorbed in the TBV mainnet, the real net interest spread generated by the Aave v4 protocol, and the $BABY network’s own average daily call frequency. This is one path—similar to how we search for alpha gains on the ETH chain. From data since late July, TBV’s accumulation is still slowly jogging. The core circle has already shifted its focus: everyone is digging into how the mainnet handles penalties under harsh conditions, and in extreme liquidation cascades, whether vault BTC switching to WBTC will cause terrifying wear and tear. $BTC

This really isn’t me obsessing over details. Token unlocks only explain the “ceiling of supply,” but the active business on-chain is what can answer “why do whales lock their money here?” Under the same staking mechanism, if TBV’s BTC net inflow changes even slightly—or if a ZK delay triggers panic withdrawals—demand and supply immediately flip. Without real gold-and-silver data, talking about ecosystem value capture is just nonsense.

So I’m completely immune to all those flashy ecosystem partnerships. My operational bottom line is: relentlessly focus on TBV’s real BTC accumulation and redemption efficiency, then assess how strong the buy-side is on unlock day. Treating a massive release as value confirmation is like joking with your own principal. @BabylonLabs_io

Let’s talk: when everyone evaluates Babylon, are you more willing to stare at the headline macro TVL numbers on the books, or carefully scrutinize the actual asset retention ratio after the Phase 2 migration? DYOR.