Better Metrics to Evaluate Web3 Success

Why it’s time to replace inflated numbers like TPS and TVL with harder-to-fake measures of real utility, trust, and reliability.

In crypto, numbers tell stories. A network claiming “50,000 transactions per second” can make headlines, pump a token, and spark a wave of developer interest. “Three million active wallets” or “record-breaking TVL” can do the same.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many of these numbers don’t mean what people think they mean, and some mean almost nothi…