🔥 Burn / accrual grade — does cash reach the token, and how
A+Active true burn, large. Supply permanently destroyed by a fee-funded engine. Strongest bull-market narrative. UNI, HYPE
AActive true burn, steady. SKY
B+High-share buyback (+ burns) / lock→burn. Large automated fee-funded buyback, some burning. CLANKER (~⅔ of fees), JUP
BBuyback-and-hold, meaningful. Token bought into treasury, not destroyed. AAVE
C+Buyback-and-hold, smaller / cyclical. PUMP, RAY
CReal-yield distribution, no burn. Cash paid to stakers (ETH/AVAX); zero supply reduction. GMX
DThin / partial buyback. Small or inconsistent fee-to-token loop.
FNo accrual or net inflationary. Governance-only or emissions outpace any sink. AERO, LDO, ENA, JTO, PENDLE, CRV, MORPHO
📉 Value grade — FDV ÷ revenue run-rate (trough)
A< 8×. Cheap on fully-diluted, trough revenue. PUMP, GMX, SKY
B8–15×. Reasonable. LDO, CLANKER, AERO
C15–25×. Full-ish. UNI*, AAVE, JUP
D25–60×. Expensive / needs revenue recovery. RAY, PENDLE, CRV
F> 60×. Priced for perfection or no accrual. HYPE, MORPHO*, JTO, ENA
★ Overall (editorial)
Our blended read of cheapness + accrual quality + revenue durability. Not financial advice — a thinking tool, not a target.