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Over the week, crypto Twitter has been debating a new favorite metric: Real Economic Value, or REV.
Standardized by Blockworks Research, REV tracks how much users pay to use a blockchain — including fees and MEV tips.
The metric has gained traction as a signal of demand for blockspace and a way to understand which chains see real usage — recently highlighting Solana as a home for large economic value creation. But while many agree it's useful, no one's calling it the only metric that matters.
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