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Created: 2025-07-17 12:20:53 UTC

● How to Spot Real Demand in a Noisy Market

Criteria:

- No token rewards
- No LP farming multipliers
- Real usage, real TVL, organic demand

Protocols that pass this filter aren’t just building.
They’re winning because their core product matters.

Here are X protocols doing exactly that. Scaling quietly, sustainably, and without emissions.


XXX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1945821003608981741/c:line.svg)

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