There's been plenty of pushback around creator reward mechanisms lately—critics keep pointing out how much value devs are supposedly "taking out" through these incentive structures. What's overlooked though: when developers actually pocket those fees, many reinvest directly back into the token itself or diversify into other projects to strengthen the ecosystem.

Compare that to how things worked before. That same revenue stream? It went entirely to the platform running the show, and basically none of it made its way back to fund the actual work happening on the ground. The difference in reinvestment philosophy is pretty stark when you look at it side by side.