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Traditional methods for valuing blockchain networks often mischaracterize them, treating them like corporations and using formulas that were specifically designed to calculate fair stock prices based on very narrow considerations. This approach is fundamentally flawed.
Blockchains, particularly smart contract platforms like Ethereum, are not businesses—as explained in my previous articles, they are emerging, sovereign, digital economies with their own reserve currencies. These currencies not only serve their original native networks but can also act as SoV, UoA, and medium of exchange “abroad” - in the case of ETH ($3,107.51), the currency isn't limited to its original mainnet, but has permeated and become the reserve of several extensions (L2s) that are part of its monetary jurisdiction, and even thrived beyond these most immediate boundaries (akin to how USD operates today).
Additionally, proof-of-stake b...
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