revenue before hype
what really stood out - Sign had significant annual revenue before launching token.
products like TokenTable distributed billions in assets. EthSign processed millions in on-chain signatures. actual usage generating actual fees.
then they tokenized with $SIGN. not the usual “launch token, promise revenue later, dump on retail” playbook.
when protocols have revenue before tokens, the economics make way more sense.
institutional capital pattern
Sequoia invested across US, India, China offices. they don’t all coordinate on hype plays.
HashKey, Circle, YZi Labs (Binance affiliated) all backed Sign.
these firms have better information and longer time horizons than retail traders.
when serious institutional capital flows into attestation infrastructure, probably worth paying attention.
the orange dynasty angle
@SignOfficial built Orange Dynasty - reputation system with millions of users.
looks like gamified social platform but its actually testing attestation infrastructure at scale.
users earn verifiable reputation through participation. cant fake it with bots cause attestations prove real contributions.
when it works for social reputation, proves the tech works for government identity systems too