OP, you seem like a nice guy so ill give you an honest answer
the thing is that even if it wasnt for
>token not needed
this isnt how projects rise in value
compare to harmony one for example: it executed on everything ETH 2.0 was supposed to, with an EVM compatible blockchain, so its easy to switch over, yet there are no projects on it and its literally dumping to sub 1 cent levels, why?
because this market is massively speculative and a coin needs momentum, narrative, community, etc etc to rise valuation. tech alone is not enough
but also, token literally not needed
the only people who even know what this project is are 2017 /biz/lets, theres no hype, theres no reason why this would ever reach $10 - sorry, i know theyre probably executing well on a lot of things, but so did matic and look how that turned out
if you want to make money in this market either gamble on defi flavor of the week memecoins or buy and hold boring lower return oversaturated stuff like link that will surely profit at some point
it sucks, i know, but you can either be realistic or get dumped on / lose out from opportunity cost