And you laughed about it as if protocol-level engineering doesn't literally take decades. I get that you don't have any idea how this kind of business works and are just clowning around in the hopes of making it big with your 20-buck investment, but maybe these timescales are a not-so-subtle hint that you're overextending yourself.

but it also led crypto development this year and hasn't had to deconstruct everything to get there

lmao, the only thing ADA lead was hype and disappointment in the same headlines. It's so far from even getting to the ballpark of ETH and you're kidding yourself if you're actually dismissing it. There is barely an alternative, even now.