I think a lot of people misunderstood what Sergey said about the $LINK token during his keynote at LINK:NYC. ​This post from @ChainLinkGod and rewatching the keynote a few times really help clarify his message. ​Sergey stated: "Chainlink is not focused on driving enterprise value or increasing equity. It's about increasing the adoption and usefulness of the Chainlink network as an impartial global infrastructure, and the $LINK token plays a critical role in that." ​Many interpreted this as Chainlink prioritizing adoption over driving value to the token. But that’s not what he said. ​He explained that the $LINK token is critical to the network, and as network usage scales, the utility and importance of $LINK will scale with it. ​The token was never meant to represent equity in Chainlink Labs. It’s a commodity with a crucial role in the ecosystem. ​He even reinforced this by saying: "You will see more and more cases where TradFi users acquire the token to use the system properly." ➡️This directly implies that the network is specifically designed around the utility of the $LINK token. ​Chainlink spent years building a secure, reliable network. Now, they are shifting focus toward building end-to-end solutions to drive revenue and expand the network, a growth that goes hand-in-hand with increased $LINK usage.