Once the current utility from free tipping disappears with the final airdrop, is there a genuine long term bull case for $DEGEN?

What will prevent it from decaying into irrelevance like the thousands of meme coins before it?

Looking for serious replies, not $DEGEN to $1 memes.

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Degen did groundwork for real economy:

1. Positioning + Contribution to FC, Base, builders & powerusers
> value-add for all from funding, distribution, use cases, early users

2. long-minded contributors do smart invests
> fair launch
> accept dilution to grow econ, onboard people (earn without buying but tips + apps)

interest in football, ecosystem growth, econ, investing, chess

> it’s also good that degen community + degen chain + eco tokens + Degen apps grow reach from Farcaster, Base over crypto, social media & gain additional inputs to the Degen economy (which may partially flow back to Farcaster & Base)

> Curious to see apps grow & real usage of $degen

> it’s also good that degen community + degen chain + eco tokens + Degen apps grow reach from Farcaster, Base over crypto, social media & gain additional inputs to the Degen economy (which may partially flow back to Farcaster & Base)

> Curious to see apps grow & real usage of $degen
https://www.degen.tips/degen-week

3. Stomached distribution phase (free tipping > sell pressure) to shine in utility phase (use > hold & buy)

> it’s good for Degen to stay positioned well in Farcaster (clients, apps) & contribute to their success going forward as a community currency

> onchain tipping can be a killer use case for social + crypto