DeFi protocols promised this big revolution, right? But here we are, watching ETH struggle around $1.6k and wondering if the hype was just that—hype. Uniswap's volume is down, and people are meme-ing about rug pulls more than ever. Got a DM from a friend who’s deep into Yearn Finance, swears it's the future, but I'm like, is it tho? Saw a tweet today comparing DeFi to the dot-com bubble—ouch. Meanwhile, NFTs are still grabbing headlines, but where's the DeFi buzz? Maybe it's just a quiet before another storm, or maybe the storm's over and we just didn't notice. Either way, feels like we're in a holding pattern, waiting for that next "aha" moment, or maybe just a sign that we're not all crazy for believing in this.