DeFi protocols promised a revolution, right? But now, with SEC breathing down every crypto neck & Uniswap's TVL dropping below $2B, I wonder if this was just hype. Remember when Compound was the talk of the town? Now it's struggling with liquidity. Maybe I got swept up in the frenzy, but wasn’t DeFi supposed to decentralize EVERYTHING? Meanwhile, some influencer on Twitter is hyping up a new DeFi project like it’s the next big thing. Could they be right, or just another pump-n-dump? And what about the ETH gas fees? Still high af. 🤔 Maybe I should dive into some lesser-known protocols or is that just chasing ghosts? Feeling like a noob again.