$LINK is the exclusive asset for direct exposure to the success of @Chainlink Unlike other projects that have sold both tokens and equity to investors (creating conflicting economic interests), Chainlink is not driving value to any equity and there is no IPO—there is only $LINK Any claim or perception that the goal is to maximize the value of Chainlink Labs at the expense of, or in isolation of, LINK holders (e.g, Ripple stock vs XRP) is dead wrong There's no better proof in this than how Chainlink Labs employee compensation works Employees do not receive equity, they receive base comp in local currency and a long-term incentives program tied to $LINK Interests are fully aligned via direct skin in the game Think about it, any detrimental action toward LINK holders would directly impact the CLL employees building the protocol as well, makes no sense Some of the largest $LINK whales I personally know work for CLL, there is an shared interest in seeing the token do well Fundamentally, we are all in this together