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What Is Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) and Why Is It Used in Comps?

Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) is the market capitalization calculated using the total supply of a token that will ever exist, including all unreleased tokens from vesting, staking rewards, and treasury allocations, multiplied by the current price. It is used in Comps to provide a true picture of the project's potential long-term valuation, mitigating the distortion caused by a low initial circulating supply.

Comparing FDV helps investors assess the potential dilution risk when comparing projects.

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