In the article, Naman Kabra, co-founder and CEO of NodeOps, provides a thought-provoking insight into the evolution of staking in the crypto world. Moving away from emission-driven models, he proposes a shift to value creation and performance-based tokenomics. The article discusses the concept of rewarding tangible contributions such as infrastructure building and user onboarding, and the potential for this model to foster sustainable and resilient token economies. Kabra further emphasizes the need for alignment where tokens must equate to measurable outputs, fostering ecosystems where rewards are honestly earned rather than artificially inflated.