Value capture
Plain definition. Value capture is how well a blockchain project turns the economic activity it generates into real benefits for its token and the people who hold it.
Technical definition. Gate’s crypto glossary defines value capture as a blockchain project’s ability to convert the economic value it generates into tangible benefits for its tokens or participants, such as cash flow, rewards, or deflationary mechanisms. A network can be heavily used while little of that use benefits the token, which is why value capture is asked separately from whether the technology works.
On this site
On this site, Value capture comes up in Is XRP dead, a scam, or a failed experiment?, Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the “XRP Army” critique)?, Is most XRP activity speculation rather than real use?, Who earns the interest on RLUSD’s reserves, and does any of it reach XRP holders? and What is XRP’s value-capture problem, and how would it be measured?.
Source
Value Capture Definition (Gate Glossary) (gate.com), read October 4, 2026.
Pages that cover Value capture
- What is XRP's value-capture problem, and how would it be measured?
- Who earns the interest on RLUSD's reserves, and does any of it reach XRP holders?
- Is XRP dead, a scam, or a failed experiment?
- Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the "XRP Army" critique)?
- Is most XRP activity speculation rather than real use?