Governance Token vs Protocol Revenue

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Governance Token
intermediate
fundamentals

A governance token is a cryptocurrency that grants holders voting rights over a decentralized protocol's decisions, enabling community-driven control without centralized management.

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Protocol Revenue
intermediate
market_structure

Protocol revenue is the actual income a decentralized finance application earns from user fees, retained by the protocol treasury or distributed to token holders after paying liquidity providers.

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