Lately, when I scout emerging projects in the Web3 space, I keep noticing the same patterns repeating. Almost every new protocol or platform I come across fits into one of four buckets: yield optimization applications, prediction market platforms, perpetual trading DEXs, or decentralized neobanking solutions. It's starting to feel like there's only handful of templates everyone's working with. The lack of differentiation in project positioning is pretty noticeable—everyone's essentially solving the same problem with minor tweaks to the mechanics.