{"id":20799,"date":"2025-04-29T07:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/milkyway-price-prediction-milk-pre-tge-forecast\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:21:10","slug":"milkyway-price-prediction-milk-pre-tge-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/milkyway-price-prediction-milk-pre-tge-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"MilkyWay Price Prediction: MILK Pre-TGE Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MilkyWay (MILK) is a liquid staking protocol for Celestia, a modular blockchain specializing in Data Availability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project has yet to release detailed tokenomics, but recently the team announced an airdrop of 100 million MILK (10% of the total supply) for the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the lack of complete information about the distribution mechanism, price analysis must primarily rely on fully diluted valuation (FDV)\u2014that is, assuming the full supply and examining various price scenarios.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/binance-wallet-hosts-milkyway-milk-tge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Binance Wallet Hosts MilkyWay (MILK) TGE on PancakeSwap<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"888\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_MilkyWay_Work_Differentiation_Through_a_Celestia-Native_Liquid_Staking_Model\"\/>How Does MilkyWay Work? Differentiation Through a Celestia-Native Liquid Staking Model<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2420\">MilkyWay enables users to stake TIA and receive milkTIA \u2014 a liquid staking token (<a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/restaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">LST<\/a>) that can be utilized across various DeFi applications. Users can trade milkTIA, use it as liquidity, or reinvest it, providing maximum flexibility. The core technology stack of MilkyWay includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"3331\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2635\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2635\"><strong data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2453\">Built-in Restaking Module<\/strong>: MilkyWay goes beyond simple staking by allowing users to restake their TIA into additional security services within the Celestia ecosystem, or eventually into other modular chains.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2867\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2867\"><strong data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2664\">Validator Abstraction<\/strong>: The protocol design eliminates the need for users to manually choose validators. Instead, the system automatically optimizes validator selection for performance and safety, similar to Lido\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2869\" data-end=\"3103\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2871\" data-end=\"3103\"><strong data-start=\"2871\" data-end=\"2903\">Celestia-Native Architecture<\/strong>: Unlike multichain staking protocols, MilkyWay directly leverages Celestia\u2019s Data Availability and modular execution layers. This allows for the deployment of lightweight, gas-efficient DeFi modules.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3331\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3331\"><strong data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3131\">Modular-First Design<\/strong>: MilkyWay aims to become the default staking infrastructure for rollups that use Celestia as their DA layer \u2014 just as EigenLayer has emerged as a secondary security layer for Ethereum\u2019s L2 ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3762\">MilkyWay\u2019s technological edge lies in its seamless integration into the modular stack, providing not just staking but a middleware staking layer where staking, restaking, DA, and security services operate flexibly across layers. If Celestia\u2019s rollup ecosystem continues to expand, MilkyWay is positioned to become a foundational component, not merely a \u201cstaking DApp,\u201d but a core staking middleware for the modular Web3 world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Funding_Sources_and_Estimated_Tokenomics\"\/><strong>Funding Sources and Estimated Tokenomics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To date, MilkyWay has raised approximately $6 million across its funding rounds. The Seed round in April 2024 raised $5 million, led by Binance Labs, Polychain Capital, and other investors such as HackVC, LongHash, and Crypto.com Capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MilkyWay has not yet released its official tokenomics. However, based on the announced airdrop of 100 million MILK, representing 10% of the total supply, it can be inferred that the maximum supply would be around 1 billion tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest data from MilkyWay\u2019s official page, the total value of assets staked and restaked through the platform has reached approximately $172 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With TIA currently priced at around $2.94, the estimated amount staked is about 58.5 million tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_151872\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151872\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-151872\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image2-16.png\" alt=\"Funding Sources and Estimated Tokenomics\" width=\"686\" height=\"94\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-151872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkyway.zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">MilkyWay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This indicates a relatively strong and active participation from the Celestia and MilkyWay communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"b-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"b-cta b-cta--inline\">\n<div class=\"b-cta__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/recommends\/binance-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/binance-logo-6219389_1280-300x300.webp\" class=\"image-fit wp-post-image\" alt=\"binance-logo-2\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/binance-logo-6219389_1280-300x300.webp\" class=\"lazyload image-fit wp-post-image\" alt=\"binance-logo-2\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_Analysis_Based_on_FDV_Scenarios\"\/><strong>Price Analysis Based on FDV Scenarios<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The starting point assumes a total supply of 1 billion MILK tokens. In that case, the token price and FDV have a linear relationship:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDV = Total token supply \u00d7 Price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conservative Scenario<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDV \u2248 $50 million (price ~ $0.05). At this price point, MILK\u2019s value would only amount to 15% of <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/what-is-kernel-dao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">KernelDAO<\/a>\u2018s initial FDV upon listing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could happen if the market turns cautious or there is strong selling pressure from airdrop recipients. However, this is considered the most conservative and lower-bound scenario for MilkyWay.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Base Case Scenario<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDV \u2248 $100-200 million (price ~ $0.10-0.20). In this case, MILK would trade around $0.10\u20130.20, aligning with KernelDAO\u2019s current FDV (~$180 million).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a reasonable baseline scenario, roughly matching the segment of liquid staking\/restaking projects on BNB Chain (like KernelDAO) that MilkyWay is targeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If MILK reaches ~ $0.10 (FDV ~ $100 million), it would be considered \u201cundervalued\u201d compared to KernelDAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At ~$0.20 (FDV ~ $200 million), it would be slightly higher but still acceptable if MilkyWay attracts healthy liquidity inflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bull Case<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDV \u2248 $700+ million. Achieving this would require a massive catalyst, such as a major exchange listing combined with extreme speculative sentiment, more than how KernelDAO once reached an ATH valuation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this also implies significant sell pressure early on, likely leading MilkyWay\u2019s FDV to retrace toward KernelDAO\u2019s current levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fair price range for MILK is likely between $0.10 and $0.30 (FDV ~ $100\u2013300M), roughly in line or slightly above KernelDAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only expect prices above $0.50 in case of unexpected, highly bullish catalysts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors should closely monitor key metrics like circulating supply at TGE, unlock schedules, and token distribution between the team and community treasury to better assess realistic valuations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comparison_with_KernelDAO_and_others\"\/><strong>Comparison with KernelDAO and others<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<h3>KernelDAO<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing MILK with other projects in the same sector on BNB Chain helps position its relative potential. A prime example here is KernelDAO (KERNEL) \u2013 a recently TGE liquid restaking protocol backed by Binance Labs. KERNEL has a total supply of 1 billion tokens and currently holds an FDV of approximately $179\u2013180 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of its listing (April 14, 2025), only about 16.23% of tokens were in circulation, with a price of $0.32, translating to an initial FDV of $320M. The Kernel team raised around $10 million across several funding rounds, involving Binance Labs and other major investment funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of scale, KernelDAO has grown significantly: they launched a $40 million ecosystem fund to support the development of restaking projects on BNB Chain and reached over $1.7 billion in total value locked (TVL).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_151873\" style=\"width: 1672px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151873\" class=\"wp-image-151873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image1-24.png\" alt=\"kerneldao\" width=\"1662\" height=\"470\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151873\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image1-24.png\" alt=\"kerneldao\" width=\"1662\" height=\"470\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-151873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DefiLlama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This highlights the enormous appeal of the restaking sector and Kernel\u2019s strong capital attraction capabilities. Thus, KERNEL holds an FDV of around $180 million while managing multi-billion dollar assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, MilkyWay currently has less than $10 million worth of TIA staked within its platform. If MILK\u2019s FDV surpasses Kernel\u2019s range, meaning around $150 \u2013 200 million, MilkyWay would need to attract more capital or rapidly increase its TVL to justify the valuation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of fundraising, MilkyWay raised $5 million (seed round), which is lower than Kernel\u2019s $10 million but still backed by Binance Lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kernel had a stronger foundation at launch, with its $180M FDV translating to just $0.20\/token, it may appear slightly overvalued and will need to scale its staked assets quickly to justify the valuation. Current TVL and fundraising levels show MilkyWay must prioritize growth.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Puffer and Swell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puffer and Swell are both liquid restaking protocols, operating in the same staking\/restaking sector as MilkyWay. These two cases are relevant comparisons because they both conducted their TGE around the same time as MilkyWay and KernelDAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of listing, PUFF launched at $0.53, equivalent to an FDV of approximately $530 million. However, the price dropped over 68% within just two weeks. Similarly, SWELL launched with a $300 million FDV and saw its price plummet 55\u201360% shortly after, reflecting heavy post-airdrop selling pressure and a \u201clow-float-high FDV\u201d structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KernelDAO with a $1.8 billion FDV but only ~16% of tokens in circulation, also followed this trend \u2013 its price fell to around $0.17, losing nearly 80% of its initial value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this context, MilkyWay (MILK) may enjoy better price stability and buffer post-listing if it launches at a significantly lower FDV (~$100\u2013300 million), which is $0.1\u2013$0.3.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, given current market patterns, investors should remain cautious during the post-TGE phase, especially since MilkyWay has not released its full tokenomics and still locks a large portion of the supply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151880\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/milk-vs-projects.jpg\" alt=\"Puffer and Swell\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1417\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-151880\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/milk-vs-projects.jpg\" alt=\"Puffer and Swell\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1417\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"\/><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the overall analysis, the initial price of the MILK token will likely fall within the range of $0.10 \u2013 $0.30 (FDV of $100\u2013300 million), assuming the market remains stable without major negative shocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the long term, MilkyWay must prove its value by increasing TVL (staking TIA), expanding DeFi integrations, and improving liquidity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current trend on BNB Chain, which focuses on restaking\/LST and large liquidity support programs, provides a favorable environment for staking-related projects like MilkyWay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, for MILK\u2019s price to achieve sustainable long-term growth, the project must outperform competing solutions, especially KernelDAO, which already holds a large ecosystem fund and a massive TVL advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/grass-could-be-the-next-project-listed-on-binance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Grass Could Be the Next Project Listed on Binance?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/milkyway-price-prediction\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=milkyway-price-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MilkyWay (MILK) is a liquid staking protocol for Celestia, a modular blockchain specializing in Data Availability. The project has yet to release detailed tokenomics, but recently the team announced an airdrop of 100 million MILK (10% of the total supply) for the community. 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