out of 809 cryptos, waves is 12th coin for innovation with 2,432 commits in one year
https://cryptomiso.com/this is much better and important than its CMC rank
So, constantly tinkering with code and fixing bugs is evidence that a project is an excellent one? Waves recently changed the look of their DEX - is that evidence of brilliance or, perhaps, a poor user interface? What if a development team takes ages to get its codebase installed? Is being slow to market also a sign of greatness? As for Waves being 12th for innovation, there is NO objective way to measure this, and rankings vary. Also, rating innovation is largely meaningless when the technology is constantly evolving - Waves may have the edge over Ethereum in TPS, for example, but that won't last. However, there's more to long-term success than just being innovative: having to learn yet another smart contract language, for example, might prevent adoption. "Coincheckup" website currently ranks Waves at number 336 overall!
However much Sasha is paying you, it's far too much!