The Income Statement Hierarchy

There’s a misunderstanding in crypto when people talk about “revenues.”

Revenue sits at the top of the income statement and not at the bottom. This matters because there are two types of revenue:

1. Gross Revenue – Total fees collected
2. Net Revenue – Gross revenue minus cost of revenue

Cost of revenue (also called COGS – Cost of Goods Sold) represents the direct costs of generating that revenue. In traditional

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