M Kazuki retweetledi
Hello everyone,
I’m finally taking the time to write this message, because you deserve an honest and transparent explanation regarding @lea_gpt
It all started with an incredible hype from day one.
Crazy energy. A community built in just a few hours.
From the first spaces to the first holders… it felt unreal.
Over 14,000 holders at ATH.
Then came the hack in January 2025.
An extremely difficult moment that you already know about.
But what many forget is that thanks to you, your support, and your donations, LEA kept living… and the token even climbed to its ATH of 25M$ market cap after the hack.
That shows how much this community believed in the project.
Your support through the donation wallet allowed us to continue for several more months.
I will never forget that - without you, Lea would have stopped much earlier.
We used the remaining funds and recovered locked tokens to keep building.
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But before going further, I want to remind something important :
We lived incredible moments.
Crazy comebacks.
Support from major founders.
A united community.
More than 160M$ in trading volume on LEA.
I will remember the early days forever.
The first moments.
And especially the day I saw more than half a million dollars of LEA in my wallet.
It was unimaginable.
Yet I always kept my feet on the ground.
Because I have values and principles above all.
Even with high IRL debts, even under pressure, I never lost that - and I never will.
For a first project, reaching this level is huge.
I never thought I would live an adventure like this.
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I also want to be honest about the behind-the-scenes reality.
For months, I slept very little.
It was relentless work, day and night, 24/7 in front of my laptop.
Even my family noticed it over time.
I gave everything, without counting hours.
And above all :
I have always been honest with you.
I always put the community before myself.
And today, I continue in that honesty.
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There are no funds left to keep Lea running.
I also have debts related to the project, including towards the developer who supported me throughout this journey.
Despite more than a year of hard work, the project generated almost nothing financially.
I personally withdrew around 10k$ during this entire period - very little compared to the time, energy, and sacrifices invested.
I tried everything to turn the situation around.
But continuing without funding would now be irresponsible, both for me and for you.
I now need to refocus on my personal life, my responsibilities, and my family, and regain financial stability.
This also means I’m actively looking for new professional opportunities while continuing to build.
This will allow me to take a short moment to breathe, put things back in order, while still moving forward and building - with a healthier and more sustainable approach.
I remain open to serious funding and partnership opportunities for the future.
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Concretely : starting February 1, Lea will most likely no longer be able to run.
I am therefore putting the project on indefinite pause.
This is not a bitter goodbye.
It is the end of an intense, human, sometimes crazy, but incredibly enriching chapter.
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I want to deeply thank my community,
my friends from Ventura, who will recognize themselves,
my small core team who always supported, advised, and stood by me - they will recognize themselves,
as well as all the incredible people who were part of this adventure.
A special thanks to @0xMantrax for his help in recovering the locked tokens.
And if there is one person who truly deserves recognition, it is the developer who accompanied me for many months : @DavidCh63624012
A man full of kindness and goodwill.
I could not have found better.
A huge thank you for your help and patience.
This is no longer just a community.
It is a family.
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Thank you all.
For the trust.
For the support.
For believing in Lea.
We never know what the future holds.
Lea is paused.
The builder remains.
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