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We have just burnt 4.7% of $GP'S total supply accumulated via our buy back program from @bonkfun Revenue. Website and whitepaper will be out this week. 🫡

@topo_g Nothing worse than people who feel the need to do this instantly

Not knowing how to exit a plane is a result of really poor parenting If you’re an adult trying to fill the lane, move up a spot or two, your parents failed you and society suffers from your choices

@ThirdTimeIan The crown stays on

Newsy Johnson

$CROWN nice bounce, just getting started IMO

@SolportTom 👀

It’s time

@ThirdTimeIan hearing things, big if true

Any news?

@topo_g 116? yea, it's completely over for crypto, pack it up boys

Oh no…. *Checks chart* BTC $116k

@BrentKessinger @photofinishgame @ThirdTimeIan what an oxymoron 😂

@Tact_Crypto @photofinishgame @ThirdTimeIan This a smart Taiyo 👑

with $GP absolutely ripping, there are certainly some other NFT based tokens that are flying under the radar right now loaded up a nice bag of $CROWN because @photofinishgame & @ThirdTimeIan are still cooking

You can literally count the number of people who’re excited about Monad launch with fingers in your one hand..

@NotSeanyTsunami @marccolcer

@Tact_Crypto @marccolcer I am down astronomical on crown. Sold and took the L

Truth time: I sent $GP in a group chat 3 months ago when it was $0.12 It is now $6 I forgot to buy

@NotSeanyTsunami that discord was an absolute blender in late 2021 too😂 EZ mode

So realistically it was easy All you had to do was mint a Taiyo November 2021, watch it go up to 30 sol then get rugged by old devs, see solport tom buy out the project, so continue to hold, then watch him run taiyos up to 300 sol floor in the bull market, then watch the whole nft market crash with the general market crash, keep holding because your robot is back down to your buy price, then you get called a dead project for a few years, then solport tom starts helping bonk team out, then they get called dead because pumpfun has all market share, then you witness the flippening, then you witness domination, all while your robot is staked farming $GP from 2022 Really, it was quite easy to hit the trade

@topo_g going on about 5 months, started as a detox. Been feeling the best I have in years

Coming up on 2000 days sober Crazy to think how a single moment was the greatest “addition by subtraction” moment of my life. Not everyone needs to quit, but many of you likely should. And from my experience, only every single part of my life got better. GN

@NotSeanyTsunami @SolportTom @TaiyoRobotics OG Taiyo's getting rewarded 🤝

@Tact_Crypto @SolportTom @TaiyoRobotics BEAST

have taken a bit of a step back in crypto to focus on real estate businesses, but check in from time to time to see @SolportTom absolutely crushing, still have my OG gen 1 staked for almost 3 years lol (and absolutely printing $GP) had to support and pick up a 2nd Gen1 🫡

@tanergrap @solflare_wallet Reminds me of Seagrams haha. Thought they were gonna announce a new Whiskey

Solflare is here with its renewed branding, but the logo that was created does not really reflect @solflare_wallet brand identity. All you had to do was make your previous logo more minimal. As a logo designer, I am not sure that the logo you created does not match your brand identity and will accurately represent your vision. What do you think of Solflare's new logo? I would do that ⬇️

Newsy Johnson out Bryan Johnson in

‘What a bounce!’

@0xAvast appreciate the update. I know you stuck around longer than most from the initial Solana NFT cycle but nonetheless bummed to see things end up not working out

The End of an Era Three years ago, I started working on Froots, and today I’m officially announcing its end. I stopped working on the project two months ago, though it’s been much longer since I last spoke about it publicly. I absolutely love Froots: the juice brand, the IP, and the people who have supported us. Froots has been in a critical state for a while. Even though I acquired 100% of the company back in November with a plan to revive it, alas, it’s time to pull the plug. This probably won’t come as a shock to those who’ve been keeping up, as the team has been rather inactive over the past eight months. Still, I felt people deserved some closure, and to be frank, so did I. I also want to use this as an opportunity to share my experience and potentially help future founders and creators. We did a lot of really cool things with Froots. One of the highlights was supplying free juice to every major NFT NYC 2024 event and seeing people’s reactions to our product. That was incredibly fun, and the support was overwhelming. I believe that with the right leadership, Froots could perform extremely well. The IP slaps and all the people who tried the juices absolutely loved it. But I’ve come to the conclusion that, for numerous reasons, it won’t thrive under my leadership, at least for now. I would love to see Froots do well with or without me...and I really hope to one day be in a position to bring back Froots, whether as the IP or the juice brand, but realistically, that’s unlikely. I could list all the reasons that led us here, but I’d rather take accountability for the things I did and didn’t do. In hindsight, I didn’t have enough experience to start or run a project like this at the time. We didn’t plan enough, and my lack of judgment in people led me to trust those I shouldn’t have. That’s on me. I made a lot of promises to the community, things I wholeheartedly believed would happen, but sadly, I wasn’t able to deliver on them. I apologize for letting a lot of people down. I don’t claim to have it all figured out (otherwise, we wouldn’t be here), but if you’re considering launching a project, I hope you can learn a thing or two from the next few paragraphs. The Biggest Mistakes We Made The biggest mistake we made was trying to please everyone. This led us to launch a game called The Arena, which cost us a lot to develop and also required $4K per week in prizes...for 24 weeks straight. That totaled around 3,000 SOL in prizes (SOL was much lower back then). The community loved it at first, but over time, it became "normal," and that wasn’t enough anymore. We also launched a staking platform, even though we had initially told ourselves we’d never do it, but we caved. I believe a lot of projects, including top ones, are suffering from the decisions they made post-mint to appease holders. The pressure to get everything right, to please everyone -as dumb as it sounds- gets to you. This might be good for short-term price action, but long term, it’s extremely -EV. People forget about those things, and you’re left with an expensive feature nobody really cares about. We learned that the hard way. If it wasn’t obvious, I’ve always truly cared about Froots and our holders, which is why I used to write four-page essays updating the community. It’s also why I’m really sad to be making this post today. I said this a while ago, and it’s still true: "It hurts seeing people leave. It hurts seeing the FP go down. It hurts seeing people who believed in us, believed in me, be disappointed. It hurts because I care, even though some days, I wish I didn’t care as much." The trap of building a company in public with a community is that, as I mentioned, you end up letting the noise get to you. That leads to poor decisions because you want to please people. The key is to manage expectations, something I personally struggled with. This space moves fast, and if you don’t constantly give people something to “eat,” they move on. Web3 communities are, by design, insatiable. There’s a constant inflow of new buyers who didn’t benefit from past rewards (e.g., OG BAYC/DeGods holders got tons of airdrops, but new buyers didn’t—so you always need to find something new). I had a talk with the Clayno team a while back, and this is what they told me: "What we’re building takes time. We could stay quiet, heads down, but in Web3, you’re dealing with a younger crowd. They run on hype. We figured the best way to combat that is to focus on attention and throw smoke screens. It takes us 2-4 months to push out updates—people won’t wait more than a week. Utilize the community in simple, efficient ways." That’s definitely one way to approach the issue. You need to keep the community updated, but to manage expectations, don’t reveal everything. Find your balance. For Future Founders You can easily raise money in Web3 if you’re a decent marketer and understand the industry. But if you’re planning to do so, plan EVERYTHING in advance and stick to your vision. Of course, things won’t always go as planned, but don’t go in blind. There’s also a fine line between listening to community feedback and letting them dictate your project’s direction. Listen and observe, but also trust yourself. People will always think they know better, but most of the times they don’t. Surround yourself with the right people. Don’t be afraid to hire and delegate. Don’t be afraid to take risks, if you don’t try, nothing happens. If you do, maybe nothing happens… but maybe it changes everything for you. Be consistent. This is especially true in Web3. If you’re building in public, you HAVE to stay consistent, particularly with content. One more thing: If you create something in public, people will criticize every single decision you make. Some will spread negative stuff about you, which may or may not be true, and you may even receive threats for things you didn’t do. (In Froots’ early days, someone doxxed me as the FP dropped and even leaked my girlfriend’s personal info, which is INSANE.) Nobody is in your shoes. Stay true to yourself, and don’t let the toxicity affect your mental health. You’re the only one who knows what you did, didn’t do, or intend to do. That said, always take accountability, nobody is perfect. I used to be frustrated that influencers, projects, or even Solana itself (lmao) wouldn’t acknowledge Froots, even though we were doing something unique. But then I realized I was just bitter: if I wanted them to notice us, I needed to work harder. The Industry’s Hypocrisy Small rant but I've had this on my mind for a while and this isn't just about me. I find it unfair that this industry constantly shits on people who aren’t bad actors, people who stick around and genuinely try new things...while simultaneously handing more money to bad actors and forgetting about them within a few days. Shoutout to those who truly try/tried their best and are/were passionate about what they built, yet got dragged for engagement (e.g., @frankdegods ). Most of the time, the picture people paint is far from the truth. Don’t be a dick to people who show up with good intentions—there’s only so much they can take. If we weed out all the good actors for engagement, we’ll be left with the scum of the earth—and that’ll be our fault. Don’t let others dictate your opinions. It’s easy to believe everything you read online, but there are always multiple sides to every story. While we get rugged daily, paradoxically, this industry doesn’t tolerate failure. People are quick to label failed projects as rugs. Not everyone is going to succeed—that’s a fact. Most people will fail. But if you’re reading this: Shoot your shot. Take a chance. No dream is too wild or too stupid. Just do it with integrity. What’s Next for Me While it’s really hard for me to let Froots go, this is certainly not the end of Avast. I’ve learned a lot from Froots, and I’ve met some incredible people, both online and IRL at conferences like NFT NYC. This industry is now a major part of my life so I will 100% be around. Thank you to all the people who supported us, or me and as always, if you have any questions, ask away.