If you want us to continue having a healthy conversation, it would be ideal to remove the ironies. I didn’t give you a mandate; I only recommended that you watch the live since many points were discussed there.
Like you, I’m also aware of everything happening in our ecosystem.
You are correct in saying that Sota was the Founder of Astar Network, but that doesn’t mean he decides the direction of the protocol, as that is the role of the Astar Foundation, a team with a single interest: the development and value of Astar. Lastly, Startale is not the Astar Foundation; this has been explained in the past by Maarten. Startale has been a great contributor to Astar alongside the Astar Foundation, but they are separate entities, as we have mentioned before.
In fact, this is no correct. None of our treasuries (Main Treasury or Community Treasury) are used to pay Startale employees. These treasuries are exclusively for the use of our ecosystem.
But don’t get me wrong, I’m not against your points; in fact, I’m glad you share them. I’m glad to see members like you willing to speak up and say what you feel is wrong.
The Astar Foundation is fully committed to you, our community.
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That’s why we published the Astar 2025 recap with a section focused on what to expect in Q1 2026.
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We also launched the Astar Foundation Forward initiative, as we read your comments and transformed them into this initiative.
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Finally, we started collaborating on the development of a Collective‑Driven CLMM DEX for the Astar ecosystem, in response to your requests.
Everything we are doing, guys, is focused on you, our community. This is part of the roadmap for Astar, the new direction, and the real, concrete actions the Astar Foundation is taking to increase the value of our ecosystem.
I’m sharing this especially here for you, so see me more as a close ally, because that’s what I am.