JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Head of IRS Crypto Unit Trish Turner resigns.

$SEA is coming. Here are a few things to know: • Historical OpenSea usage, not just recent activity, will be an important ingredient • Claim process will be simple and accessible. US users welcome • We’re focused on long-term sustainability and supporting a healthy, enduring community • No details on timing yet. We’re taking the learnings from this space and getting it right As always, only trust updates from @openseafdn and @opensea

$SEA is coming. Here are a few things to know: • Historical OpenSea usage, not just recent activity, will be an important ingredient • Claim process will be simple and accessible. US users welcome • We’re focused on long-term sustainability and supporting a healthy, enduring community • No details on timing yet. We’re taking the learnings from this space and getting it right As always, only trust updates from @openseafdn and @opensea

Hi Believe Community, and to those potentially considering joining us, I’ve been told my posts can feel a bit impersonal, even “ChatGPT-ish.” That’s just my natural writing style, but for this one I’m going to make more of an effort to be more open / vulnerable. When Believe launched it was very much built as an experiment, we built the first version of Believe in two weeks. It took off immediately, which we did not expect. I was still learning the basics of crypto when I suddenly found myself leading the ICM meta, an acronym I had never even heard of prior to launching. On a personal level, I went from an intentionally private life to the center of CT almost overnight. Within weeks of launching Believe, I was running a platform processing a billion dollars a week. The shift was intense. Suddenly I was being stopped on the street and had to worry about the security of myself and those close to me. I want to address the idea that I am “extractive.” When the Evelyn memes started, I leaned into them because they were absurd and I found them to be funny. Over time, the joke turned into a narrative that I might actually be one of those crypto founders who cashes out and immediately spends on extravagant things. That is not the reality. I had money before starting Believe, and I have always prioritized living comfortably because my work is so high stress and high stakes. Evelyn’s job means part of my life is public, but much of what people see is exaggerated or staged for the entertainment of her audience. In truth, our lives are pretty ordinary. We spend 90% of our time working. We have dinner together sometimes. In nearly two years of dating, we have never been to a party together. Neither of us drink alcohol. I have never bought her a handbag and I do not understand the appeal of them. I do not own a fancy watch and probably never will. My phone tells the time perfectly well. Wherever I am, I am working. This is how I have been my entire life. I do not work to live. I live to work. I am building Believe because it’s something I truly believe in! On Believe, my thinking evolves the more time I spend here. Right now, I see a coin as a representation of an idea. A community of believers forms around that idea and collectively works to make it successful. When an idea is especially powerful, it can evolve into a real product or service. In those cases, the coin can move beyond the idea stage and gain additional functionality such as utility, revenue sharing, or burning mechanisms. Believe’s role is to make that process as easy as possible for creators (starting with our API). A healthy platform should work in a loop: Investors → Creator / Platform → Investors I am a strong believer in the power of flywheels. They are one of the most beautiful things crypto enables. I know the community has been frustrated with how long it has taken us to launch a Believe flywheel. It is very much underway. We are at least 80 percent finished. The only reason for the slow launch is that we want to build it the right way and ensure it is designed to last forever. When we launch the flywheel, it will be paired with a significantly improved product. Believe will be built so that creators can turn ideas into enduring ecosystems. I know trust comes from action. Until these things are live, many will wait to see results before believing my words. That is fine with me. I simply want these intentions to be on record. I am going to ensure my personal incentives are aligned with the best outcome for Believe. Thank you to our incredible community for standing with us through the waves of doubt. Your support means everything. This project exists because of people who want to see crypto advance, and we are building every day with you in mind.