Farm Frens Admits to Botched FREN Token Launch on Base Network, Plans Recovery Steps

Farm Frens Faces Technical Difficulties in FREN Token Launch on Base, Plans Platform Expansion Beyond Telegram

  • Farm Frens experienced multiple technical difficulties during its FREN token launch on Base Network, affecting claims and staking mechanisms.
  • The project’s attempt at implementing “Frensurance,” a transfer tax system on airdrop claims, encountered significant issues.
  • Project founder Kaizen acknowledged failures in gas fee subsidization and token claiming processes.
  • Farm Frens is pivoting from Telegram following the platform’s exclusive deal with TON, planning expansion to Line messaging app.
  • FREN token currently holds a $1.5 million market cap, showing a 9% decline in 24 hours.

Popular blockchain gaming platform Farm Frens has publicly acknowledged significant technical failures during its FREN token launch on Base, Ethereum‘s layer-2 network, highlighting the persistent challenges faced by crypto projects during token generation events (TGEs).

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The launch, which followed a January 20 snapshot for eligible participants, encountered multiple technical hurdles affecting core functionalities. “Dear Frens, we fucked up,” the project admitted on X, addressing widespread user complaints about token allocation and claiming issues.

Pseudonymous founder Kaizen detailed the technical complications in a comprehensive post, particularly highlighting the failed implementation of gas fee subsidization. “Though we ran successful tests on our local nodes, we didn’t account for the fact that mainnet would be significantly slower than our tests,” Kaizen explained.

The project’s innovative “Frensurance” mechanism, designed to implement a tax on transferred airdrop claims, also faced implementation challenges. This setback exemplifies the risks associated with introducing novel tokenomic features without thorough mainnet testing.

In response to Telegram’s exclusive partnership with The Open Network (TON), Farm Frens has announced plans to expand beyond its original platform. The project will develop a standalone wallet and integrate with Line messaging app, particularly targeting the Japanese market in Q2.

This strategic pivot follows Telegram’s mandate requiring blockchain-based applications to either migrate to TON or remove their crypto functionality. TON, originally developed within Telegram before being abandoned in 2020 due to regulatory concerns, has recently renewed its relationship with the messaging platform.

The FREN token’s market performance reflects these challenges, with its market capitalization currently standing at $1.5 million after a 9% decline in the past 24 hours, indicating cautious investor sentiment following the troubled launch.

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