{"id":154749,"date":"2025-04-06T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=154749"},"modified":"2025-04-06T17:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T14:43:01","slug":"decentralized-social-media-platform-collapses-leaving-investors-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/decentralized-social-media-platform-collapses-leaving-investors-stunned\/","title":{"rendered":"Decentralized Social Media Platform Collapses, Leaving Investors Stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOCIAL, the platform&#8217;s token, has plunged by over 99% since its Token Generation Event (TGE) in September 2024, effectively wiping out Phaver\u2019s momentum and community involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The platform, designed to bridge the Lens and Farcaster ecosystems, initially attracted considerable attention, boasting 35,000 daily users and more than 800,000 downloads. At one point, it generated half of all Lens traffic and a fifth of Farcaster\u2019s. However, despite its rapid rise, the project couldn\u2019t sustain itself.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi analyst Ignas reflected on Phaver\u2019s downfall, pointing to flawed strategy and financial mismanagement. He expressed disappointment over the shutdown, especially given the platform\u2019s ambitious integration of Lens and Farcaster.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bitcoins-decoupling-from-stocks-arthur-hayes-shares-bold-prediction\/\" title=\"Bitcoin\u2019s Decoupling from Stocks? Arthur Hayes Shares Bold Prediction\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/bitcoin2311-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Bitcoin\u2019s Decoupling from Stocks? Arthur Hayes Shares Bold Prediction<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The token launch itself was problematic, marred by technical glitches that delayed user access to tokens, fueling distrust and negative sentiment. These early setbacks set the stage for ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Financially, the platform struggled despite securing $8 million in investment from major backers, including Polygon Ventures and Nomad Capital. Phaver also spent over $1 million to list SOCIAL on centralized exchanges like Bybit, KuCoin, and Gate.io, but trading volumes fell short of expectations. A critical mistake was the decision to withhold token sales during heightened FUD, leaving the project underfunded.<\/p>\n<p>One former team member acknowledged the error, explaining that the hesitation to sell tokens, driven by fear of worsening the market sentiment, ended up costing the company its financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>As a Finnish company, Phaver also faced legal obligations to compensate employees with a mandatory notice period, which further drained its limited resources. Despite the shutdown, SOCIAL still technically trades on some exchanges, but its value has nearly vanished, leaving both users and investors in disbelief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phaver, once a promising player in the decentralized social media space, has unexpectedly shut down following a catastrophic drop in its native token&#8217;s value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Decentralized Social Media Platform Collapses, Leaving Investors 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