{"id":28775,"date":"2024-09-09T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=28775"},"modified":"2024-09-09T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T06:45:45","slug":"friend-tech-token-plummets-after-team-transfers-control-to-ethereum-null-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/friend-tech-token-plummets-after-team-transfers-control-to-ethereum-null-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Friend.tech Token Plummets After Team Transfers Control to Ethereum Null Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After its owners moved management of its smart contracts to Ethereum&#8217;s null address, therefore depriving any future control over the operation of the network, the token for crypto social networking site <strong>friend.tech<\/strong> has plunged drastically. Now trading at <strong>$0.067<\/strong>, CoinGecko notes that the movement on Sept. 8 has caused the token <strong>FRIEND<\/strong> of the platform to drop by over 26% during the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friend.tech<\/strong> in an X statement said the move was done &#8220;<em>preventing any changes to their fees or functionality in the future.<\/em>&#8221; The platform guarantees a permanent burn address by handing the admin and ownership of the smart contracts to Ethereum&#8217;s null address; anything transmitted to this address is forever deleted. Not another change is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blockchain<\/strong> method of reputation building Reflecting views from a confused culture, Serpin Taxt, an ethos builder for friend.tech, said on X that this signifies &#8220;the end of an era&#8221; for friend.tech and is &#8220;not at least how I saw it playing out&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Following a previous revelation that Friendchain, since removed, will create its own blockchain, Friendchain, which has many users particularly worried specifically about the future of Friend.tech particularly.<\/p>\n<p>Early this year, problems during the FRIEND airdrop in May caused team and user disagreements, therefore influencing mood.<\/p>\n<p>The debut generated great excitement, and the FRIEND token had a market valuation of $233.6 million four days after distribution. At the time of writing this, its market value dropped to $6.3 million nevertheless. Moreover, the data of DefiLlama shows that the total value locked, or TVL, has drastically dropped from $52 million at the end of October, 2023 to $3,5 million in mid-April, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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