Public records:
River Tamoor Anjum Baig
Born February, 1989
Rugged a community, sold their data to China
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@bcherny Right after me getting charged for another month lol
Grace period should have been at least a month to let us sort our workflows out, now it's less than 24 hours
Shame shame shame
Wonder what's next on the list to make us despise Claude
@trq212 Looks like we'll be cancelling @claudeai soon and moving on to competitors who give our money's worth. Paying $200 a month, just to get limited? If we are getting less bang for buck, make the plans cheaper.
The 30% Airdrop Haircut
What happened:
PlaySolana cut airdrop allocations by 30% at launch - unannounced until the last minute.
The setup:
Presale buyers ($0.016-$0.02): Got 100% allocation, could dump immediately
Airdrop recipients (free): Only get 70% unless they stake for the rest
Why this is fucked:
Presale people (including the 24 "exploiters") already got their full bags and dumped from $0.03 → $0.008.
Now the project is asking airdrop recipients - who had nothing to do with the exploit - to:
Accept 30% less tokens
Lock remaining tokens in staking
"Save the project" by reducing sell pressure
Show "conviction" after watching their allocation lose 75% value
Translation:
"We botched the launch, presale dumped on you, now YOU take the haircut and bag-hold for us."
Socialized losses, privatized gains.
Who's to Blame?
Metaplex (70%) - The technical failure
- Implemented broken Web2 validation instead of on-chain enforcement
- Got config details only 2 days before launch (Nov 12-13)
- Deployed untested code
Play Solana (30%) - The launch architecture failure
- Designed a fragile launch with minimal liquidity until last second
- Provided config details too late (2 days before TGE)
- **Saw the exploit happening and launched anyway**
What Should Have Been Done?
Before Launch:
- ✅ Use on-chain date validation (not Web2 overrides)
- ✅ Deploy full liquidity BEFORE announcing claim time
- ✅ Give Metaplex configs weeks in advance, not 48 hours
During the Incident (11:45-12:30):
- 🛑 **HALT THE LAUNCH** immediately when exploits detected
- 🛑 Don't inject $1M liquidity into a compromised launch
- 🛑 Coordinate with Metaplex to fix the API before reopening
**After Detection:**
- Delay TGE by 24-48 hours
- Patch the vulnerability properly
- Communicate transparently with community
- Relaunch cleanly
Instead they: Watched it burn and launched on time anyway. That decision falls 100% on Play Solana.
Someone said:
"Once you have contracts with cexs and launching partners, they didn't want to risk loosing the listings"
Tell Them This
"So they chose to screw retail holders to keep CEX happy?"
Because that's what happened. Let's break down this excuse:
CEX Obligations
- CEXs reschedule launches all the time - it's standard in crypto
- A 24-48 hour delay is nothing compared to launching at 50% off target price
- CEXs would rather list a clean launch than associate with a disaster
- If your "launch partners" force you to proceed during an active exploit, get better partners
The Real Issue
They prioritized:
- ❌ Their reputation with institutions
- ❌ Keeping to marketing timelines
- ❌ Not looking "unprofessional" with a delay
Over:
- ✅ Protecting community members who bought presale at $0.016-$0.02
- ✅ Launching with integrity
- ✅ Actually fixing the vulnerability
The Bottom Line
A delayed launch = inconvenience
A botched launch = financial losses for your community
If you have "obligations" that prevent you from stopping a compromised launch, you built bad obligations. That's on you, not an excuse.
"We had to launch anyway" = "We chose partners over community"
@luffy2409000 No one thought that it will play out like that
@playsolana made their website exploitable, implemented a 30% claim tax, closed comms for the community so we can't communicate
We will see how this will $PLAY out, but they've fucked up BIG TIME nonetheless
I just dropped a $PLAY Allocation Checker
Check your XP + PSG1 → see exact $PLAY & staking rewards
TGE in 10 hours - check yours: https://t.co/ULyugP9YhQ
SOLANA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
#PlaySolana#TGE
As TGE is getting closer, @playsolana silenced their chats to avoid community coordination
Official allocation checker https://t.co/W9H16iCKZ2
If you want to see the monetary value in your allo use my checker at
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How do you feel about your allo? 🤔
I just dropped a $PLAY Allocation Checker
Check your XP + PSG1 → see exact $PLAY & staking rewards
TGE in 10 hours - check yours: https://t.co/ULyugP9YhQ
SOLANA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
#PlaySolana#TGE