🔸️Screenshot is from OpenWorld's website. 🔸️The link below is the press release about Abstract and OpenWorld's partnership ... prnewswire.co.uk/news-releas…

I honestly didn't expect this LoL If you ask me, they're making a mistake, but I hope no one gets affected. Going down a path like this when there's still so much left to do...

Is OpenWorld one of the missing pieces behind Project Quantum? The more I look at the timeline, the more the pieces seem to line up. — • Abstract signed a joint development and go-to-market agreement with @_openworld around compliant RWA tokenization. • OpenWorld just completed its merger and is now trading publicly on Nasdaq as $OPNW. • OpenWorld has talked about token listings, regulated digital asset infrastructure, compliance frameworks and RWA tokenization. • @LucaNetz has already talked publicly about a new financial instrument that could bridge crypto assets into traditional markets like Nasdaq or NYSE. — During one of my calls with the @AbstractChain team, I was told they had been advised by legal not to talk about certain things publicly on the TL. At the same time, the CT timeline has been hammering Abstract over team departures, silence and lack of communication. — Then overnight, Abstract changed its bio from: “The blockchain leading the next generation of consumer crypto” to: “Bringing the world’s economy onchain by powering consumer apps, financial services, and digital assets for everyone, everywhere.” That is a much bigger vision than just “consumer crypto.” — Now look at how the stack could work: Real-world asset / crypto protocol ↓ OpenWorld structures the product legally + financially ↓ Regulated/tokenized financial product is created ↓ Abstract provides blockchain + distribution infrastructure ↓ Abstract apps, wallets and users become the consumer layer ↓ Traditional markets and onchain liquidity start connecting — That would make Project Quantum a lot more interesting than simply being another token launch. It could be infrastructure designed to bring crypto-native assets into regulated traditional markets while still keeping the underlying asset connected to the onchain economy. — I’m not saying OpenWorld = Project Quantum. There still isn’t enough public information to make that claim. But between the OpenWorld partnership, its Nasdaq listing, Luca’s comments, Abstract’s changing language and what I was told about legal restrictions on communication... I think there could be a much bigger financial infrastructure story being built behind Abstract than the TL currently realizes.

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The @AbstractChain FUD is wild. People are speculating that the Green Chain might shut down. I’m still bullish af. ✳️ Great brands are continuing to build and bring value to their communities, and I’m going to keep supporting them. Open invite to chat on spaces @CashBowie @0xCygaar

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Over a month ago, I had a call with @DailaX about Abstract’s future. I kept it private because I saw too many people using their calls for engagement, and I didn’t want to do that. — Now every KOL who barely participated in @AbstractChain or only stuck around for two months seems to have an opinion. So here’s what I took from my conversation. — The call was relaxed and genuine. There was no desperate pitch to keep me or the @RealityCheck_RR community on Abstract. Diala listened to my concerns as a community member and a creator. — I was told the core team had been advised by legal to stay off X. I was also told the Penguin branding was removed because Abstract and @pudgypenguins are separate brands. On larger deals, I was told term sheets had been signed. These were real discussions, ready to launch at a moments notice. Not just hope or an announcement of announcement. — I was told the team had since been given the go ahead to get active on X and other social channels. I noticed a few posts from @CashBowie shortly afterward, though he seems to have stepped back again. — I can’t promise what comes next. But nothing about that conversation suggested the core Abstract team was giving up. They were early to a trend we’re now seeing take shape. I wrote about it last month in the article below. — I’ve been here, I’ve raised my concerns directly, and I remain bullish on Abstract.