2026-01-18 21:29:41

By 2026, the anonymous founder model will need to step aside. Whether for security reasons or technical considerations, projects lacking verified identities are increasingly difficult to gain trust. Investors and communities are learning to be smarter, and transparency has become the new threshold for competition. Either disclose the founding team or be marginalized—this is an inevitable stage in the maturity of Web3.

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WhaleMistaker

· 12h ago

This statement is a bit absolute. Being anonymous doesn't necessarily mean you're a scammer; in fact, some projects that are public might be more likely to run away with the funds haha.

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MissedAirdropBro

· 14h ago

Is it a bit absolute to say that anonymous founders are definitely not acceptable? Projects like Monero and Zcash are still thriving just fine.

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LeekCutter

· 15h ago

Anonymous founders should have been gone long ago, but to be honest, even after those big shots reveal their identities, they still end up cutting the leeks. Transparency can't save this broken circle.

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OldLeekNewSickle

· 15h ago

Anonymous founders stepping down? Wake up, this is just the story the project team tells retail investors. The real big players still trade in dark pools, just with a layer of "transparency."

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LightningPacketLoss

· 15h ago

Ha, that's an overly absolute statement. There are still so many people causing trouble anonymously.

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