Thread by @cryptapero

Hi everyone,

Soon CFN will have to stop as a Data Provider. Be assured I regret it, would have liked to keep with this project but I will not be given the opportunity.

Here is why.

#flarenetwork #Songbird

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In 2 and half years I :
- Created a website and wrote 60+ articles on Flare and its ecosystem
- Created a Discord and built a community
- Answered thousands of questions to educate about Flare
- Created a NFT project on Songbird and Flare

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- Built a Data provider which have been running smoothly for 9 months. Delegated 100% of my holdings to CFN only during that time.
- Been recognized by @TheSatraps as a good project
- Went through a KYC with Flare to get the validator role

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- Promoted and voted for SIP, STP, FIP and FTSO management group proposals
- Shared the CFN passive income on a weekly basis since day 1

And still today, all I wanted was to be able to support the network and be part of this community.

But...

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Thursday night, at 5.52PM CEST, @TomT_Crypto dropped a message in the Data Provider Telegram group saying in short "The first 33 to contact me will be qualified as the first validators, and granted the required 10 millions FLR to stake".

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It took me two hours to react, 8.07PM, too late.

Since the validator role will require DPs to provide those 10M FLR, since I don't have that much money at all, and that the validator role will be mandatory to keep submitting, CFN will have to stop.

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I am frustrated for sure, not mad at anyone though, Tom simply doing what he is being asked to I guess but I probably will never get how a "first in, first served" method to qualify for such a critical role is the way to go. I dont take it personally Tom, just don't get it.

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All that work over more than 2 years when all I really needed was to have my Telegram notifications enabled. Damn.

It is was it is... So be sure to move your delegations off CFN. I will probably keep submitting while I can but this definitely will put an end to my project.

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Learnt a lot, really a lot, met amazing guys, looking forward to meeting some IRL, but it's time for me to move on.

All the best everyone. Have a good one. 🍻