Please know there was ZERO AI used in this heartfelt message…I did use spellcheck frequently when constructing on Notes app for over an hour in a parking lot. My wife can confirm and witness, as she was not happy about us being late to dinner :-0
Greetings, RippleMaking Tide Family!
How the heck are you?? Feeling amazing and blessed I hope?!
It’s only human nature to get mesmerized by the ‘price’ of $STARFISH at any point in time. I’m not saying it’s necessarily a bad thing, or wrong. I just hope more and more people from all walks of life, from every corner of the world - organically - feel called to our mission.
Call me a dreamer, an idealist…maybe even delusional. But rest assured, myself and my other dear Tide Founder friends who were willing to believe in me for this seemingly craziest, yet by far my most ambitious dream project to date, are committed - whatever it takes - to collectively make a positive dent in the universe TOGETHER with YOU!
Truly, by co-creating a movement that demands accountability and transparency, and even rewards those who are verifiably making a POSITIVE IMPACT, it is the one of the very best - maybe the ONLY way I know of - to be true catalysts for change in a world that needs it as much as ever.
Now, speaking of transparency, the reality is that neither myself, my partners, and candidly, even the vast majorly of the biggest wallet holders (what some call ‘whales’) - who happen to be not only dear friends and philanthropic-minded great humans - would never claim to be crypto/blockchain ‘experts.’ In fact, I’m realizing there really isn’t such a label to give to most people! Although, I would most certainly classify our dev/tech team as WORLD-CLASS in this distinction.
As you can witness, after just 7 days live on Base network, they are the best of the best… and the best part is they BELIEVE in our vision! That’s the only reason they are here with us!
The world of blockchain technology is such a mind-blowing, blink-of-an-eye lighting quick, evolving landscape - let alone combined with Ai (holy cow!) that unless one is willing to continually adapt, pivot and overcome inherent and inevitable changes, they will find themselves outdated, and even irrelevant in short order. In fact, I would encourage you to actually run away quickly from someone who claims to be a ‘crypto’ expert at this point! Ha, more on that later…
One of the main points in sharing this part with you is to ensure that the overwhelming majority of The Tide’s biggest supporters to date are NOT here for the quick pump and dump money. Quite the opposite! They believe in the actual mission and purpose behind $STARFISH - and I’m truly grateful that they trust me as well - to serve as an accountable true PROOF OF IMPACT utility feature critical to The Tide ecosystem.
Also, it helps that most of our top wallet holders are financially blessed, not greedy, and also probably do not even know how to re-open the wallets I helped them set up for the first time haha. God bless my friends, but most of them couldn’t even remember how to access their wallet apps, let alone try to sell their tokens. Also, if any of them find themselves on these Telegram or WhatsApp channels (or X, Instagram, Discord, Threads, etc.) I’ve also been trying to educate them on, and are reading this, I know you are chuckling ;)
Again, most of the top $STARFISH wallet holders are all about mission, impact, blessing others, legacy, character, integrity, and so many ideals far above profits. For that alone, I am truly grateful.
Now, that being said, we have identified 2 large wallets, one of which for sure, appear to be high frequency algorithmic trading bots, making hundreds or even thousands of trades per day! Feel free to check the wallet activity and connected wallet activity yourself. Combined, ‘they’ currently own over 17 million tokens.
So, if you see major token price volatility in the near or even long term, I can confidently at this moment in time say it is because of that trading activity.
Part of having a compliant FAIR MARKET LAUNCH is allowing anyone and everyone the chance to purchase $STARFISH as soon as the distribution goes live. That includes nefarious and short-term minded individuals. For anyone who has been in the world of corporate, IPOs, co-ops, etc., it’s just the reality.
However, just imagine the days, weeks, months, years, and decades ahead as more and more tremendous humans continue to ‘diamond hand’ our token because of their belief in the purpose over profits! The laws of supply and demand eventually play themselves out accordingly when given enough time.
On that note, I am so very grateful for all of the business and overall life experiences that have shaped and brought me to this pivotal moment in time as WE launch The Tide, powered by the goodness of people and $STARFISH, our main PROOF OF IMPACT measuring stick.
To be honest, despite past experiences that include literally every type of business ownership, sales, marketing, philanthropic, board membership, volunteer leadership, and many other roles, I don’t think anyone can truly be fully prepared to enter the world of cryptocurrency at this unique, globally connected moment in time!
The amount of noise, scammers, digital congestion, professional deceptive con artists, uncertainly, manipulation, and endless dirty tactics and attributes of human nature that inundates someone new to this environment would truly cause most people to 1) question their own sanity, and 2) give up hope almost immediately!
Again, I am so cognizant and appreciative of the path God has put me down throughout my life in order to be battle-tested for moments like these! The successes I’ve had in life both professionally and personally were never ‘easy.’ Anything of signjcance I’ve been able to achieve in life so far has come with tremendous faith, incredible sacrifices, thick skin, and a burning passion and desire to persevere when most would have given up long ago.
My hunch is that many of you can relate!
So…why would the vision of The Tide - a dream BIGGER, more impactful, and more transformational than all others combined - be any less?!!
In fact, I say ‘BRING IT ON!’ Doubt us, mock us, question us, pre-judge us, try to use us for your own selfish desires - WHATEVER - bring it on, baby!
I know without a doubt where my heart is at here, and so does God! The adversity and ‘odds’ stacked against a movement like ours only fuel my desire even more…and as we keep our world-changing mission and values at the forefront in everything that we do and say, our God-sized dream and message will continue to fall upon the right ears.
If it takes us much longer than the typical 12-24 HOUR meme token pump and dump to attract the right servant-driven participants, so be it! This was never a sprint to short term riches; it most certainly is a chance to have a limitless seat at The Tide Table in whatever capacity is right for you on your own timing.
After all, when we learn to LET GO and LET GOD take control of the wheel, we eventually realize that His timing is not Our timing anyway.
Rest assured The Tide is never going away, EVER.
But, how can you say that, you may ask? How can I trust what you are saying to be true? How can I know for sure? How do I know you are not going to rug pull on me? It sounds good but I’ve been hurt before, please assure me…
These are the types of questions I embrace most with our movement and the real power of blockchain! See, unlike my other professional experiences, you DO NOT and SHOULD NOT simply trust me or take my word for it! Always verify for yourself on the smart contracts. Everything The Tide does, says, or portrays can ALWAYS be verified through blockchain technology! It’s so liberating and gives real piece of mind.
So, on that note, please do not look to ME as the ‘Founder’ or Creator of The Tide. All glory goes to God. He simply put the dream in my heart and I simply put my full trust and faith in him to deliver AS WE GO and share the ‘good news’ of The Tide and $STARFISH.
Look at yourself as a FOUNDER and VISIONARY of our ideals and goals…because you are!
For those that continually ask what we can do to grow our community (after only a week! Haha), rest assured you will SEE many initiatives manifest starting soon…as in next week! However, I would encourage many of you to hold true to the words of JFK (one of America’s greatest Presidents) in asking not what The Tide can do for you, but how you can bless others by growing The Tide community.
If that makes you question my intentions and motives, wondering how I might be using you for my own gain…again, go look on-chain and/or our Cellars on Sommelier. The fact is every single one of you who hold 1 or more $STARFISH in your wallet already truly ‘own’ more than myself or any other ‘Founder.’
At the end of the day, I am far from perfect…just ask my wife and kids! Ha. However, I am someone who is crazy enough to believe in OUR collective power at this unique time in history, with the unbelievable power of blockchain technology and beyond available to us, to disrupt and transform the measurability of REAL POSITIVE IMPACT, and as a result, uplift humanity to greater heights in all areas of their lives in manifesting true global paradigm shifts.
The other Founders, dev team, and I welcome and value all who choose to participate in The Tide movement.
