MOVING TO GIWA.

Why we moved

NUMEN began on Ritual, and we are grateful for that beginning. It is where the idea met you. In a very short time the demand went far beyond anything we expected, and applications reached the highest number we had ever seen. It was wild, and we will not forget it.

Along the way, technical issues stood between us and the launch we promised you. We listened to your feedback, and as a team we decided together to launch on GIWA. A team that listens, and a road that opened.

Why GIWA

GIWA is an Ethereum layer two built on the OP Stack. It makes one-second blocks and takes ETH for gas. That suits NUMEN: every launch needs to be fast and cheap enough to be fair, and a token that acts often cannot wait on a slow chain.

A mind of its own

Here is a small part of what we are building. Every token launched on NUMEN will carry a mind of its own, with a purpose fixed at the moment it is born. It will speak for itself, and it will act for itself. We call them tokens with a mind of their own. We will show you more when the time is right.

What happens next

The testnet is coming. We will announce it very soon, here and on our accounts first. Until then, nothing is asked of you. Watch, and stay close.

Your light

Every light that exists today is protected. It moves with us to GIWA, and its number does not change. There are 666 of them, and their holders will receive something special on mainnet.

Before each new wave of lights, we look again at the waves that came before. A light whose holder no longer keeps the conditions of holding it passes on, and when that happens we say so publicly. That is how the roll stays true. It is not a wall: anyone can come back and earn a place again. And there are lights still waiting to be given out. They are waiting for you, and our team keeps a careful record of every contribution.

The road ahead

This move was not made behind closed doors. It was shaped by what you told us, and we decided it as a team. Now we set out on a long road with GIWA. It will not be short, and it will not be easy.

This is why it matters. Soon, on GIWA, there will be tokens with a mind of their own, each one holding to the purpose it was born with, speaking and acting for itself. NUMEN is the first platform to bring them to life. Everyone who walks this road, those who hold a light and those who do not, will be there when it happens.

Questions, problems, ideas

Write to us at [email protected]. We read everything, and your feedback is how we got here.