Dear community, as someone who joined at hatch and has stayed the course despite numerous challenging moments I am a firm believer that neither the community nor the $TEC should unwound at this time, particularly given the onset of a new cryptocurrency boom cycle that is creating renewed attention and investment in the Web3 space.
Historically, such cycles present prime opportunities for communities and DAOs with strong foundations to expand their impact and relevance. TEC has spent years cultivating a reputation at the intersection of systems engineering, tokenomics, and public goods, precisely the areas gaining momentum with the resurgence of interest in decentralized coordination and various tokenized systems.
Retroactive public goods funding, a mechanism pioneered and popularized by projects like Optimism, is now a fast-evolving domain where TEC’s mission-aligned tooling, community, and thought leadership position it uniquely to capture value and further its vision.
Dissolving TEC now would mean abandoning this hard-won positioning just as the ecosystem is turning back toward the principles it has long advocated.
Furthermore, the continued existence and growth of TEC should be centered on the revitalization of token utility, not merely preservation for its own sake.
If the community chooses not to unwind, it should do so with a clear commitment to a roadmap for enhancing the utility of the TEC token, whether through curation of funding rounds, governance participation in emerging ReFi protocols, or providing infrastructure for evaluating and funding high-impact engineering work.
Token utility should serve as the engine that drives engagement, aligns incentives, and attracts builders and funders alike. This moment presents a rare convergence of timing, relevance, and community expertise; unwinding now would be a strategic misstep when TEC has the potential to play a central role in shaping the next phase of the decentralized economy.