When project teams deprioritize holder interests, this is the inevitable outcome. Treating community members as second-class stakeholders while pursuing other agendas rarely ends well. The warning signs were there early on—misaligned incentives, unclear development direction, and decisions that favored insiders over long-term believers. By the time reality sets in, the damage is done. Another once-promising protocol reduced to a cautionary tale about what happens when tokenomics and governance take a backseat to poor management decisions.