Papertrade Founder Responds to PAPER Transfer Restriction Controversy: Perpetual Contract Market Launched Ahead of Schedule, Protocol Has Yet to Resolve Potential Attack Risks

Odaily reports: Papertrade founder Jez posted on X in response to the controversy over the non-transferability of the PAPER token, stating that the team was aware of certain unresolved technical issues before the protocol launched, including potential attack risks posed by the perpetual contract market, but had originally expected more time to find solutions.

Jez noted that the team had previously estimated that a large perpetual contract market might take about 6 months to launch, but the relevant market progressed much faster than expected, forcing the team to make a decision before finding an effective solution. To safeguard the protocol's long-term healthy development, PAPER has currently been set to a non-transferable status.

He emphasized that PAPER represents users' rights to the protocol's revenue, and its long-term value depends on whether Papertrade itself can continue to attract traders, rather than whether the token can be freely traded. The team is unwilling to restrict the protocol's business growth in order to support PAPER perpetual contract trading.

In response to community concerns that the rule change harms the interests of early users, Jez stated that the adjustment was not a hasty decision but a risk management choice made by the team based on actual operating data from the first week since the protocol launched, and that the team will continue to adjust protocol parameters in the future to ensure long-term sustainability.