Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Toady Hawk, a member of the Base Security Council, announced on X on November 3 that he has accepted the position of CEO at the token issuance platform Clanker, tasked with driving its revival. He stated that Clanker is now managed by Mask Network, which also oversees Firefly and Lens Protocol, and has already collaborated with the engineering team to advance the restart, with further details to be announced soon. Toady Hawk recalled that Clanker originated approximately two years ago on Farcaster, where users could issue tokens by posting on their timelines and tagging the platform. The platform later expanded to X and at one point became the highest-volume token issuance platform on Base, with associated communities including BNKR, DRB, and FAIR. He noted that the platform subsequently underwent changes—including early founder disputes, a sale to Farcaster, and handover to Neynar—and has been affected by multiple transitions over the past roughly 18 months. He also mentioned that he has been self-employed since the age of 17 and prefers to run projects he founded himself, but has accepted this role. Among his initial priorities since taking office are: updating the brand while preserving its original character, improving external communication, and collaborating with the engineering team to align features with those of current leading issuance platforms, including stock token pairs, support for new chains, and an unnamed first-day support feature. Other initiatives include rebuilding trust with builders and trading communities, supporting early-stage communities still in development, and bringing new issuance activities back to the feed. He also stated that he will assist projects planning to issue meme tokens, stock token pairs, or application tokens, and collaborate with developers seeking to build further on the Clanker protocol. The official Clanker account responded the same day, stating that the reboot is loading.
Today Hawk Joins Clanker as CEO to Drive Platform Relaunch
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On-chain news outlet MarsBit reported that Base Security Council member Toady Hawk announced on X on November 3 that he has joined Clanker as CEO to lead its relaunch. Clanker is now under Mask Network, which also manages Firefly and Lens Protocol. The platform, originally launched on Farcaster and later expanded to X, is undergoing a network upgrade as part of its restart. Toady outlined goals including rebranding, improved communication, and alignment with mainstream platforms. The relaunch will include support for stock trading pairs and new blockchains. The platform aims to rebuild trust and restore new issuance activities to its feed.
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