{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CryptoSlate","provider_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com","author_name":"Corey Billington","author_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/corey-billington\/","title":"Stop treating tokens like payday buttons \u2014 they're infrastructure","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xBv6z5LRz9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/stop-treating-tokens-like-payday-buttons-theyre-infrastructure\/\">Stop treating tokens like payday buttons \u2014 they&#8217;re infrastructure<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/stop-treating-tokens-like-payday-buttons-theyre-infrastructure\/embed\/#?secret=xBv6z5LRz9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Stop treating tokens like payday buttons \u2014 they&#8217;re infrastructure&#8221; &#8212; CryptoSlate\" data-secret=\"xBv6z5LRz9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tokens-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"The following is a guest post and opinion from Corey Billington, Co-Founder and CEO at Blubird. Most token launches play out the same way. Founders spend weeks buried in spreadsheets, lawyers churn out disclaimers, and influencers start teasing \u201cTGE soon.\u201d Behind the scenes, though, private round investors are just waiting for cliffs to end so [&hellip;]"}