Nostra CEO Steps Down Days After NSTR Token Launch
David Garai, founder of the Starknet-powered crypto project Nostra, has stepped down as the CEO just days after the launch of the project’s native token, NSTR. Nostra is a platform that allows users to lend, borrow, swap, and bridge crypto assets.
Token Launch and Immediate Resignation
The project launched its token on June 17, with 100% of the total supply unlocked during the token generation (TGE) event. Today, June 28, Garai resigned as the platform’s CEO.
“I have resigned as CEO of Nostra,” Garai said in a statement posted on X. “The great @RTPthefirst will take over as the day-to-day lead of Nostra Labs”, he added, referring to Nostra’s Head of Product Richard Thomas-Pryce.
Head of Product to Lead Nostra Team
Garai noted that he is leaving to take a “lil break for the first time in four years”, but assured that Thomas-Price and the team are ready to continue building Nostra.
“Over the last 2.5 years, our team has built Nostra into the largest and most profitable protocol on Starknet, earning $2.5M annually with over $180M TVL. Of course, development doesn’t stop here”, the former CEO wrote. “Under the leadership of [Thomas-Price], Nostra (and its 12 full-time builders) will continue developing the product suite for the Super App, with Nostra Earn coming soon, as well as STRK liquid staking, for which Nostra is well positioned to be the frontrunner”.
Nostra Token Price Drops After News
Nostra launched with a total supply of 100 million NSTR tokens. The distribution included 11% for an airdrop targeted at the community, 25% allocated to the treasury, 14% for future airdrops, and 26.2% and 23.8% for investors and the team, respectively. Notably, there was no vesting period for the tokens.
According to data from CoinMarketCap, Nostra’s market cap is currently at $9.62 million, and its price hovers near $0.096. Garai’s resignation news has coincided with a 4% decline for NSTR. On June 17, NSTR’s price reached a high of $0.21.
