November 7, 2022 - Chonkz Project Paused Until Further Notice

The Sneaky Bird Labs team has made the difficult decision to pause the Chonkz Project until further notice. It’s important to understand that this is not the end of the project, simply we have encountered an absolutely unavoidable situation that has caused us to re-evaluate the entire Chonkz ecosystem and plan moving forward.

As you are all aware, we completed the acquisition of the Chonkz project on September 1, 2022 from the previous team ARO. During the acquisition there were agreements made on what would be delivered to the project regarding assets and the second phase of the collection (Podz). Our team has been patiently waiting, and trying to continue to build, for those assets for two months now.

We have not received the assets necessary to continue building or moving forward with the planned Roadmap from the previous team. We have not received the base 3D model for the Chonkz (which would allow us to finalize the TCG) and we have not received any work on the Podz that was supposed to be at least partially completed. Additionally, we have not received communication from the previous team, or founder, since October 1, 2022.

The simple fact of the matter is that without those assets we can not continue with the current iteration or plan for Chonkz and must revisit the drawing board to create a new plan for the project. We had a very finite amount of time to continue the project’s recovery in a way that made sense for all involved and that time has passed. As of now, there is no reasonable way for us to continue the Chonkz project in its current iteration.

Now, this does not mean the end of Chonkz forever or a finality to the end of the project. Our team is working behind the doors to find a new plan for Chonkz in the future. It has, however, been paused without a future date on the announcement as we work with our legal team on the breach of contract and ensuring that not only do we continue to own the rights to those assets in perpetuity but that we will hold the previous team responsible for the breach of contract.

We do understand that many of you have spent your hard earned money on Chonkz since the SBL team took over and we’ve done our best to ensure that we had what was necessary moving forward. This isn’t a step we take lightly. Every single person that has supported this project since our takeover is more than appreciated and we will be back to build something for you. It just takes time and Chonkz will need a whole new plan moving forward if we are unable to secure those assets. It wasn’t fair to keep you all waiting for something that, at this point, we don’t feel will ever be delivered and to be transparent with the issues at hand.

Please make sure you follow our Twitter account @sneakybirdlabs to keep up to date on news of the Chonkz project in the future. We will be back. Never a set back only a set up to something even better.