THENA Foundation defends $THE issuance, frames THE-02 vs THE-03 (ARK)

The THENA Foundation addressed community concerns about the recent issuance of additional $THE tokens, describing it as a necessary step to secure the network's future and fund accelerated development and growth. The Foundation noted that THE-03 (ARK) was previously implemented as an alternative to THE-02, which it is now executing as the approved strategic treasury expansion tied to the THENA 2.0 roadmap.

• The mint was tied to the previously governance-approved THE-02 treasury expansion proposal.
• THE-03 (ARK) had been implemented earlier as an alternative approach.
• The announcement did not detail the minted amount, allocation, or distribution schedule.