Hi Dave,

Thank you for the call offer, but I will respectfully decline. Everything that needs to be said has already been said, and it is all in writing.

You have the full security vulnaribility report. You have the proof-of-concepts. You have all the technical details needed to reproduce and fix the issue in a matter of hours. What happens next is entirely your team's decision.

I will be honest: having past statements I made in good faith — about no longer playing the game or holding assets — repeatedly used to question my credibility and motivations to make the hive blockhain a more secure place has made clear to me that this is not an environment where security research is welcomed in good faith. I will keep that in mind before choosing to invest my personal time in reporting issues to Splinterlands in the future.

I wish you and the team genuinely well, and I hope the game continues to grow. I just hope your users stay safe in the process.

Best of luck with everything.

louis