Plasma co-founder Paul has addressed rumors surrounding XPL, emphasizing that both team and investor XPL tokens are locked for three years with a one-year cliff, and no team members have sold any tokens. Of the approximately 50-member team, only three have previously worked at Blur or Blast, with others hailing from companies like Google, Facebook, Square, Temasek, and Goldman Sachs. Paul refuted claims that the team is predominantly "ex-Blast." Additionally, Plasma has not partnered with Wintermute for market making and has not signed any service contracts, stating their knowledge of Wintermute's XPL holdings is the same as the public's.