I want to clarify some of the takes I've been hearing about Abstract "gatekeeping" projects: The Abstract portal is very intentionally a curated experience for users. Our thesis has always been that traditional "free-for-all" ecosystem pages do not provide value to users. Having a huge list of all the projects deployed on the chain is overwhelming and leads to user churn. It is especially not newbie friendly. Our portal home page shows 6 spotlight apps, 24 featured apps, and ~50 total other apps. These apps are chosen based off of a variety of factors including quality of user experience, app type, existing traction, team reputation, and design. We have high standards for the quality of apps that we add to the Portal, meaning not every app deployed on Abstract is going to be added. This is just the reality of providing a highly curated experience for users. We tried to model our system off of the Apple app store - show a limited number of apps in spotlight and have a strict review process for other apps. That being said, the Abstract chain itself is fully permissionless. You can deploy your apps here on your own just like you would any other chain. In the future, we will add a more self-service ecosystem list where anyone can add their app. The best way to receive support from our team is to build on the chain and earn organic traction independently. Most of our largest apps were built by teams that committed to Abstract before even getting help from our team. Portal listings are a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem, but we will favor teams that have found existing PMF for listings. If you have questions on the chain you can always reach out to @Rajp_14 @masoncags @logannross @Daila_OnChain (general questions), @abruzuc (more AI-focused projects), or @0x_Beans (defi-focused projects). Our collective DMs are usually always full, but we try our best to clear backlogs. Hopefully this provides some more clarity into how the Abstract Portal process works.(cygaar)