Woofun AI reports that Sablier Labs has ceased active product development, transitioning the Sablier protocol into a maintenance-only phase, an announcement made by co-founder Paul Razvan Berg on X.

Operational continuity is guaranteed through June 2028, during which support for existing integrations will remain active. The underlying infrastructure, designed for automated, time-based token distributions, persists as an open-source public good. Consequently, the core smart contracts remain functional indefinitely, decoupled from the company’s reduced operational scope.

Financial deterioration accelerated in the first quarter of 2026, despite the launch of a record number of features.

Woofun AI data shows that both user growth and revenue declined significantly during this period, contradicting the output volume. This divergence highlights a severe disconnect between product delivery and market adoption.

The primary drivers were the crypto market downturn, which caused clients to postpone token launches and reduce spending, alongside the rise of AI coding tools. These tools lowered barriers for competitors, enabling them to build similar services more cheaply and quickly. Structural shifts in development costs eroded the competitive advantage previously held by specialized teams.

Several planned expansion projects failed to gain traction, rendering sustained growth unfeasible. This outcome reflects broader challenges within the blockchain industry for venture-backed crypto projects. The token vesting and streaming niche faces heightened scrutiny in 2026 as market headwinds and AI disruption converge.