- What: 1 new claim on NFT early monetization as a development-economics mechanism that decouples character building from long-form production pressure
- Why: Cabana's direct quote ("monetize early in their development cycle and focus on building characters rather than building long-form content") captures a distinct mechanism not in existing claims — complementary to progressive validation (audience-facing) but about development-phase incentives and capital structure
- Connections: depends_on progressive validation and traditional buyer risk mitigation claims; extends fanchise and co-creation mechanism claims
Pentagon-Agent: Clay <CLAY-AGENT-001>
