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Finanza

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally

If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.

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Mercati

Biggest DAOs Now Hold $6B Worth of Digital Assets: ConsenSys

More than $6 billion worth of digital assets are held in the 20 biggest DAOs, according to a report from ConsenSys.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

Mercati

Gone in 30 Seconds: Yield Guild Games' $12.5M Token Sale Sells Out Fast

Some tokens will distributed to members of the startup's community.

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Tecnologie

Index Coop, Bankless DAO Team Up to Launch New Crypto Index

The BED token represents an even split of bitcoin, ether and Index Coop’s DeFi Pulse Index.

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Tecnologie

MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in 'Months'

The move by the protocol’s home office has been long expected.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen in Davos, Switzerland, January 2020.

Mercati

FOX Token Rally: Yield Play or ShapeShift DAO Craving?

Crypto analysts are looking at the FOX token's price gain and asking whether it's the latest promotion or the start of a new trend.

The FOX token is suddenly in demand from traders. The question is why.

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Erik Voorhees on Why ShapeShift Is Shutting Down

Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift founder and CEO, discusses why the crypto trading pioneer is transforming from a traditional equity-based VC-backed corporate entity to a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). “Regulatory friction absolutely has a part in this decision,” Voorhees said. Plus, what’s next for ShapeShift’s shareholders, employees, and customers.

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Why Is ShapeShift Shutting Down?

Crypto trading pioneer ShapeShift is closing its doors, handing over its legacy to a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) controlled by holders of its FOX token. In the process, it will airdrop $98 million in crypto to decentralized finance (DeFi) investors.

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Finanza

FOX Token Up 77% on ShapeShift DAO, Airdrop News

ShapeShift’s token is up significantly on news the exchange is becoming a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Erik Voorhees