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‘Raider’ investors are looting DAOs — Nouns and Aragon share lessons learned
4.7.2024
DAO governance is still a pain and two recent projects have struggled with “raiders” overtaking their organizations
Monero Price Suffers 17% Drop on Binance Delisting
6.2.2024
Monero‘s price dropped as much as 17% on Tuesday after Binance said it would delist the privacy token from its platform. Binance delisted four tokens, including Aragon (ANT), Multichain (MULTI), Via (VAI), and Monero (XMR). The decision was a result of a routine assessment of standards...
The Ends of Aragon
14.12.2023
Aragon had a dream to remake capitalism with DAOs. As it faces a governance crisis, what can we learn about how to organize DAOs in the future?
Aragon DAO Backs Lawsuit Against Founding Team, Allocates $300,000 in Funding
22.11.2023
Image source: Adobe Stock Aragon DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, has passed two votes that support a lawsuit against its founding team, allocating $300,000 in funding for the legal battle. The voting process saw unanimous approval for the proposal, with 1.6 million governance tokens...
Aragon DAO votes to fund legal action against its founders
21.11.2023
The DAO expressed dissatisfaction with the team’s recent move to dissolve its governing body and shut down its token without consulting the community
Aragon Association to Dissolve, Distributing $155 Million in ETH to Token Holders
3.11.2023
The Aragon Association, one of the biggest crypto projects building tools to support decentralized governance, has decided to dissolve, distributing most of its assets to tokenholders in the process. On November 2, the Aragon Association (AA) announced in a blog post that it would be dissolving...
Aragon Association to dissolve, will disburse $155M in assets to token holders
2.11.2023
The governing body for the aragonOS DAO-creation tool will wind down, transferring its assets to token holders
Embattled Aragon Mulled Sale of Crypto Project, Leaked Screenshot Shows
10.8.2023
One of the biggest crypto projects building tools to support decentralized governance is trying to get out of its own governance pickle
Aragon’s ANT Rallies After Cofounder Proposes Token Buybacks to End Activist Crisis
10.5.2023
Aragon's governance crisis began to subside Wednesday after the DAO builder's cofounder proposed buybacks, seemingly siding with a key talking point of activist investors
Arca Hedge Fund Calls for Aragon to Conduct ANT Token Buybacks – What's Going On?
10.5.2023
Crypto hedge fund Arca has called on the DAO-focused developer Aragon to buy back its own ANT token, citing a discrepancy between the value of ANT and the size of Aragon’s treasury.
The call from the hedge fund came in an open letter published on Tuesday, with Arca saying that it plans to “work...
Aragon launches defensive measures against Arca's '51% attack'
10.5.2023
The Aragon Association has pulled plans to give ANT holders voting rights over its DAO in the wake of the attack
Aragon Cancels Planned Community Control of $200M Treasury Amid Battle With Activist Investors
9.5.2023
The Swiss organization alleged investors including Arca were mounting a 51% attack
Heavyweight Hedge Fund Arca Joins Activist Fight Against DAO Builder Aragon
9.5.2023
The crypto investment fund sent a letter demanding Aragon conduct buybacks of its ANT token
Aragon Fires Back at Activist Investors in Early Stages of DAO Governance Fight
5.5.2023
After attempting to thwart what it called a "coordinated" attack on its town square, Aragon reiterated its “code is law” position
Aragon Bans at Least 6 DAO Members During Treasury Discussion, Alleging ‘Coordinated’ Assault
3.5.2023
Their banishment from Aragon’s Discord for asking “probing questions” and using “inappropriate language” highlights the disconnect between the censorship-resistant ideals of crypto governance and the reality that insiders hold considerable sway
Aragon and Polygon Labs collaborate to boost DAO accessibility
6.4.2023
The collaboration is set to allow users to build decentralized autonomous organizations quickly and securely, for less than 50 cents, with no coding required
Despite the Crypto Market Downturn, DAO Treasuries Grew by $700 Million Since January
1.10.2022
Since January 2022, the entire crypto economy has shed $1.36 trillion in value, as the market capitalization dropped from $2.34 trillion to today’s $979 billion. While the crypto economy is down in value, trade volumes are lower, and the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has shed...
Aragon Network Holding Votes on Key Parts of Shift to a New DAO Structure
26.9.2022
Community members have until Oct. 5 to cast their votes
Crypto Community Responds to Tornado Cash Sanctions, Privacy Advocates Say ‘There Are Many Legitimate Reasons to Seek Financial Anonymity’
13.8.2022
The U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash and the enforcement that has followed has the crypto community in an uproar about the event. A large number of crypto and privacy advocates have spoken out against the actions the government has taken so far, and the nonprofit...
DeFi sector tokens offer shelter as Bitcoin falls below $48.5K
28.12.2021
FARM, QUICK and ANT offer crypto traders shelter from the storm as the wider market takes a hit with Bitcoin struggling below $48,500