Venture capitalist Tim Draper has taken a 1 million ANT stake in Aragon, a decentralized governance project that began on ethereum.
The move, disclosed in a press release Wednesday, gives Draper control of about 2.5 percent of Aragon's total token supply.
Draper is a long-time crypto evangelist and serial project backer.
The Switzerland-based Aragon Association is attempting to build a digital judicial system for decentralized autonomous organizations and its own Aragon network.
Any ANT holder with 1,000 tokens can participate in "Aragon Court," which went into session for the first time on Feb. 10 with a controversial mock trial of ethereum classic dev Yaz Khoury.
Aragon Association Executive Director Luis Cuende said Draper came on board after seeing the Aragon court go live.
"I think the recent launch of Aragon Court and the realization that Aragon can be to governance what bitcoin is to money" prompted Draper to join, Cuende said.
Draper did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Cuende said that relationship helped Draper get involved Aragon.
Draper will also sit on Aragon's advisory board, according to Cuende.
Tim Draper Buys 2.5% of Aragon Tokens, Becomes Governance Whale
Publicado en Feb 19, 2020
by Coindesk | Publicado en Coinage
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