From a meme to $47 million: ConstitutionDAO, crypto, and the future of crowdfunding
Episode description
Jonah Erlich is one of the core members of a group called ConstitutionDAO, a group that raised $47 Million to try to buy one of the original copies of the United States Constitution at an auction held by the high-end auction house Sotheby’s.
Links:
Crypto collective raises $27 million to bid for rare copy of US Constitution
ConstitutionDAO loses $43 million auction of rare US Constitution copy
ConstitutionDAO will shut down after losing bid for Constitution
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Iwata Asks: Just Being President Was A Waste!
Could ConstitutionDAO's PEOPLE token be the next meme coin?
Transcript:
https://www.theverge.com/e/22584604
Credits:
Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott. We are edited by Callie Wright. Our music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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