MilestoneEthereum2016
The DAO Crowdsale Launch
The DAO opened its token sale and rapidly became one of the largest crowdfunding experiments of the early Ethereum era.
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Key Facts
Peak metric$150M+ raised
OutcomeSet the stage for Ethereum governance and security debates
ChainEthereum
Year2016
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ethereumdaocrowdfunding
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