Author | Qin Xiaofeng

Editor | Hao Fangzhou

Produced | Odaily

Author | Qin Xiaofeng

Editor | Hao Fangzhou

Produced | OdailyTwitterIn recent days, AssangeDAO, a project under the banner of "rescue Assange", raised more than 14,800 ETH (about 45 million U.S. dollars) in just a few days, becoming a new hot spot in the Crypto circle.

(Supplementary background: Assange is an Australian journalist who was wanted for leaking US government scandals and is now in a prison in London; in December last year, the British court made a judgment allowing the US government to extradite him; if the extradition is successful, Assange may face a long sentence. up to 175 years in prison.)

On February 4, Beijing time, WikiLeaks official

According to the document, AssangeDAO named after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Julian Assange) was established.

Subsequently, the organization launched a donation fundraiser on JuiceBox. Users who donate ETH can get the project token JUSTICE with a ratio of 1:1 million; users who hold JUSTICE can enjoy governance rights to AssangeDAO, including voting and proposals.V GodSince the project was officially recommended by WikiLeaks, and the official website stated that Assange's relatives (brothers, fiancee, lawyers) were also project initiators, it has attracted much attention. Although some users don't know why, they still donate 0.1 ETH to show their "support" without hesitation under the control of FOMO sentiment.

In just one day after its launch, AssangeDAO raised more than 3,000 ETH, most of which were donated by Chinese users with Chinese messages; in less than three days, the funds raised reached 12,000 ETH, surpassing the 11,613 ETH created by ConstitutionDAO (People). ETH fundraising records. Last night, the founder of Ethereum

V GodAt the same time, AssangeDAO is also facing considerable controversy.

two isOne is that the identity of the project founder has been questioned.Some community members pointed out that the founder of the project is suspected to be the founder of a certain fund, but it has not been confirmed; Weibo user "Jerome_Loo" picked out that the founder is British, but speaks fluent Chinese and English level is average, and finally shouted: "If he can say in Discord that the Chinese don't lie to the Chinese, I will stud." As a result, the other party replied, "The British do not lie to the Chinese."

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Doubts about project motivation

, Rescuing Assange may be just a cover. According to the project plan, the funds raised will be used to bid for 1/1 Julian x Pak joint NFT, and the proceeds earned from the NFT will be used to pay for the rescue of Assange (so tortuous). However, WikiLeaks' previous tweets showed that the original intention of the NFT auction was to use the proceeds to help Assange get his freedom as soon as possible.The core purpose of the two projects is the same, but now the funds are transferred from the left hand to the right hand. Is there any suspicion of deliberately transferring funds in the name of "rescuing Assange". In addition, even if you buy NFT, why not choose other projects with better liquidity and higher returns? AssangeDAO did not respond to any of the above questions, and still owes the community an explanation. This also makes people suspect that rescue is not the purpose, and hype is the core demand.，Speaking of project goals, there are also legal process issues involved. Assange does not have the prerequisites for bail before extradition. In other words, no matter how much "DAO comes" is, it can only be used to hold parades or increase the volume of sound. It is basically hopeless to directly use funds to rescue.three is

AssangeDAO Token Initially Set for One Round of Fundraising