• DAO hack in 2016 siphoned millions, sparking Ethereum’s first major crisis. • 75,000 ETH remained untouched, now forming a $150M security endowment. • DAO Security Fund will stake ETH, generate yield to fund security initiatives. • Funding distributed via quadratic funding, retroactive public goods, ranked-choice voting. • Endowment supports research, tooling, rapid-response, and honors claims indefinitely. • Governance professionalized with key management and community-driven decision making.
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- From 2016 hack to $150M Endowment: the DAO’s second act focuses on Ethereum security Ten years after the famous hack, the DAO Security Fund has decided to stake the untouched ETH and use the yield to fund Ethereum security initiatives, honor claims indefinitely, and professionalize governance and key management. What to know: - In the summer of 2016, the Decentralized Autonomous Organization, known as the DAO, became the defining crisis of Ethereum’s early years. - Now, nearly a decade later, that story has taken an unexpected turn. What was lost, or rather, left untouched, is being repurposed
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