ShapeShift creates FOX Foundation as intermediary for successful DAO transition

ShapeShift creates FOX Foundation as intermediary for successful DAO transition

The entity will be dissolved upon the completion of ShapeShift’s decentralization process. On Wednesday, ShapeShift — a Swiss decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) hosting a cryptocurrency trading ecosystem — announced that its centralized corporate brand, ShapeShift AG, has formed the FOX Foundation. The nonprofit organization's stated purpose is to oversee the decentralization of its namesake trading platform and assets.The FOX Foundation’s charter includes handling tasks such as paying bills in fiat currency, hosting servers, maintaining the platform’s centralized infrastructure....


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