PoolTogether raises 471 ETH with NFTs to fund legal defense
The platform has already raised more than half of its target and still has another 21 days to go before the NFT funding campaign ends. So called “no-loss lottery” DeFi platform PoolTogether has raised 470.90 Ether (ETH) via NFT sales to fund its legal defense against a putative class action lawsuit.That means PoolTogether is more than halfway to its goal to raise at least 769 ETH worth roughly $1.5 million to fight what it calls a lawsuit that has “no merit”. The platform has another 21 days to go before the NFT funding campaign ends. It noted on its NFT minting page that:“PoolTogether....
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“Don't have a lot of words right now. Blown away by how the community has rallied around PoolTogether Inc and myself,” said PoolTogether co-founder Leighton Cusack. No-loss lottery decentralized finance (DeFi) platform PoolTogether has reached 100% of its legal defense funding goal via the sale of NFTs.It has taken the project just ten days to reach its funding goal of 769 Ether (ETH) or $1.4 million, signaling strong support from the DeFi community who are rallying against a lawsuit that some feel is an attack on the greater sector as a whole.the community has spoken @PoolyNFT....
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PoolTogether, an Ethereum-hosted DeFi application that enables users to gain access to prize-linked savings pools, has raised over $1 million to secure defense funding. The project allows users to deposit crypto tokens and stablecoins, mainly USD Coin (USDC), and earn profits from yielding. After depositing, users stand a daily chance of getting accessing a prize, […]