Aragon Takes Defensive Measures Against Arca’s “51% Attack”
After the attack, the Aragon Association canceled plans to give ANT holders DAO voting rights. Aragon, an open-source platform for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has canceled plans to offer its native Aragon (ANT) token holders voting powers over the organization’s future. In a May 9 tweet, the Switzerland-based Aragon Association claimed it performed its “fiduciary duty” by “repurposing the Aragon DAO as part of a new grants program” to protect its treasury and mission. After the “Risk Free Value (RFV) Raiders” attacked the recently formed Aragon DAO with a 51% attack, the decision was made to manipulate ANT for financial benefit. Today, the Aragon Association fulfilled its fiduciary duty to secure its money by converting the DAO into a grants program. Today, the Aragon Association acted on its fiduciary duty to secure its treasury by repurposing the Aragon DAO into a grants program. This is a respo...