Peterson: Augur raised $5.3M in crypto in August-September 2015
Jack Peterson · 764: He Raised $5.3m in Token Offering on Etherum Blockchain to help you bet on future events · Aug 27, 2017 · at 17:57
Augur co-founder Jack Peterson details the amount raised during the project's 2015 initial token sale to host Nathan Latka.
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“We raised 5.3 million dollars. In August and September of 2015. ... It was 5.3 million in crypto. 5.3 million dollars equivalent in crypto.”
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