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[](https://3speak.tv/watch?v=networkstate.mp3/avbmilxn) ▶️ Watch on 3Speak Securing Digital Rights for Communities (Game Theory and Governance of Scalable Blockchains for Use in Digital Network States) Chapter 23. A New Model for Startup Funding A practical way to fund a project without compromising to Venture Capital or other centralising forces Introduction Many blockchain projects raise funds through token sales (ICOs, pre-mines) or venture capital, leading to centralization and misaligned incentives between founders, investors, and the community. It should be noted that the following is just a suggested way to create more decentralized projects with fewer conflicts of interest and centralizing stakes, and there may be many other approaches. A more decentralized alternative is to obtain funding from an existing demonstrably decentralized DAO community, airdrop "miner or governance tokens" to its community, and allow participants to earn governance tokens by running infrastructure or