The Week Crypto Bid for The Constitution

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[00:02:27] - [First question] - What led him to text a friend about buying the Constitution

[00:04:14] - What steps they mulled over doing first to accomplish this purchase

[00:05:07] - How quickly this went from idea to reality and the chances of it succeeding

[00:06:00] - Who they called next to start bringing this DAO to life

[00:07:27] - Figuring out who would do what in order to accomplish this in a timely manner

[00:08:43] - When the group went from known people to bringing outsiders into the fold 

[00:09:32] - The first big action item that needed to be resolved 

[00:10:03] - Getting in touch with Sotheby’s and proposing their idea to purchase as a DAO 

[00:11:37] - Some of the stipulations that Sotheby’s said would need to be met  

[00:12:52] - At what point they engaged lawyers to integrate legal structure 

[00:15:01] - What they were actually buying when you sent ETH in to contribute to the fund

[00:16:36] - Who would be owning the Constitution and voting governance decisions 

[00:18:46] - Stepping into day two with a legal structure and how big the group became

[00:19:35] - Whether there was ever any moments of doubt and how real it was by day two

[00:21:30] - Thinking about the security and the concept going viral on social media

[00:22:55] - The tools used to construct the DAO and secure the funds 

[00:23:55] - How the decision happened to use JuiceBox

[00:25:46] - An example of a split decision in the group and how it was resolved

[00:28:06] - Who should have control over the funds and why they doxxed themselves

[00:31:49] - Turning JuiceBox on; what percentage of possibility day three brought with it

[00:32:44] - Making the contributed funds raised open to the public 

[00:34:14] - Convincing larger investors and large anonymous contributors

[00:35:38] - What number was needed to enter and be competitive in the auction 

[00:36:51] - How many in the DAO attended the auction 

[00:37:35] - Who was on the phone with David and who was on the phone with Brooke

[00:38:57] - Varying tweets about the outcome of the auction about winning or losing

[00:40:57] - Finding out they were against Ken Griffin and if anyone spoke to him or his team

[00:43:17] - What it was like when Ken’s team contacted the DAO for co-governance

[00:44:44] - Auction house fees and what else is required to secure a historical document

[00:46:19] - Plans for the document if they won and managing refunds after the loss

[00:50:39] - Introducing ideas for the We The People token and continuing the DAO

[00:51:41] - We The People token going parabolic and being traded by Chinese traders

[00:54:38] - What are some of the criticisms of the movement and things they would have done differently in hindsight

[00:56:41] - How the DAO could have been more decentralized from day one 

[00:59:00] - Whether or not doing this on a centralized fundraising platform would be wise

[01:01:12] - Inspiring the masses and what they’re excited to see people try in the future