Software:Aragon (project)

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Short description: blockchain project for creating and managing digital organizations
Aragon
Aragon Project logo
Aragon Project logo
Original author(s)Luis Cuende, Jorge Izquierdo
Initial release10 February 2017
Repositoryhttps://github.com/aragon
Written inSolidity, JavaScript, React
Operating systemAvailable as a Web app
PlatformEthereum
TypeOpen-source software, Free software, Decentralized autonomous organization, Decentralized decision-making, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
LicenseAffero General Public Licensev3, CC0.[1]
Websitehttps://aragon.org

Aragon is an open-source software project that allows for the creation and management of decentralized organizations.

The blockchain-native organizations created on Aragon utilize Ethereum smart contracts and IPFS for a decentralized, peer-to-peer operating system. Aragon is also capable of creating other non-decentralized digital organizations as well.

The project was originally started in November 2016 by founders Luis Cuende[2] and Jorge Izquierdo. It was officially announced to the public on February 10th 2017 in a blog post.[3]

Luis Cuende who had been coder and an entrepreneur since a young age was initially named as Project Lead for Aragon. His most notable work before Aragon include Asturix and Stampery and was an Advisor to the VP of the European Commission.[4] For Asturix he won the Hack Now contest (in the under-18 category), an award for the best app or "hack" sponsored by HackFwd in Spain.[5] He has also received recognition as Forbes 30 Under 30[6] and MIT Technology Review, Spanish Edition's Innovators Under 35[7]

Jorge Izquierdo was named as Tech Lead for the project. His previous work included successful iOS apps and he had mostly worked as an iOS Developer. In 2017 he was named as a Thiel Fellow[8] for his work on Aragon.

The development of Aragon was funded in a crowdfunding campaign that took place May 17th 2017. The Aragon Network Token (ANT) sale gathered $25,000,000 in under 15 minutes[9] and was the fourth largest crowdfunding campaign, and second largest in the blockchain space, at the time.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Status
2018 CogX Outstanding Innovation in Blockchain: Governance Won[10]
2018 The Europas Hottest Blockchain Protocol Project Finalist[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Aragon on GitHub". https://github.com/aragon. 
  2. ↑ Wilson, Alexandra (2018-06-06). "'Chain Gang: The Boldest Blockchain Companies From The Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrawilson1/2018/06/06/chain-gang-the-boldest-blockchain-companies-from-the-forbes-30-under-30/. 
  3. ↑ Introducing Aragon: Unstoppable companies, 2017-02-10, https://blog.aragon.org/introducing-aragon-unstoppable-companies-58c1fd2d00ce/ 
  4. ↑ Luis Iván Cuende - European Commission, https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/luis-iván-cuende-young-advisors-spain 
  5. ↑ HackNow Winner: Luis Iván Cuende, 2011-09-22, http://blog.hackfwd.com/post/10517597027/hacknow-winner-luis-iván-cuende 
  6. ↑ 30 Under 30 2016 Europe: Technology - Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-europe-2016/technology/ 
  7. ↑ Luis Cuende - Innovators Under 35, https://www.innovatorsunder35.com/the-list/luis-cuende/ 
  8. ↑ Thiel Foundation Announces 2017 Thiel Fellows, 2017-06-16, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170616005607/en/Thiel-Foundation-Announces-2017-Thiel-Fellows 
  9. ↑ Chavez-Dreyfuss, Gertrude (2017-05-19). "Blockchain token sale nets $25 million in under 15 minutes". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aragon-blockchain-funding/blockchain-token-sale-nets-25-million-in-under-15-minutes-idUSKCN18E32X. 
  10. ↑ @AragonProject on Twitter, https://twitter.com/AragonProject/status/1006504710076096512 
  11. ↑ Here are the finalists for The Europas Awards 2018, July 3, London, https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/15/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-europas-awards-2018-july-3-london/ 

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