Venice Token (VVV)

Deal-terms controversy: On July 2, 2026, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees publicly defended the terms of a Venice Token deal after critics characterized it as underpriced, per The Defiant. This brief doesn't have the underlying deal documents, so it can't assess the pricing dispute directly — but a named industry figure publicly defending token-sale terms against public criticism is a genuine governance signal worth reading at the source before forming a view.