This was an interesting response to the announcement:

"Make no mistake: this was no $200 million funding round.

It was an early access token sale with retail interest tacked on the end — the intended marks in one of the more outlandishly greedy acts of decentralization theater in recent memory."

https://protos.com/bitclout-deso-diamondhands-blockchain-crypto-marketing-gimmick/

https://twitter.com/dcanellis/status/1440810933933129737?s=27

- dcanellis