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+54.1%Founders Fund leads $5 million ANVL token purchase for Anvil DeFi protocol
Image: Crypto BriefingFounders Fund led a $5 million purchase of ANVL governance tokens for Ethereum-based DeFi protocol Anvil. Pantera Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, Bullish and Protoscale Capital also participated in the token buy. The tokens were sourced from Anvil's treasury, and deal terms were not publicly shared. Anvil uses on-chain letters of credit backed by digital collateral, with no protocol-level fees. Its total value locked is currently $10 million to $14 million, down from a July 2025 peak of nearly $109 million.
Key points
- Founders Fund led a $5 million ANVL governance token purchase for Anvil
- Pantera Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, Bullish and Protoscale Capital also joined the token purchase
- Anvil is an Ethereum DeFi protocol using on-chain letters of credit with no protocol-level fees
Why it matters
The purchase ties a major venture firm directly to a DeFi protocol's governance asset, rather than company equity. Anvil's non-custodial, no-fee structure offers an alternative to traditional DeFi lending and credit arrangements.
What's unclear
Deal terms and valuation for the ANVL token purchase were not publicly disclosed
Price context · ANVL
At publication
$0.001044
Now
$0.001044
Change since
+0.00%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 3 publishers
Crypto Briefing
Tier 2
Founders Fund leads $5 million token purchase in Anvil protocol
CoinCentral
Tier 3
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Bets $5 Million on This Crypto Protocol
Coverage timeline
- First reported by CoinDesk
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
- CryptoVideos brief published
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