---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "DeFiance Capital"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2020
founders: ["Arthur Cheong"]
key_people: ["Arthur Cheong (@Arthur_0x)"]
headquarters: "Singapore"
website: "https://defiance.capital"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# DeFiance Capital

DeFiance Capital is a crypto investment firm founded by Arthur Cheong specializing in liquid token investments with high growth potential. The firm takes a thesis-based, fundamentally grounded approach to identifying projects with strong fundamentals, innovative technology, and significant ecosystem impact potential.

## Timeline
- **2020** — DeFiance Capital founded by Arthur Cheong
- **2021** — Initial investment in Sanctum, facilitated introductions to major funds
- **2025-10-22** — [[sanctum-offer-defiance-capital-cloud-acquisition]] proposed: 13.7M CLOUD tokens (5% of community reserve) at $0.12 per token ($1.644M total)
- **2025-10-25** — Sanctum CLOUD acquisition proposal failed

## Investment Strategy
Focuses on liquid token investments in projects demonstrating:
- Strong fundamental value propositions
- Innovative technology and mechanisms
- High growth potential
- Significant ecosystem impact

## Relationship to KB
- Active participant in [[sanctum]] ecosystem since 2021
- Demonstrates institutional capital interest in [[futarchy]]-adjacent governance models
- Example of traditional crypto fund engaging with experimental governance mechanisms