---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "DeFiance Capital"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2020
founders: ["Arthur Cheong"]
key_people: ["Arthur Cheong"]
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# DeFiance Capital

DeFiance Capital is a crypto investment firm founded by Arthur Cheong (@Arthur_0x) specializing in liquid token investments with high growth potential. The firm employs a thesis-based, fundamentally grounded investment approach focused on projects with strong fundamentals, innovative technology, and significant ecosystem impact potential.

## Timeline
- **2021** — Initial investment in Sanctum, providing capital and facilitating introductions to major funds
- **2025-10-22** — [[defiance-capital-cloud-token-acquisition-proposal]] failed: Proposed to acquire 13.7M CLOUD tokens (5% of community reserve) at $0.12 per token ($1.64M total) from Sanctum community reserve

## Relationship to KB
- [[sanctum]] - long-term strategic partner since 2021
- Active in Solana ecosystem LST partnerships and DAT integrations