---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "DeFiance Capital"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2020
founders: ["Arthur Cheong"]
key_people: ["Arthur Cheong (@Arthur_0x)"]
website: ""
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
- **2021** — Initial investment in Sanctum, providing capital and network introductions to major funds
- **2025-10-22** — Proposed acquisition of 13.7M CLOUD tokens (5% of community reserve) from Sanctum at $0.12 per token (30-day TWAP)
- **2025-10-25** — [[sanctum-offer-defiance-capital-cloud-acquisition]] failed

## Relationship to KB
- [[sanctum]] - long-term strategic partner and investor
- [[MetaDAO]] - participant in futarchy-governed ecosystem
- Demonstrates institutional capital engagement with [[futarchy-governed permissionless launches require brand separation to manage reputational liability because failed projects on a curated platform damage the platforms credibility]]