Astera Institute is said to have multi-billion-dollar backing from crypto wealth
generativist · x · 2026-07-23
A reader notes from Cate Hall’s book intro and Claude that Astera Institute reportedly has multi-billion-dollar backing.
The same note says the founder’s money mainly came from Ripple, Stellar, and Mt. Gox, which makes the funding history unusually crypto-linked.
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