Substantial institutional funding with an undisclosed origin

Anonymous 2021 MIRI cryptocurrency donor

An unnamed long-term supporter whose 3,001 MKR gift MIRI reported liquidating for $15,592,829.

What the records establish

An unnamed long-term supporter whose 3,001 MKR gift MIRI reported liquidating for $15,592,829. This record describes the disclosed gift, not an inferred identity. Its public spending restrictions can be examined without guessing who supplied it.

What the records show

Anonymous 2021 MIRI cryptocurrency donorMachine Intelligence Research Institute

Reported 2021 MKR gift

Checked 12 September 2026

Anonymous 2021 MIRI cryptocurrency donor → Machine Intelligence Research Institute: reported 2021 mkr gift. MIRI reports $15,592,829; sale proceeds from the 2021 gift.

Further reading

Eliezer Yudkowsky: How a Warning Acquires Power

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What the connections say

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Anonymous 2021 MIRI cryptocurrency donorReported 2021 MKR giftMachine Intelligence Research Institute

Checked 12 September 2026

Anonymous 2021 MIRI cryptocurrency donor → Machine Intelligence Research Institute: reported 2021 mkr gift. MIRI reports $15,592,829; sale proceeds from the 2021 gift. Recipient-reported proceeds; $2.5 million annual spending cap in 2021–2024, remainder available in 2025. No donor identity or MakerDAO corporate-donor conclusion.

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