DefiLlama's Internal Conflict: What Happened to the Platform?
The well-known decentralized finance information panel, DefiLlama, experienced a significant internal conflict that resulted in the creation of a platform fork named llama.fi. The disagreements arose over the company's plans to launch a token, which some team members believed had not been agreed upon.
DefiLlama is a well-known analytics platform that monitors and compiles data from different DeFi protocols. The platform has gained significant popularity by providing crucial information, so its internal dispute couldn't go unnoticed.
https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1637425043482222599
On March 19th, a developer of DefiLlama, under the pseudonym 0xngmi, initiated the fork of the platform. He announced his decision on Twitter, accusing the founders of the information panel of "hostile takeover" for launching a token without the consent of employees. Tendeeno, a contributor to Llama Corp projects (the parent company of DefiLlama), supported his colleague and also commented on the situation.
https://twitter.com/Tendeeno_/status/1637453565508608003
Amidst the internal conflict at DefiLlama, Llama Corp. has refuted claims of any hostile takeover, implying that the actions taken by 0xngmi were independent of the company's management. However, an official statement posted on DefiLlama's Telegram channel by 0xngmi and some other team members accused the founders of seizing control of the community and IP addresses of the platform.
However, the following day, DefiLlama representatives took to Twitter to announce that the situation had been resolved and issued apologies for the recent events. They further added that they had no immediate plans to release their LLAMA token and that all Llama Corp. departments would continue to operate collaboratively.
https://twitter.com/defillama/status/1637910941550489605