Long
| Introduction: | Long is an open, transparent, and permissionless platform designed for capital formation to fund the next generation of long-term innovation. |
| Recorded in: | 6/5/2025 |
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What is Long?
Long is a decentralized finance platform that provides an open, transparent, and permissionless system for capital formation. It enables ambitious startups and projects to raise funds directly from a global audience, bypassing traditional investment barriers. The platform aims to redistribute value to its users by offering open access to early investment opportunities, ensuring fair price discovery, and preventing the common pitfalls of short-term speculation and manipulation found in many crypto fundraising systems. It is designed for high-conviction builders, traders, and investors who seek long-term value creation.
How to use Long
Users can interact with Long as either Issuers or Holders. Issuers, representing startups and projects with big ideas, can launch their fundraising campaigns directly on the platform by navigating to the "Launch on Long" section of the app. Holders, or investors, can explore and participate in ongoing projects by visiting the "Explore projects" section. The platform emphasizes a permissionless approach, suggesting no complex registration processes. While specific pricing models are not detailed, the system is built around fair price discovery and long-term value, implying a decentralized, token-based economic model where participation is driven by investment in projects rather than subscription fees.
Long's core features
Open, transparent, and permissionless capital formation
Fair price discovery for new projects
Elimination of bots, sniping, front-running, and MEV exploits
Prevention of early holder accumulation at near-zero costs (Fair Launch)
Onchain vesting mechanisms for aligned founder and investor incentives
Focus on long-term value creation over quick profits
Open access to early investment opportunities for all
Designed to prevent price manipulation and short-term speculation
Use cases of Long
Startups and innovative projects seeking to raise capital globally in a decentralized and fair manner.
Individual investors looking to participate in early-stage crypto projects without facing bot manipulation or unfair advantages.
Builders and developers aiming to launch high-quality, long-term focused projects with aligned investor incentives.
Communities or DAOs seeking a transparent and secure method for funding new initiatives.
Investors who prioritize long-term growth and conviction over speculative trading in the crypto market.