Layer‑1 blockchain Dango has announced it will suspend trading on its decentralized perpetual-contract exchange this Wednesday and permanently shut down its network on August 13. The move brings to an end a commercial effort that, despite a recent mainnet launch and fundraising, failed to find a sustainable path. In a post published Friday on X, the team acknowledged it had not achieved commercially sustainable viability.
Founder Larry Liu said the decision was driven by cash‑flow problems, legal hurdles that slowed development, the departure of key team members, and adverse market conditions.
Recap: launch and setbacks
Dango launched its mainnet in January after raising $3.6 million in a seed round led by Hack VC and Lemniscap. The platform rolled out its perpetual DEX in April but, a few days later, suffered an exploit that allowed the attacker to withdraw roughly $410,000 — an amount that was later… (source text ends mid‑sentence).
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