Dao governance

Dao governance

Markets

'Gensler and Biden were just better for crypto,' says Tally CEO as DAO governance platform shuts down

End of DAOs? Firm behind Uniswap and Arbitrum governance says easing regulation made decentralization optional

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Web3

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes AI 'stewards' to help reinvent DAO governance

The system would use zero-knowledge proofs and secure environments (MPC/TEEs) to protect voter identity and sensitive data while preventing coercion and bribery.

Vitalik Buterin

Tech

DAO Infrastructure Provider Tally Raises $8M to Scale On-Chain Governance

Tally is used by decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to manage the governance process.

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Tech

The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs

Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance.

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Finance

'Golden Boys' Move on CompoundDAO Wasn't a Governance Attack: Tally Protocol CEO

Sitting on the sidelines during the democratic process means you can't complain about the result, the CEO and co-founder of a DAO vote-counting protocol said.

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Markets

dYdX Foundation Requests $30M Budget, Pledges to Issue Annual Spending Report

The Foundation wants to preserve an 18-month runway through at least mid-2026.

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Tech

Arbitrum Voters Polarized Over 'Research' Pitch With $2M Price Tag

Proposed coalition of professional researchers could help "accelerate decision-making" at the Ethereum layer-2 project, but complaints have surfaced over the cost and potential conflicts of interest.

Lybra Finance launched its version 2 test network on Arbitrum Wednesday morning. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'

The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.

Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection

Rapper Snoop Dogg's new NFTs will change as he tours this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction.

Sotheby's Grailed NFT auction on June 15, 2023. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)

Web3

ApeCoin DAO Special Council Six-Figure Salaries Sparks Discussion

The decentralized autonomous organization behind ApeCoin, the native currency of the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem, pays each member of its Special Council $20,833 per month.

ApeCoin DAO organizational chart. (Vulkan/Twitter)