DAO
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But total privacy is not the answer — DAOs need a combination of transparency and selective private governance to succeed
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The future of crypto exchanges is one in which the core teams are truly beholden to their communities. Enter true skin in the game.
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Governing a DAO still needs a human touch — studying history can put us on the right track
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With billions of dollars in native tokens sitting in DAO treasuries, some in DeFi are seeking ways to generate yield on languishing crypto
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Nikolai Mushegian was known among Ethereum circles as a genius visionary who inspired much of the early workings on smart contract security
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Blockworks exclusive: Three of the four Porter Finance team members are re-launching the DeFi protocol as Arbor Finance
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A new proposal from Maker co-founder Rune maps plans for a free floating DAI, growing a schism between ‘futurists’ and ‘decentralists’
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Investors from Placeholder, Zee Prime, Ledger Prime, Polymorphic and GCR participated in the raise
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The foundation will support decentralized growth and the long-term sustainability of Uniswap
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Blockworks exclusive: Terraform Labs is creating infrastructure to build DAOs on Terra 2.0
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The bill specifies that DAOs are by default classified as a business entity, meaning that these community-led groups can expect to pay up on tax day
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Porter Finance’s product launch enables DAOs, such as the one behind Ribbon Finance, to issue debt the DeFi way
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DAO members include musicians Grimes and Sia, NFT artist Beeple and entrepreneur Guy Oseary
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The GEM commitment signals an institutional appetite for an alternative to the long-proposed bitcoin ETF
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The community vote settles a governance dispute over an unintended token bounty
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Law firm claims all parties involved in a DAO’s governance are liable for the protocol’s alleged “negligence and illegality”
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The exploit is one of a growing number of hacking incidents on DeFi projects in recent months
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Trading could begin on CBOE Australia as early as April 27, following a seven-day notice period
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Blockworks Exclusive: The Ethereum dApp will let DAOs raise funds akin to issuing fixed-rate corporate debt
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