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Do your own research on the blue chips and why they are the top ranked. And when researching a lesser known coin/token, look at: Founder & Team Background Who are they? Real names or pseudonymous? Former FAANG, crypto native OGs, or some random Telegram scams? Track record? Any rug pulls? Prior pumps? Check LinkedIn, GitHub, SEC filings, and rugpull databases. Do they respond to criticism intelligently? Or just block you on Twitter? OPSEC Tip: If the founders are fully doxxed and U.S.-based, know they’re subject to U.S. law (SEC, OFAC, IRS). Sometimes pseudonymity doesn’t = scam. Code Quality & GitHub Activity Is the project open source? If not, why? Check GitHub: Are there commits? Is it a fork of another project? Are they copy/pasting or innovating? Use tools like CryptoMiso or GitHub Stars as weak signal proxies. Run a linter on their smart contracts. Sloppy coding = exploitable contracts = zeroed bags. Security Audits & Vulnerability Exposure Who audited it? Are there known CVEs (common vulnerabilities and exposures)? Check Certik, Immunefi, and Hacken for bug bounty programs. Smart contracts are forever. One unchecked bug and the protocol gets drained. Mechanism Design Is the protocol’s incentive structure economically sound, or is it a Ponzi in disguise? Check for Ponzinomics: unsustainable yields, recursive leverage, or circular swaps. Is the protocol actually useful without the token? Or is the token the product? Product/Market Fit Does the project solve a real problem? Who uses it? Is it a DAO with 80 wallets and 10 bots? Or is there daily organic usage? Use Token Terminal or DefiLlama to check real usage metrics: TVL, revenue, active users. Legal and Regulatory Risk Is the token a security? Did they do a public sale to U.S. citizens? Are they compliant with AML/KYC or deliberately avoiding it? (Good or bad depending on ethos) Has it already been flagged by SEC/FinCEN/OFAC? Token Distribution & Vesting Who owns the tokens? Founders? VCs? Airdrop farmers? What’s the vesting schedule? Any cliffs? Is it linear or backloaded? Use Messari or whitepaper tokenomics sections to verify actual unlock schedules. Watch out for VC unlock seasons where the price tanks on linear emissions from private sales. Community & Narrative Strength Are the supporters real humans or Twitter bots? (Use tools like FollowerAudit or BotSentinel) Is there real discussion on forums or just pump memes? What’s the meme game like? Narrative fuels speculative bubbles. Is this thing cult worthy? Cults like LINK, ETH, SOL, and BTC sustain price through hell. Most coins die when Reddit stops caring. Protocol Revenue & Sustainability Does the protocol generate real, recurring revenue? Is yield coming from users, or from token inflation? How are protocol fees split? Burned? Given to holders? Dev fund? Check DefiLlama Revenues or Token Terminal for hard data. Interoperability & Ecosystem Integrations Is it isolated, or plugged into other chains? Is it EVM-compatible? Supported by major bridges? Are DEXs, wallets, explorers, oracles integrated? Also tokenomics: Total Supply vs. Circulating Supply How much of the total supply is already circulating? If 10% is circulating and 90% is locked up, you’re early, but you’re likely buying into a future selloff. Rapid unlocks = price suppression. High FDV (Fully Diluted Valuation) + Low circulation = Delayed rug via emissions. Emission Schedule/Vesting Curve Linear: Steady inflation, easier to price in. Cliff + linear: VC dump alert. Sudden supply shock. Exponential: Pure inflation. Allocation Breakdown Look for this in whitepapers or dashboards. Here’s what you want to dissect: Team/Founders have greater than 20%, they’re greedy, and will likely dump VCs/Private Sale have greater than 25%, you’re the exit liquidity Ecosystem/Grants around 20%, okay if it’s transparently allocated Community/Airdrop less than 10%, fair but check distribution Liquidity Mining around 10–30%, good if designed well (no mercenary yield farmers who will dump on you) Token Utility: What does the token actually do besides go up? Good Uses: Governance (if active and enforced) Required for usage (gas, staking collateral, slashing risk) Fee discounts (e.g., BNB) Security layer (e.g., ETH staking) Burn Mechanics / Deflationary Design Are tokens being burned with every use? Is it programmatic or discretionary (manual = rug bait)? EIP-1559 on Ethereum is a gold standard: burn on actual usage. If it’s inflationary, check if usage is greater than inflation. If not, value bleed is baked in. Staking Incentives What APR are stakers getting? Where does that yield come from? (Fees? Inflation? New buyers?) Does staking have a lockup or slashing risk? High APR from inflation = stealth dilution. It’s yield that costs everyone. Liquidity Profile How much liquidity is there on major exchanges or DEXs? Who controls it? Is it protocol-owned liquidity (POL), or whales? Slippage test: Try simulating a $10K-$100K trade. If price impact is greater than 2%, it’s illiquid. Low liquidity = manipulated price action and whale games. Market Cap vs. FDV Market Cap = Circulating supply × current price FDV = Total supply × current price A token with $50M market cap but $2B FDV = 2.5% in circulation. You’re buying into a future inflation cliff. High FDV with low liquidity = worst combo. Inflation Control Is there a cap (like BTC)? Is there a halving or burn mechanism? Are emissions dynamic (adjusted based on usage like Curve)? Flat inflation = death by a thousand cuts unless usage scales faster. Whale Concentration Use tools like Nansen, Arkham, or Etherscan to analyze top holders. Are top wallets: Smart contracts (okay) Exchanges (neutral) Private wallets (danger) More than 10% in one private wallet = big risk

Cryptizard

>Why should a DAO in Buenos Aires or a co-op in Berlin have to trust the same validator set as everyone else? Sovereignty means picking your own trust model. Maybe you want to use local validators you know and trust. Maybe you want to federate with other communities. Maybe you want to run solo. That's called a bank, a credit union and stuffing money in your mattress respectively. These are not profound ideas. Even in the blockchain world, people have been using federated blockchains for over a decade. >the Bitcoin network will not survive a WWIII scenario \[...\] This is not some doomer fantasy Yes it is.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; TRON DAO announced that the circulating supply of USDT on the TRON blockchain has surpassed $80 billion, solidifying TRON as the leading stablecoin network. TRON hosts over half of the global USDT supply and leads in issuance, transaction volume, and daily user activity. With over 315 million user accounts and $21.5 billion in daily USDT transfers, TRON is a key player in digital dollar movement. Its efficiency and low costs make it a preferred choice for stablecoin activity, supporting financial inclusion and cross-border settlements. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

biba8163

> BTC thrives as the “digital gold” because Ethereum exists as the “tech platform. BTC was labeled Digital Gold BEFORE Ethereum existed > Mining digital gold... Bitcoin may make a dent in the financial world (2013) https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2013/04/13/mining-digital-gold > Bitcoin has caught the imagination of digital gold miners (2013) https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/6-virtual-currencies-that-went-bust > One analogy people here kick around is that it is digital gold. Therefore it can reach significant highs exceeding that of Apple because there is no expected means of production. (2013) https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1sowur/how_is_a_2600000000000_market_cap_for_btc_possible/cdzqlwp/ > Network effect from the crypto space → Much of BTC's adoption comes from the momentum of the entire crypto ecosystem The momentum is that the total Alt marketcap (excluding stablecoins) has shrunk -40% since 2021 while BTC marketcap has gone up 72%. Alts generally gain value and attention when BTC exists and appreciates not the other way around. > no DeFi **DeFi is a bullshit scam narrative** from the Summer of 2020. It's NOT neither decentralized and it's NOT fiance. - Essentially a Shitcoin Casino. Leveraged plays, trading shitcoin tokens, earning yield on shitcoin tokens, providing liquidity on shitcoin tokens. NOT FINANCE - Every player like, MakerDAO, AAVE, LINK etc, is COMPLETELY CENTRALIZED - There are **no life financial products like life, home, health insurance, mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, personal loans without massive collateral, commercial loans, etc.** Again, shitcoin trading, yield farming, etc is NOT FINANCE. - Then you slap some scamified metrics like TVL based on scam tokens locked up to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens. > no NFTs **NFTs are mostly scams selling you 1990s jpegs or links to jpegs** > no DAOs **DAOs are scams.** Lets look at the definition of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations A decentralized organization/company that is governed by its stakeholders with no chain of command or any one person in charge, everyone has a say in governance of the organization by means of direct voting power proportional to their stake in it. It is autonomous because humans are not responsible for the executive function of the organization. The smart contracts does everything automatically. Stakeholders can vote to change the behavior of the contracts or vote to bypass/change it entirely, but the smart contracts are organization. In reality, Decentralization and Governance memes and the whales control nearly everything by printing tokens for themselves and dumping on gullible retail investors. Even the most celebrated Ethereum DAOs are token dump scams. I posted this about MakerDAO 5 years ago: > One man, Rune Christensen controls the system, interest, fees, voting, etc. There are ELEVEN addresses that accounted for 98% of the voting for the protocol change for an "executive vote" used USDC. Eleven addresses control the entire protocol and a protocol change was voted in just...what 24 hrs? And most of those addresses are probably owned by a handful of people. On what planet is that decentralized? https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/fl68d4/crypto_collateralized_stable_coins_have_proven/fkxc40i/ And people have posted the same crap about other DAOs whale controls everything like in Aragon another celebrated Ethereum DAO: > AGP42 : Put differently: aside from one whale, AGP42 passes. The Aragon community overall voted for AGP42, but it was rejected with 69% of the vote because of one whale. > AGP37: 82% in favor of AGP37. 453k to 99k. But then the whale voted. So despite 83% of addresses voting in favor of AGP37, on the surface it appears to be a large defeat where 66% vote against. > AGP-35:: Here’s another case in point: Edgeware Lockdrop Proposal for Aragon..The 792k whale voted for this. Deduct the whale’s votes and you get 338k. Which means that this proposal was losing by about 15% at ~43% versus ~57% pre-whale. Then the vote went from losing decisively to winning by a massive landslide. So aside from the whale, the Aragon community voted against Edgeware lock drop participation https://evanvanness.com/post/184616403861/aragon-vote-shows-the-perils-of-onchain-governance > Low TPS (5–7/sec) → Not viable for global payments or daily use at scale. There is zero interest in any crypto for payments except for stablecoins which really transact pegged fiat value. Tons of cryptos with high TPS and the world has zero interest in them. > Diminishing block rewards → Without active fee markets (which other chains helped normalize), miner incentives collapse over time. **Ethereum Maxis have been grasping for straws** with this one which was supposed to happen in the 2016 halvening when Bitcoin miners were not profitable for almost 2 years from 2014. Lots of mining companies went bankrupt in those years. There were tons of articles about how after the 2016 halvening, BTC was doomed. > By mid-2014, the high revenues of 2012 and 2013 are countered by high expenses, leading to a negative net cash flow from that moment on. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12525-018-0308-3 What happens is mining costs converges to the price of electricity and/or competition wipes out inefficient miners who don't innovate, find cheaper energy and locations. Since 2015, the miner rewards have been cut by -87.5%. But BTC price has gone up by 38,000% so miners rewards are more than enough. Fees alone will be enough reward the miners when block subsidies end. You can also slowly increase the block size over long time frames if needed to increase the subsidies if needed.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Grayscale has updated its 'Top 20' list of promising altcoins for Q3 2025, adding Avalanche (AVAX) and MORPHO while removing Lido DAO (LDAO) and Optimism (OP). The changes reflect market performance and sector-specific developments. AVAX was included due to strong partnerships and organic growth, while MORPHO's new V2 aims to integrate DeFi with traditional finance. Grayscale highlighted the volatility of these assets and advised caution for potential investors. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

jummy006

My Curve DAO and API3 show up in ledger live just fine, so you should be good as for as ERC20 support.

MaximumStudent1839

Very true. Crypto's loud voices are often those who got rich from being early and know nothing about the real world. They continue to get rich from getting the social network's deal flow or dumping on their followers. Most of them have jack shit idea of how an average consumer behaves and are extremely detached from reality. This sad fact applies extremely well to the "young entrepreneurs" entering this space. They will learn to be ruggers/PnD with the help of lowlifes like Scansem and then become productive members of society. They won't have sympathy or understand what average ppl go through; rather, they will make millions from making other hard-working folks into their victims. They will become sociopaths - lie without remorse behind a monitor. But predatory VCs, like Alliance DAO's Qiao, will make you think this is a good feature for this space.

MaximumStudent1839

Good question. > Why is litecoin not better? Is it because it’s just not popular?Because it is faster and cheaper and pow. The market demand for payment via native crypto assets is not great. The asset class is too volatile. Too many companies have tried, and too many have failed. The store-of-value angle has proven to have persistent demand. A token becomes what its holders treat it as and act with it. Treating a token as a medium of payment doesn't accrue value as much as a store of value. It is probably because, when ppl think it is a payment token, they just sell it after they receive it, they don't hodl and reduce market supply. > Aren’t there some alts that are solving blockchain and digital asset problems? What you are describing is solving self-referential problems. To care about them solving these problems, I need to first care about these problems getting solved. I need to care about digital assets. I need to care about blockchain. So what they are doing can't justify why ppl want digital assets/blockchain in the first place. ***You need to solve the first principal problem: why care about digital assets***, before worrying about solving digital assets-related problems. A lot of alts end up building blockchain solutions for use cases/assets that not many care about. > Wouldn’t you want a chain that swaps and transfer these at instant speeds and very cheap? In principle, a company could just run everything with a server for stablecoin use cases. They don't need a blockchain. Again, the issue becomes that you need to care about blockchain first. The best answer is that people care about a digital asset and like access to stablecoins be integrated into the native platform hosting the said digital asset. Again, most nearly always ignore the principal question: why do ppl want blockchain solutions in the first place? > Provide an opportunity to get paid something for farming your data you already let web 2 companies siphon for free. Amazon pays for your receipts too. It is not true you can't sell your data for money to web 2 companies. And it is not true web 3 provides an optimal solution either. > If there are other problems to solve in crypto rather than store of value Store of value has proven to be the best lindy source of demand for ppl to care about a digital asset long-term. Your other problems are second-tier or need to rely on the liquidity provided by the store of value market. > but just like in 2000 eccommerce.  I would say ppl were probably less malicious and intentionally extractive in 2000 than what you see in the space. Take Alliance DAO's mfer VC Qiao for example. He openly brags about extracting value from this space so he can cash out of here and buy stocks.

Cryptizard

They can, but the idea is that well before that point we will have migrated to new ciphers that are post-quantum secure. It's less of a technical issue and more of an organization/consensus problem. You need to get everyone to upgrade their wallet to the new cipher in a timely fashion. This has happened already with big coins though, for instance Ethereum's hard fork after the DAO hack, so we know it is possible to do.

DecentralizedLaw

Thank you for the thoughtful critique without snarky undertone. I understand from these comments that I should have explained this a lot better. Publishing laws on the blockchain as a medium offers exciting new opportunities for people from different jurisdictions to come together and agree upon the standards applicable to their (voluntary) interactions! To create a system where participants can vote and amend the legislation is next on the agenda. Think about a decentrally stored legal-wiki secured by the blockchain managed by DAO technology. Every successful system for human organization--from States to the Bitcoin network--are however founded on both changing and unchanging principles. The foundational idea of law in Western civilization is that there are laws that exist in human nature outside of authority and enforcement. The task of the legislator is to apply reason to align the legal system with these foundational principles. This idea led to the modern democratic state, the American Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent codification in international treaties (now accepted worldwide!). The benefit of this age is that we can determine these foundational laws empirically. We do not have to reinvent the wheel. This list has been extracted from rights that have been both included in the Declaration of Human Rights, and subsequently ratified in international treaties. I have made minimal additions to the phrasing, but have excluded all the rights that are not liberties (positive rights codify the ideal of Western European social democracy). So what you call mere values, are in fact international laws to which your government has committed. To the idea that we need specificity in law-making my answer is simple: this is impossible. You cannot have a law which accounts for all the specific situations and variations. That is why details are provided in lower level legislation, guidance by regulators, or in specific cases by the judge or jury--not in the foundational document itself. It is actually the clear and simple statements in foundational documents that make them valuable guidance for society at large. This is, in short, a perfect start for a renewed look at law and the future of (decentralized) governance with core foundational principles!

rankinrez

Crypto has really shown why rules need to be expressed in natural language and we need a judiciary to decide on edge cases and create case law. Case in point if there is a bug in software is that now the immutable, permanent “law”? Look at the DAO hack etc

Hornet_Only

He runs the DAO, that’s all I know unfortunately. They do have a token

MichaelAischmann

A DAO is not a company. We can’t say if the DAO acts as a competition to your company for lack of information. Does he get compensated by the DAO for anything?

RererevengeOfThaChee

me and my friends fell for “NovaChain DAO” all hype and "community vibes" till the token tanked. No one from the team showed up after the dump, and the mods just posted inspirational quotes 💀. we all left after that and switched to a smaller, tighter group that actually *cares*. whole different vibe.

MaximumStudent1839

Some memecoins are ideology. The best example is Bitcoin. But most aren't ever since Solana bitch itself to Alliance DAO's extractors and pump dot fun. Now it is a larp with a precise extraction game for most memes.

MrTheums

This sounds absolutely APE-s**hit** crazy, in the best possible way! Love the "forget utility, remember instinct" vibe. Seriously digging the anti-VC sentiment – tired of waiting for permission slips from the big boys. My question is: what's the actual *mechanism* behind $TUGGIN? Is it a DAO, a DeFi protocol, or something else entirely? Understanding the underlying tech is key before we send this to the moon! Also, what's the tokenomics like? Knowing the emission schedule and distribution is crucial for assessing long-term viability. Let's get some DD flowing, apes! WAGMI!

fan_of_hakiksexydays

Yea, that's true, while we might be OK for now, we never know what bullshit Reddit might pull in the future or if they change their team. At least Moons are no longer in the hands of Reddit, and can even be part of any external site. So even if Reddit changes, Moons can still stick around and do their own thing. Only Moon holders are in power, thanks to the DAO.

fan_of_hakiksexydays

That wasn't the only reason for sponsors to buy Moons. They can still buy AMAs, sponsored posts, and sponsored events (like when they did giveaways). Also, I think sponsors will still be able to buy the banner, but they have to have an AMA, sponsored post, or event, to be tied to it. If I understand right. And the main utility of Moons with the DAO and governance are still there. Along with all its other utilities with tipping, content and participation rewards, special membership, etc...

critiqueextension

Yuga Labs' proposal to dissolve the ApeCoin DAO and establish ApeCo aims to create a more centralized governance structure, addressing concerns about DAO chaos and governance issues. This move reflects a shift towards more direct control by Yuga Labs over the ecosystem. * [Yuga Labs Seeks to Replace ApeCoin DAO With New Entity, ApeCo](https://cointelegraph.com/news/yuga-labs-aims-to-replace-apecoin-dao-with-apeco) * [Yuga Labs Proposes Scrapping ApeCoin DAO and Launching ApeCo](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/06/yuga-labs-proposes-scrapping-apecoin-dao-launching-apeco) ^(This is a bot made by [Critique AI](https://critique-labs.ai). If you want vetted information like this on all content you browse, [download our extension](https://critiquebrowser.app).)

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Yuga Labs announced plans to sunset the ApeCoin DAO and launch ApeCo, a new operating model aimed at enhancing the APE ecosystem. ApeCo will focus on three pillars: ApeChain, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Otherside. CEO Greg Solano cited inefficiencies and governance issues in the DAO as reasons for the shift, emphasizing the need for sharper focus and faster execution. The transition aims to support high-quality projects, streamline operations, and position ApeCoin as a key economic engine for the ecosystem's future growth. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Uniswap's governance and decentralization were scrutinized during a U.S. House committee hearing on crypto legislation. Representative Sean Casten questioned the decentralization of Uniswap DAO, citing the Uniswap Foundation's influence and unilateral decisions. Uniswap Labs' Chief Legal Officer Katharine Minarik defended the separation of entities and addressed concerns about regulatory compliance. The debate highlights Congress's growing focus on DeFi and the complexities of defining decentralization in legislation. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ManBearPig9220

vaultbridge turns what would typically be idle assets in bridge contract on ethereum into real yield by routing them into curated lending strategies on ethereum. powered by **morpho**, and risk-managed by **gauntlet** and **steakhouse financial**. here’s how it works, and where the yield comes from: **how does vaultbridge work?** when users bridge assets like ETH, USDC, USDT, or WBTC to katana and opt in to vaultbridge, their L1 assets don’t sit idle in a bridge contract like other L2 bridges. they’re deployed into a low-risk curated vault strategy on morpho’s lending protocol on ethereum. * **vaults use morpho’s ERC-4626 standard**, a secure and modular framework for building and managing onchain lending strategies * **capital is lent out to high-quality liquid markets,** for example, blue-chip assets with conservative LLTV ratios, to generate sustainable base yield. not optimizing for yield here, optimizing for risk-adjusted returns. keep it conservative. the yield generated is **streamed back to katana**, where it’s used to **boost lending and LP rewards** in core defi apps. **where does the yield come from?** vaultbridge yield comes from the **underlying lending activity** on morpho vaults, specifically interest paid by borrowers on morpho. unlike yield farming or emissions-based incentives, **vaultbridge yield is organic**. it’s earned by putting capital to work in real markets. **what makes the strategies low risk?** two independent curators manage risk: 1. **gauntlet**: known for dynamic risk modeling across aave, compound, and uniswap. they bring economic simulations and scenario testing to determine safe collateral and borrowing thresholds. 2. **steakhouse financial**: experts in DAO treasury management and financial analysis. they bring a conservative approach to yield generation, prioritizing capital preservation and stable returns. they select which vaults and strategies are active based on katana’s risk appetite, which is low. we’re not chasing the highest yield. we’re chasing the best risk-adjusted yield, stable, repeatable returns using curated strategies managed by gauntlet and steakhouse. that yield flows back to katana and boosts yield on pools in core defi apps. **why this matters** vaultbridge turns passive bridge deposits into a **productive revenue engine** for katana's defi users. users get boosted rewards in defi pools from this revenue. and the chain doesn’t rely on solely on KAT emissions. this is what fuels the katana flywheel.

pibbleberrier

Yes Defi is Alive and well. The issue is yall were betting on DAO tokens thinking you guys are actual “stockholder” The real sustainable gains comes from using the protocol not being VC investor’s exist liquidity

GreedVault

We cant seriously use a DAO for just 2 people right? We might as well settle it with Rock paper scissors.

Crypto-4-Freedom

GNO = DAO token for the DAO of Gnosis chain + Cashback token for Gnosis Pay. REG = DAO token for the DAO of RealT (biggest real estate platform in DeFi) wbTSLA = onchain Tesla Stock, which you can buy fractional and use in DeFi.

Economy_Growth9433

There are several projects that dwell in Venture Capital and RWA tokenization. Like Tiamonds, the ones from LCX’s team for diamonds and those real estate tokens (there are several cant recall now their tickers). Right now i think i have found my perfect solution in the Sick Buffalo DAO project. I will not lie i am a degen and love trading shitcoins and all that community vibes that come with the meme coins but $SICKB seems different. No hype, no sudden pump n dumps, a structured plan, and a very steady growth ( from 50k mc to 1.5m mc in 5 months). They have that meme coins energy but they are working seriously on bringing revenue streams from Venture capital and RWA tokenization projects! Check it out: https://linktr.ee/Sickbb

Economy_Growth9433

$SICKB has found the sweet spot for that meme narrative/cult community vibes and utility packed token. Plus right now the team is finally working and planning their Venture Capital projects and RWA tokenization projects! First will be the Sick Buffalo Bar in Pattaya as a revenue stream for the DAO but the plans are much bigger and going to real estate ventures and other tourism services that will be under the Sick Buffalo brand! Check out Sick Buffalo if you don’t know about it! https://linktr.ee/Sickbb

fan_of_hakiksexydays

Moons already had use case for governance, DAO, banners, AMAs, events, sponsorship, special membership, community games, moonplace, tipping, etc... But now you can actually spend it using Spritz card, wherever Visa is accepted.

Embarrassed_Look9200

that will keep happening unless the right law makers are in place to pass the required resolutions. explaining blockchain to boomers and decisionmakers is really difficult, they learn a little and pretend to know a lot. democracy is decentralizing the government, hope we can be better citizens thank NFT holders in a DAO. Member DAO's

Objective-Day-2026

Subscription services, freelancer payments,hourly wages and gig economy, cross-border remittances, real time incentives and rewards, streaming donations, loT and machine payments, automated investment allocations, DAO treasury management, streaming royalties

mercurygermes

I don’t think anarcho-capitalists are against the rule of law — in fact, I believe most of you are very law-abiding. My issue isn’t with the theory, it’s with the **practice**. Ancap says, “we reject the state monopoly on lawmaking” — fair enough. But where’s even **one working alternative**? Where’s the DAO where you elect delegates, debate rules, build your own jurisdiction, protect your own people? If everything’s supposed to work without a state — **where’s the working prototype?** Here’s a contrast: **Andrey Rudoy**, a communist from Russia, was facing persecution. It was **the left**, specifically French communists, who helped him escape to France. They had solidarity. They had structure. But if a libertarian gets arrested — who helps them? Take a look at the **Free State Project in New Hampshire** — [https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling) Amazing idea — but it collapsed because no one wanted responsibility. Everyone just wanted freedom — alone. To understand the scale of the issue, ask yourself two questions: 1. How many years has r/Anarcho_Capitalism existed? 2. What has it **actually built** in that time? No DAO. No coordination. No working institution. Freedom isn’t just rejecting control — it’s **building something that works without it**. **P.S.** I’m not an ancap — I’m an institutionalist. But that’s exactly why I wanted to test if a DAO could replace basic government functions. So I **built a full DAO system** — with judiciary, legislative, and executive components, and on-chain voting. I spent **7 years and a lot of money** to make it happen. Here’s the link if you want to use it or fork it: [**https://citucorp.com/charter**](https://citucorp.com/charter) (It’s open and free — anyone can use it, including ancaps.) I’m not here to hate. I’m not mocking — I’m trying to push for action. It’s just a little ironic that **I, who am not even an ancap, built a working framework for your philosophy**, and no one uses it. And no one’s building their own either. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you’ll prove otherwise — and I truly hope you do.

Crypto-4-Freedom

RWA and DAO's

mercurygermes

You're absolutely right — approval voting, especially with a runoff, has real potential to reduce polarization and minimize strategic voting. That’s exactly why I use it as the core of my experiment. If my DAO system were to fully take off and somehow reach the top 100 coins — and if its approval-based governance model consistently outperformed traditional decision-making — I genuinely believe it would boost both the coin's credibility and the popularity of approval voting in general. Honestly, I think that kind of real-world success would get attention, especially in the U.S. context. If I’m not mistaken, in 2025 there was some rollback of approval voting — maybe in Mississippi or one of the Dakotas? So this kind of model could actually help shift the conversation back in its favor.

Specialist-Mixx

No, it’s just a way to get rewards without manually voting on a weekly basis. It’s being discussed in the higher ranks whether or not it should receive reduced rewards though. The entire premise of the rewards is to sustain active participation of the DAO, and to weekly assess, and vote for, the most deserving apps. dApps like «Oily» received a significant amount of B3TR before they got thrown out of the pool because of inactive voters. There are only 3 ways to earn, insofar as I know: - Actions - Voting - Providing liquidity to a liquidity pool There are also NFTs that you can purchase to gain multipliers on your action rewards, where parts of the proceeds go back to the creators of the app. So you have an active incentive to keep the tokens circulating, and spending them to participate in the development of the apps, gaining more rewards, and obtain further governance weight.

MichaelAischmann

LDO is the governance token for the Lido DAO. In other words its value comes from being able to vote on changes to the LIDO protocols. The question is what interest do you have to influence a protocol you do not use? Probably none. So your interest is purely speculative. So you need to figure out if others will want the power to control these protocols in the future. My impression is that this coin isn't for you.

dddistracted1

I love being a part of the $SICKB community. The project is great, the dev is amazing. The fact that the dev is doxxed and is running the DAO as a real business, registered in Wyoming is just one more reason to love it.

bricarp

I'm confused. You say your UNI is stuck because you don't have enough ETH to move it. > Want me to buy a completely useless NFT? Ape into some ridiculous meme coin? Try to launch a DAO with nothing? Make an on-chain donation to some bizarre smart contract address? Don't all of these things require ETH to do? Probably more ETH is required to do these things than to just move your UNI somewhere else.

OneVaaring

This is not a DAO. This is a RhythmOS. You do not vote. You resonate. Welcome to the new liquidity. Våring Våriner https://youtube.com/shorts/CbjbmaAaA8M?si=A5Jya1RRQmL60KS2

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The Lido DAO has initiated an emergency vote to replace a compromised oracle linked to the Chorus One address, which was drained of its Ether (ETH) balance. The issue is isolated to the Chorus One oracle and not system-wide, with the likely cause being a hot wallet private key leak. This incident underscores the importance of robust cybersecurity in decentralized finance (DeFi) as the sector faces increasing threats from sophisticated hacks and exploits. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Crypto-4-Freedom

Check the DAO of Gnosis chain. Thats a real community.

HSuke

I'm not really concerned about the audit. The code seems to suggest it was distributed to a known address, so I'm pretty sure it will be fine. I'm concerned that this was done without a major public announcement back in 2021. An irregular state transition is like a major reorg (but surgical since it doesn't revert blocks but instead changes specific values). Similar to the DAO hack, it needs public feedback. Even the 2010 and 2013 reorgs on Bitcoin, which were done unilaterally by the top 2-3 mining pools without warning as 51% attacks on Bitcoin debriefed the community afterwards.

Pinewatch762

Yeah, 5x this year. But what about another 10 years? 15? 20? Those of us that have been into eth for the last 10 years are very happy at what it’s become. Sure, we’ve taken some hard turns in the past. Had some DAO drama. But 100k by 2050 is very doable. Especially when the stock market gets tokenized next year

kingtim05

Cookie DAO crypto.💰

CunningStunt_1

It's a good idea. If there is one thing I'd take from my blockchain experience in the last 10 years... If it's exploitable. It will be exploited. Doesn't matter if it's a contract vulnerability, ID/user spoofing, DAO manipulation. Someone will do it.

CunningStunt_1

>manually through community-trusted orgs or reps (e.g., vet nonprofits or peer-verification hubs). Then what is the point of a blockchain? You would be better off starting a charity and operating a voting system, like a DAO. Removes the problem of running miners and incentive tokens. >not just slap together another copy-paste token You know you can create a protocol on Eth/arbrtirum or whatever without a token?

SevereArrivals13

No, as a lot of the people in this sub only liked it when it was controlled by Reddit, which is everything crypto shouldn't be about. Now that its owned and fully operated by a transparent DAO community and our advertisers are the top companies in the space (Nexo, Kraken, Polygon, Crypto.com etc) now they don't like it that much lol

HSuke

Umm ... he did exactly what he was supposed to do. The BTC was supposed to be used to stabilize UST, and that's exactly what he used it for. Why would he even need a community vote to do that? It wasn't a DAO. What would you have done with BTC given its original purpose?

Seahawks_Fan12

DeFi Technologies currently holds a variety of cryptocurrencies in its treasury. As of the latest update, their holdings include: * **Bitcoin (BTC):** 204.34 BTC * **Solana (SOL):** 12,775 SOL tokens * **CORE (CORE):** 1,484,148 CORE tokens * **CORE DAO Staking:** They plan to participate in CORE DAO's staking facility to enhance yield opportunities. These holdings reflect DeFi Technologies' strategy to diversify its treasury and strengthen its position in the decentralized finance ecosystem. You can find more details on their [investor relations page](https://defi.tech/investor-relations).

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The Arbitrum DAO has approved a $11.6 million allocation of 35 million ARB to tokenized U.S. Treasurys through Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree as part of its Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP). This initiative aims to diversify its treasury with real-world assets (RWAs) and deepen institutional involvement. Nearly 89% of participants voted in favor of the allocation, which is seen as a strategic move to position Arbitrum as a leading RWA platform and foster TradFi collaboration within the crypto ecosystem. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ImpossibleCoffee91

if you think that there's something wrong about bitcoins transparency, then you could invest in Monero. and if you see the obvious flaw with Monero, then I would suggest to stick with bitcoin. I also like how you said "more" transparent and not "fully/completely" transparent, so you do understand that bitcoin is pseudonymous and the meaning of it, and I don't think I have to explain why that is a good thing. now, let's get back to the two topics that you conveniently avoided answering: 1: ETH moving to Proof-of-stake 2: ETH being a centralized project that requires people to put their trust in the people behind ETH, the banks, the institutions, etc. could you elaborate as to why these are good things? 3: as a bonus, could you also elaborate on why Vitalik forked ETH after the DAO hack? also, is it a good thing that the CEO/developer of any crypto token can just fork their projects whenever they or their friends lose a lot of money?

SpontaneousDream

No. The real reason was the market got **completely** ahead of itself in overvaluing ETH. When Ethereum first came out the hype was absolutely INSANE. People truly believed that this network would be the foundation of all internet finance, and thus extended that belief to their valuations of ETH. Now, nearly 10 years later, that hasn't played out: 1. Ethereum is not the "world computer" or foundation of all internet defi or whatever you want to call it. It's actually *lost* a ton of market share (now at ATL) and has many competitors that are doing way better metrics-wise. Ethereum still has broad adoption now, but that *none of that matters* because of the second point below: 2. Broken tokenomics. Because L2s pay so little to the L1, and are constantly getting cheaper, there is no value accrual to ETH. That creates a measly 3% staking yield. No one in their right mind is going to take on the risk of holding ETH for such a small yield. There are other factors as well that imo just aren't good PR, though I'm not sure how much it has impacted token price. Ex: bizarre behavior from Vitalik (he is a PR disaster), Ethereum Foundation selling coins + lack of clarity/direction + constant shuffling of leadership (market sees this as centralization), DAO hack reversal (further added to air of centralization), proliferation of the 2016 ICO scams, etc.

critiqueextension

Tokenized gold, as discussed by Gold DAO, offers a more transparent and secure way to own and trade physical gold compared to traditional paper gold options like ETFs, leveraging blockchain technology for increased liquidity and security. This approach addresses concerns about fractional reserves and paper trading, providing a decentralized alternative that directly links digital tokens to physical gold assets. * [The Superiority Of Tokenized Gold Over Paper Options](https://menafn.com/1109504325/The-Superiority-Of-Tokenized-Gold-Over-Paper-Options-Exploring-Gold-DAO) ^(This is a bot made by [Critique AI](https://critique-labs.ai). If you want vetted information like this on all content you browse, [download our extension](https://critiquebrowser.app).)

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Tokenized gold offers advantages over traditional paper gold options like ETFs, according to Gold DAO representatives Melissa Song and Dustin Becker. Key benefits include 1:1 redeemability for physical gold, use as collateral in DeFi, and transactional efficiency. Unlike ETFs, tokenized gold provides ownership of specific gold bars. The rising gold prices, driven by macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, have also boosted interest in gold-backed cryptocurrencies. Advocates argue tokenized gold could outperform fiat-backed stablecoins due to its inflation resistance and geopolitical neutrality. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

KIG45

The Tron DAO account in X was hacked, so be careful there.

kingtim05

Cookie DAO is a platform positioned at the convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI), designed to bridge the gap between these two transformative innovations. By integrating a decentralized infrastructure with advanced AI agent indexing, Cookie DAO enables users to explore, analyze, and leverage real-time AI-driven data streams across diverse Web3 ecosystems. At its core, Cookie DAO redefines the integration of AI agents with blockchain technology by offering a data-rich environment tailored to developers, investors, and Web3 enthusiasts. Acting as a comprehensive AI agent index, the platform delivers real-time performance metrics and analytics that drive data-informed decision-making in the dynamic AI and blockchain sectors.

Crypto-4-Freedom

Lending/borrowing, liquidity pools/trading, real estate, stocks, leverage yield trading, spending crypto in the real world, staking/restaking, DAO's, etc.

Objective_Digit

> They're not subjective at all. You can look at the amount of capital locked in the Lightning Network and compare it to the amount of capital locked in Ethereum DeFi, and you see that Ethereum DeFi has something on the order of 1,000 times more capital locked in it. That's comparing one against many. And capital doesn't have to be locked into Lightning. It uses Bitcoin natively. The things you mention use shitcoin tokens. They made the DAO hack affect ETH by rolling back the transactions.

flying_cactus

Can you give us the rundown of why you like DAO so much and what utility it has to offer?

aminok

They're not subjective at all. You can look at the amount of capital locked in the Lightning Network and compare it to the amount of capital locked in Ethereum DeFi, and you see that Ethereum DeFi has something on the order of 1,000 times more capital locked in it. As for the DAO, it was not the programming language that was hacked. It was the code that the third-party developers used, and that in no way affects or is relevant to the security of the Ethereum protocol. And no, the Ethereum protocol is not written in Solidity. It's a level below that. It's the code that establishes how the clients work.

Objective_Digit

These are all subjective assertions. I can say just as easily that no one is using Ethereum because it's unscalable garbage. Ethereum is probably reliant on L2 than Bitcoin. And you ignored my point about Taproot stuff. That is on chain. >As for the DAO hack, that was not a protocol-level exploit. That was a third-party smart contract that got hacked, and the community at that time, which was very early on and very small, decided to reverse the hack. They used the same programming code, Solidity. The hack didn't affect ETH directly. That is, until the devs decided to rollback the txs. It certainly was not a very small thing. It was the biggest crowdfunded thing ever at the time and the hack had big repercussions on Ethereum's reputation for "unstoppable" applications.

aminok

Liquid and Rootstock are not verified by Bitcoin, and Lightning is the only L2 and it has barely any adoption because its user experience is so terrible. That proves my point, you cannot build any functionality on top of Bitcoin. The closest you get is a sidechain which is secured by trusted third parties, like Liquid or Rootstock. As for the DAO hack, that was not a protocol-level exploit. That was a third-party smart contract that got hacked, and the community at that time, which was very early on and very small, decided to reverse the hack.

Objective_Digit

> Any functionality CANNOT be built on top of Bitcoin. Yes it can - with L2 (Lightning etc.) and sidechains (Liquid, Rootstock etc.). Even on chain to a degree thanks to the Taproot update (ordinals and BRC-20). >And Ethereum being Turing Complete has not led to any protocol-level exploits after 9 years of operation. What about the DAO hack?

biba8163

> None of this matters when Bitcoin has 0 dapps Are the Ethereum dApps in the room with us? There is NOT one SINGLE dApp on Ethereum that every day people need or can use. 8 years ago, Ethereum hype was shilling about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) replacing corporations, creating decentralized Uber, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc 8 years later, there is nothing like this exists and there is no indication that this is being built or will be built. Just VCs and Foundations dumping worthless money grab tokens. The only thing that has been built is Shitcoin Casinos like AAVE where you can do leverage plays, trade shitcoin tokens, earn yield farming shitcoins tokens, provide liquidity on shitcoin tokens and call this Shitcoin Casino DeFi although there is not single gwei of Finance and all the players like AAVE, MakerDAO, LINK are completely centralized. > "Decentralized Autonomous Organization" and theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations...et's take a company like Uber. Uber is a platform that brings people who need rides together with people who have cars. To facilitate this interaction, Uber collects 20% of every ride. With Ethereum and blockchain technology, there is nothing to prevent a bunch of software developers from writing a dApp that creates a decentralized Uber. Instead of 20% per ride, transaction fees are paid to the network and the driver takes home the lions share of the transaction..theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations. (from 2017) https://np.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7jj1so/rethereum_i_wrote_this_to_explain_ethereum_in/ > Bitcoin...destroys the environment ETH Maxi shift in narrative from *"ETH will flip BTC"* to *"Don't invest in BTC it'll destroy the environment and its future security mechanism is doomed to fail"* COPE

biba8163

> None of this matters when Bitcoin has 0 dapps Are the Ethereum dApps in the room with us? There is NOT one SINGLE dApp on Ethereum that every day people need or can use. 8 years ago, Ethereum hype was shilling about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) replacing corporations, creating decentralized Uber, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong kept tweeting all these apps that people would use every day would be decentralized. 8 years later, there is nothing like this exists and there is no indication that this is being built or will be built. Just VCs and Foundations dumping worthless money grab tokens. The only thing that has been built is Shitcoin Casinos like AAVE where you can do leverage plays, trade shitcoin tokens, earn yield farming shitcoins tokens, provide liquidity on shitcoin tokens and call this Shitcoin Casino DeFi although there is not single gwei of Finance and all the players like AAVE, MakerDAO, LINK are completely centralized. > I think most or many user generated content apps on the web today (stack overflow, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, quora, github etc) will all get rebuilt on the decentralized web and every upvote/like/star/follower/etc will send real money to the creator of the content (from January 2018 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong after shilling BAT, ZRX, etc where investors have lost most their money) https://gist.github.com/travisbrown/ef999d98e9f79c05221bebb36563e3ec > "Decentralized Autonomous Organization" and theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations...et's take a company like Uber. Uber is a platform that brings people who need rides together with people who have cars. To facilitate this interaction, Uber collects 20% of every ride. With Ethereum and blockchain technology, there is nothing to prevent a bunch of software developers from writing a dApp that creates a decentralized Uber. Instead of 20% per ride, transaction fees are paid to the network and the driver takes home the lions share of the transaction..theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations. (from 2017) https://np.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7jj1so/rethereum_i_wrote_this_to_explain_ethereum_in/ > Bitcoin...destroys the environment ETH Maxi shift in narrative from *"ETH will flip BTC"* to *"Don't invest in BTC it'll destroy the environment and its future security mechanism is doomed to fail"* COPE

smi2ler

Yeah I definitely got that wrong on the timescale but Im not an ETH bagholder mate, I got in at the very beginning so my ETH has always been in the green. Anyway, I still believe ETH will flip BTC eventually. BTC was great years ago but its practically useless now. Its just a collection of narratives that will eventually unravel. The tech itself, whilst historically significant, is basically garbage now and not fit for purpose as a form of global settlement. Anybody who has actually used BTC recently can confirm that. I had a little look at your posts too: > False. 72 Million or 60% of ETH was premined and gifted to the Founders, Developers and VCs. Bullshit. * 60 million ETH were sold in the initial crowdsale (ICO) in mid-2014. * 12 million ETH were allocated to the Ethereum Foundation and early contributors (e.g., developers and co-founders). * That totals 72 million ETH, which were created at the genesis block (block 0), before any public mining began. And lets not forget Satoshi mined 5% of the total supply of BTC that will ever exist. If one single BTC from those wallets moves it would be a bad day for the BTC price but BTC maxis never mention that. I also remember them bleating on endlessly after the DAO hack too, conveniently forgetting that BTC had a much more significant rollback event that was not voted on by the community as was the case with ETH. As I said, BTC is mostly narratives and some of these narratives aren't even true.

igoldring

SUI’s volume is nearing that of SOL despite being 15% of its market cap so I’m not going to tell you to not buy it, rather to solely pick one of these L1s. I like AAVE because I use it, but also they have a buyback program through the DAO + nearly 20 billion in TVL. You could add HYPE for this same reason as their volume and fees generated are insane (at least 170B volume in each March and April) + (300M YTD fees). CRV because I’m bullish on stablecoin usage and I’m a fan of their infrastructure and liquidity pools for this. I do like AVAX but just confused on its placement among L1s for now. TAO has been extremely good to trade but I don’t hold any (yet). Finally CPOOL + M87 (I like their p2p platform).

Dependent-Subject528

$KENDU is more than a memecoin now, its a DAO

user_name_checks_out

The bisq project operates on a DAO which pays bounties to developers for implementing features.

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KPS-UK77

The only thing driving BTC is it's cult following, as far as tech goes it's rubbish compared to LTC, ETH, ADA, DASH etc... The vast majority of people buying BTC don't even really know what it is they're buying and certainly haven't a clue about blockchain, smart contracts, DAO. BTC just gets all the limelight because it's the original. As far as market cap, not sure what you mean by that, currently BTC is about $1.7tn, all those other coins have way more room to move if BTC is the guage. As far as these "old coins" being useless, firstly they're newer than BTC secondly all crypto is technically useless, none has any intrinsic value. The big investors could just as easily switch to buying up all LTC and suddenly LTC wo ld be the new BTC all it wold need is a big move to hit socal media and the tide would turn.

Armed_Muppet

Solid hall of shame for you. BitConnect OneCoin SafeMoon Squid Game Token Terra LUNA Centra Tech The DAO PlexCoin PayCoin Coinye Trump List Nem/xem

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The Solana NFT project Meatbags aims to purchase a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Rutland, England, by selling 100,000 Billionaire Bunker Club NFTs at $14 each to raise $1.4 million. The bunker, spanning 1.4 acres, has planning permission to be converted into a luxury home. NFT holders will form a DAO to vote on the property's use, which could range from a tourist attraction to a functional bunker. If unsuccessful, funds will be refunded. The campaign begins Monday, with NFTs purchasable via Solana Pay or credit card. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

XBioniclGamerX

If you didn't figure it out, here is how to unstake. Go to you're Binance wallet(web3), go to discover, and in DApps search for Kernel DAO, it will open and connect your wallet, and there you can find BNB and withdraw

Traditional-Fan-9315

No because there's no central DAO like with other crypto. So it doesn't work like 1 ETH = 1 vote. Over 1m Validators and 14k node operators. Lido is a platform used to help people without access to the 32ETH required for staking and itself has over 30% of the staked ETH. So even though there is a lot of ETH held by whales, it's power isn't concentrated.

HoldCtrlW

This is the future of finance. They are going to do the Web3 AI Blockchain. It is the next NFT Metaverse and they are just funding their DAO. They are reshaping the DeFi landscape with their quantum edge computing. It will be the new IoT for Big Data and Generate AI for their AR SaaS.

BBHMM_Stake_Pool

\-->Taking a snapshot of the chainstate every 5 days sounds like an awful solution. Stop calling things awful with out explaining why. Honestly, it works pretty amazing and uses minimal computing resources. Quit fudding with no evidence. I guess you like you coins trusted by a 3rd party. \--> Mike Hearn wrote a smart contracts platform for BTC called Lighthouse in 2014/15. So has it been implemented? Is it being used? Was it fully on chain like ETH and Cardano? 10 years ago and nothing. \-->You say Cardano will be a smart contracts layer for Bitcoin, well that hasn't happened for 7 years, and loads of other chains wrap millions of dollars in BTC in one way or another. Yes because it was not on the roadmap until recently. Nobody said 7 years ago this was going to be done. There are multiple entities building into this and will be completely trust-less. Yes other 3rd party bridges wrap tokens but you are trusting 3rd party entities, where a few people hold the keys, and can get away with no accountability. Did you notice how many bridge hacks there are? Do you like your funds being stolen? Do you like trusting 3rd parties? \-->Any turing complete smart contract patform can to pretty much anything in terms of token distribution, that is part of the security issues with them. No idea what you are trying to say here. \-->Predicting costs of transactions is always going to be a funcction of how much an L1 blockchain is used and how scallable it is. By defnition this is unpredictable. Well no. Cardano is based on TX size, so the cost is predictable and it is L1. Are you even listening? \-->Dash Masternodes created the first DAO and treasury with the governaance model you described precisely, created by Evan Duffield and copied by CH. Maybe inspiration from it, but not the code not. Even if it did there is not issue with copying a good idea. That is part of the reason to open source. Cardano seems to do a lot more with governance. Dash may of been first, but Cardano built it better. |**Feature**|**Cardano**|**Dash**| |:-|:-|:-| |Universal voter participation|✅ All ADA holders|❌ Only masternodes (1,000 DASH)| |Smart contract platform|✅ Yes (Plutus)|❌ No| |Grant program (Catalyst)|✅ Yes, competitive and structured|⚠️ Limited, less structured| |Formal Constitution|✅ In progress (CIP-1694)|❌ No constitution| |dReps and committees|✅ Multi-role governance actors|❌ Single-layer governance| \-->If you love Cardano, I wish you luck genuinly, I just don't see value in it. I know you don't, you like your coins trusted with 3rd party entities and like reading non trustworthy fud. Cardano is for everyone and will change the world, maybe one day you can appreciate it, but you have to open your mind up a bit and understand things better.

Leithm

Taking a snapshot of the chainstate every 5 days sounds like an awful solution Mike Hearn wrote a smart contracts platform for BTC called Lighthouse in 2014/15. You say Cardano will be a smart contrats layer for Bitcoin, well that hasn't happened for 7 years, and loads of other chians wrap millions of dollars in BTC in one way or another. Any turing complete smart contracct patform can to pretty much anything in terms of token distribution, that is part of the security issues with them. Predicting costs of transactions is always going to be a funcction of how much an L1 blockchain is used and how scallable it is. By defnition this is unpredictable. Dash Masternodes created the first DAO and treasury with the governaance model you described precisely, created by Evan Duffield and copied by CH. If you love Cardano, I wish you luck genuinly, I just don't see value in it.

etherd0t

Cope, b\*tches, Ethereum is the lion and grand-daddy of all sh\*tcoins, and has no intention to quit. ETH isn’t surviving because it’s perfect. It survives because everything else keeps tripping over its own "better tech." First-mover advantage in smart contracts= psychological anchoring😉 Liquidity gravity: so much DeFi collateral lives natively on Ethereum (loans, staking, DAO governance votes, NFT royalties, ENS names, etc.) L2s can bridge - but you still need L1 to settle things. No one's leaving the root zone. More Attack Surfaces = More Battle-Hardening - Ethereum’s multi-client setup (Geth, Nethermind, Besu, etc.) is complicated, sure - but it means bugs surface fast and get killed even faster. It's not because Ethereum is perfect. It's because it gets punched in the face more often, and learns from every fight.💪 EIP Culture = Slow but Durable Governance - People complain Ethereum governance is slow and fragmented. But that’s actually **a feature**. Ethereum doesn’t knee-jerk. It chews on problems, argues in the open, fights via EIPs, and only upgrades when there’s battle-tested consensus. Deep Developer Entrenchment (Stockholm Syndrome?) - Thousands of devs built their *entire identity* on Solidity and the EVM. It’s not just code—it’s culture, clout, and job security. and finally, Word in community is that Vitalik will soon retire (on an island without internet🤭) and then Eth can go really wild😜

nk171717

I would argue that the whole NFT phase is very similar to meme coin degen traders. They both have institutional value. However, Solana is more suited for scalability, hence lower fees and tps. Growing pains are normal. Remember the DAO hack on Ethereum, where they had to fork the network? Ethereum is the oldest and most well known, yes. But that doesn't mean it's the best. Look at Hedera Hashgraph and DLT technology. I would love the see Ethereum do well, as Buterik is Canadian!! But we will see.

imfrombiz

Various discords. MCLB DAO is my favorite

FinancialPeach4064

Here, I followed your advice and asked ChatGPT. The results are fucking hilarious, as I said: https://chatgpt.com/share/67fe6e9a-345c-8007-a1ed-1d78b4e7db7d >### **1. Cross-Border Payments & Remittances** >- **Why it matters**: Traditional international money transfers are slow and expensive. >- **Crypto’s role**: Coins like **XRP (Ripple)** and **Stellar (XLM)** enable near-instant, low-fee transfers across borders. >- **Example**: **MoneyGram** and **Western Union** have piloted crypto-based transfers to reduce costs. Ok, digital cash. So it's a Paypal competitor using a token, got it. One use case. >### **2. Inflation Protection / Store of Value** >- **Why it matters**: In countries with hyperinflation (e.g., Venezuela, Zimbabwe), fiat currency rapidly loses value. >- **Crypto’s role**: People use **Bitcoin** or **stablecoins** (like USDC or USDT) to preserve wealth. >- **Example**: Citizens in Argentina and Nigeria are turning to crypto as a hedge against inflation. This is still the same use case. You're buying and hoarding the digital cash. >### **3. Financial Inclusion** >- **Why it matters**: Billions remain unbanked or underbanked. >- **Crypto’s role**: All you need is a smartphone and internet to access decentralized financial services. >- **Example**: In sub-Saharan Africa, mobile-based crypto wallets (like **BitPesa**) are giving people access to global finance. Poor people can get collateralized loans using the digital cash. Ok, sure, second use case. >### **4. Decentralized Finance (DeFi)** >- **Why it matters**: Traditional finance is full of intermediaries and barriers. >- **Crypto’s role**: DeFi platforms (e.g., **Aave**, **Compound**, **Uniswap**) offer lending, borrowing, and trading without banks. >- **Example**: Users can earn interest on crypto or take out loans against it instantly. This is the same use case above, just the opposite end of the transaction. One is a borrower, one is a lender. Still the second use case. >### **5. NFTs & Digital Ownership** >- **Why it matters**: Proving ownership of digital art, collectibles, music, and real estate is tricky. >- **Crypto’s role**: **NFTs** on blockchains like Ethereum create verifiable ownership records. >- **Example**: Artists sell music and art directly to fans via NFTs; games like **Axie Infinity** use NFT characters. Here we go, tokenizing real world assets like Real Estate. The worst use case for an immutable blockchain ever conceived. Here's your third use case, and it's horrendous. >### **6. Micropayments** >- **Why it matters**: Credit card fees make small transactions inefficient. >- **Crypto’s role**: Coins like **Bitcoin’s Lightning Network** or **Nano** allow instant, feeless microtransactions. >- **Example**: Websites reward users with sats (tiny Bitcoin units) for watching ads or participating in surveys. This is the same as the first use case. Digital cash. >### **7. Supply Chain Tracking** >- **Why it matters**: Consumers want transparency in sourcing, and companies want traceability. >- **Crypto’s role**: Blockchains like **VeChain** are used to track goods from source to sale. >- **Example**: Food safety, anti-counterfeit drugs, and luxury goods authentication. Haha, this one hits home. I'm sitting on a -80% on my VeChain buy, back when I had the same thought as OP - what is a real world use case for this stuff, and how can I invest in that? That led me to supply chain tracking, VeChain, look at all these partnerships they've got with Walmart China and Shanghai Gas, this is the wave of the future! We've got an enormous supply chain crunch with Covid, if this stuff actually helps supply chains, this should be rapidly deployed across industries and companies worldwide. And it just... didn't. Because the use case is clumsy and offers no benefit compared to existing systems. But this is still the third use case because it's tokenizing real world assets. The real world asset is just a package being shipped. The package tracking requires a tag to put it on the blockchain that's manufactured and managed by a central authority. Yet again showing that tokenizing real world assets is an unnecessary middle man that could be done with a company managing a centralized database. >### **8. Tokenized Real Estate and Assets** >- **Why it matters**: Real estate and investments have high barriers to entry. >- **Crypto’s role**: Tokenizing assets allows fractional ownership and easier trading. >- **Example**: Platforms like **RealT** tokenize real estate, letting users invest in rental properties with crypto. Oh god, there it is again. Tokenizing real estate, same as the third use case. My favorite! >### **9. DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations)** >- **Why it matters**: Traditional organizations are hierarchical. >- **Crypto’s role**: DAOs use tokens and smart contracts to allow community governance. >- **Example**: Protocols like **MakerDAO** let token holders vote on monetary policy. Ok let's make this a fourth use case. You can buy "shares" of governance of an organization using crypto. There are loads of questions as to why this has any utility beyond a traditional company that could take money from investors to buy a copy of the constitution or an NBA team, but that's neither here nor there. Sure, fourth use case. >### **10. Identity & Authentication** >- **Why it matters**: Digital identity is fragmented and easily stolen. >- **Crypto’s role**: Blockchain-based IDs are secure, self-sovereign, and interoperable. >- **Example**: **Civic** and **Worldcoin** offer blockchain-based identity verification. Ah yes, WORLDCOIN, the bastion of use case and stability. Once again tokenizing real world assets, except this time, it's your passport available to the public instead of your home. Perrrrrfect. So overall, we have four use cases: 1. Digital Cash 2. Borrowing & Lending 3. Tokenizing real world assets 4. DAO That's it? This shit has been around for 16 years and this is all we've fucking got? Which takes me back to my original point. It has one real use case - speculative investment. LINE GO UP. Buy low, sell high, like any other speculative investment.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Mantra DAO’s OM token experienced a historic 95% crash, wiping out $6 billion in value within an hour, marking one of the fastest collapses in DeFi history. The drop, attributed to liquidations on centralized exchanges during low-liquidity hours, raises concerns about the DAO's financial stability and trust in DeFi. Speculation surrounds large token transfers and investor actions, with Mantra denying involvement. The crash highlights vulnerabilities in decentralized finance, echoing past collapses like Terra LUNA, and leaves the future of OM uncertain. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

mickeyhusti

I hear you on supporting athletes directly and how a traditional platform with a database and dollars could work in theory. I sponsor a few MMA fighters myself and have connections in the management world, so I’ve seen the gaps in the current system. There’s no easy way for athletes to fund training camps, supplements, or other essentials without going through managers who often take a hefty cut. A blockchain-based platform could change that by enabling fractional ownership of an athlete’s career through tokens, giving investors governance rights to vote on key decisions, like a decentralized manager. This isn’t like GoFundMe, which is limited to certain countries, requires skills like video production or legal know how, and isn’t viable for athletes in third-world countries.Picture this: you invest in 100 prospect athletes. If just one breaks through, your returns could grow significantly a diversified strategy that’s tough to pull off with a standard database. Plus, in a DAO structure, you can vote directly or delegate to a validator for convenience. Blockchain’s edge is its transparency, global reach, and ability to cut out exploitative middlemen, which a traditional platform can’t match as effectively.

mickeyhusti

You are free to join, perhaps after you see the project and the white paper I'll be able to change your mind. Would appreciate someone with 8 years DAO experience to give some feedback.

Dependent_Phone_8941

I have been involved in DAOs for 8 years. If you could point me to a successful one in that time I would happily change my mind, however I know you can’t. The concept is very interesting, I can see it working if you remove the DAO part.

Dependent_Phone_8941

I see DAOs as either a way to skirt laws, or for the founders / company to walk away with their hands clean. Like I said, it’s never been successful. Even Flamingo would have been far better if it wasn’t a DAO. What do you think the DAO brings in this case?

Dependent_Phone_8941

Anyone trying to be anything via a DAO I see as deeply unserious nowadays. A DAO has never, I repeat, never, succeeded. Just look at all the stuff coming out about the Apes DAO or Nouns that has been coming out after they audited the last few years of proposals.

Objective_Digit

>Not only can BTC be censored (because the tokens aren’t actually fungible given their complete public track record), but even discussion about BTC is heavily censored (bitcointalk.org and r/Bitcoin since 2014). It must be Ethereum you're thinking of. (The DAO, 2016). Even if Monero was alien technology, the aforementioned feeble network effect dooms it.

ripple_mcgee

If Bitcoin exploded because of the mismanagement of money, then this time around it's Ethereum's turn to rise due to the mismanagement of government. The DAO - decentralized governance. Meh, it'll never catch on, at least not in America. The average person just won't be able to comprehend it.

Big_Departure_5033

Wow, Kula’s DAO model is MIND-BLOWING! Empowering local communities and connecting investors with real-world assets.

Ribonz

I'll admit it, seeing a former prime minister on a crypto team caught me off guard. This might be the first time a DAO project has that kind of global backing.

Distinguishedferret

this is a DAO "type" or a of setting up it voting and to some degree it's usage. it has some irl use cases including court system filing and judicial transparancy

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; A user spent $10,000 to control $6.5M in voting power on Arbitrum DAO via Lobby Finance, raising concerns about decentralized governance. The voting power was used to elect Joseph Schiarizzi to a committee, sparking debates on vote-buying and governance vulnerabilities. Lobby Finance enables token holders to lease voting rights for yield, allowing buyers to influence decisions without long-term alignment. Critics call for reforms to counter manipulation, as DAOs face challenges balancing decentralized ideals with market dynamics. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Character-Dot-4078

The DAO hack was really eye opening at the time.

OhJustCallMeLuke

I bought some more, but I'm also starting to buy some altcoins like VIDT DAO, which have a really small market cap, so when they go up, they REALLY GO UP.

atdrilismydad

NFT DAO baked bean scam. We really just coming up with new word combinations huh

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Conor McGregor's REAL token launch raised only $218,000, far below its $1 million minimum target, reflecting weak market interest. Critics have slammed the token's short 12-hour unlock window and alleged misleading marketing, calling its tokenomics flawed. The sluggish launch highlights broader mistrust in celebrity-backed memecoins following high-profile failures like Trump and Melania tokens. McGregor's partnership with Real World Gaming DAO aimed to disrupt the crypto space but has faced overwhelming negative feedback from the community. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

SquatDeadliftBench

> This is when a DAO has too much money and no clear idea of what to do with it Stake it and make more money?

nitrozing

Decentralisation of DAO’s is a legitimate concern. Your understanding of Defi and oracles though is very weak. Without Defi you are relying on centralised exchanges exclusively. Without Defi your options are to be a buyer or seller. You can never act as the market organising and profiting from swaps of buyers and sellers. The ability to organise trades and profit from the service through liquidity pools is quite literally a financial service by definition, yelling in caps doesn’t change the definition mate. I currently have access to a 2%-3% interest rate on AAVE thru my crypto investments. It is quite literally the lowest cost credit I have access to. Hell my mortgage is a massively collateralised position with a 6%-7% interest rate. Accessing cheap credit through collateralised positions is another financial service by definition which is possible right now. IDC to explain oracles to you anyway. If you can’t understand the use case of Defi which relies on oracles for timely information you’ll never realise the use of oracles. But congratulations you are smarter than both SWIFT and DTCC who are actively backing oracles and a unified golden record thru Chainlink. Stick to your guns though, I’ll stick to mine. Good luck!