MonkeDAO Takes Over zBTC, First Solana DAO to Have Bitcoin Reserves

Key Takeaways: MonkeDAO, one of the leading Solana-based decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has acquired zBTC, making it the first DAO on Solana to have Bitcoin-backed reserves.  zBTC is a Bitcoin-pegged The post MonkeDAO Takes Over zBTC, First Solana DAO to Have Bitcoin Reserves appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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The Future of Research: VitaDAO Executive Sheds Light on DeSci and Blockchain’s Role

Decentralized Science (DeSci) is emerging as a novel approach to scientific research. By leveraging blockchain technology, DAOs, and tokenized economics, DeSci seeks to address the limitations of traditional scientific models.

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California Judge’s Crypto Ruling: DAO Members Could Face Liability Under Partnership Laws

As crypto continues to evolve rapidly with increased adoption and regulation, legal decisions surrounding it are also keeping pace. Just recently, a United States federal judge has decided that participants in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) can be held liable for the actions of other members under California’s partnership laws.

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Lido DAO Members Exposed to Liability, California Court Rules

A California court's decision to classify Lido DAO as a general partnership marks a major blow to decentralized governance. Participants now face potential liability, reshaping the legal landscape for DAOs.

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Buterin Advocates for Memecoin-Driven DAOs as Shiba Inu Breathes New Life into Sector

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Crypto wallet recovery without a private key or seed phrase | Opinion

A decentralized trust is the perfect choice for DAOs, web3 teams, and other organizations to collectively manage their digital assets efficiently.

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Hong Kong lawmaker calls for legal framework to regulate DAOs

A Hong Kong lawmaker calls for a legal framework to regulate DAOs following a court ruling on a decentralized organization. Hong Kong might begin developing a regulatory framework for decentralized autonomous organizations, as lawmaker Johnny Ng Kit-chong advocates for clearer…

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DAOs and centralized organizations must work in tandem | Opinion

The partnership between centralized and decentralized organizations could transform how we handle governance, transparency, and operational efficiency across various sectors.

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21co analyst sees tokenized US treasuries hitting $3 billion by year-end

21co analyst Tom Wan believes tokenized US treasuries will hit $3 billion by the end of 2024 amid rising adoption among DeFi projects and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). According to Wan, the trend is driven by a need for diversification and stability, especially as high interest rates make these assets attractive.

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UK Law Commission suggests regulating DAOs under existing frameworks

A recent report from the United Kingdom’s Law Commission has concluded decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) need to be regulated under existing financial regulations and tax frameworks. Published on July 11, the research paper stated there’s no immediate requirement to create…

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Galaxy Market-Making Foundation Unveils GLT Coin to Revolutionize Pledge Mining and Digital Governance

Following efforts to transform decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and redefine pledge mining within the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem, the Galaxy Market-Making Foundation is set to make a buzz in the blockchain sector as it announces the launch of its GLT coin.

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NEAR Protocol’s Polosukhin predicts DAOs to evolve into AI-driven governance platforms

NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin envisions a transformative shift in DAOs, anticipating AI-driven governance as the future of decision-making. The next evolution of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will be focused on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the governing…

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DAOs Beware: Neo-Imperialism Is on the Rise in Crypto-Land

Wyoming's new legal entities for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations sets up legal entities that cheapens the idea of creating protocols that work independent of nation states, Martin Schmidt writes.

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New Hampshire Has a Better Approach to DAOs

The state's proposed law would grant legal personhood and limited liability for participants of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

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Wyoming to recognize DAOs as legal entities under newly passed law

Wyoming has passed a law recognizing blockchain-based decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) as legal entities. The bill — titled the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act (DUNA) — was signed by the state’s Governor on March 7 and will be effective starting July 1.

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Wyoming Grants DAOs New Legal Structure

Wyoming has established a new legal framework for in-state decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) nonprofits that has crypto investment giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) calling the state an "oasis."

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Wyoming passes bill recognizing DAOs as legal entities 

The State of Wyoming passed a landmark crypto bill to bring DAOs under the purview of existing laws and address pain points synonymous with decentralized organizations. 

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Dogecoin Founder Says DAOs Are ‘Universally Stupid And Doomed’, Here’s Why

Dogecoin founder, Billy Marcus has condemned DAOs, criticizing flaws in their fundamental design as a shared governance and expressing doubts about their viability over time within the crypto space.  DOGE Founder Slams DAOs In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Dogecoin creator, Billy Marcus aka Shibetoshi Nakamoto openly criticized Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), expressing […]

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Marshall Islands Further Strengthen's Law That Made DAOs Legal Entities

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has passed legislation that takes its already advanced law for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) a step further.

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Superdao shuts down, will return investor funds

Superdao founder Yury Lifshits hints at shutting down the platform despite launching many decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) since its launch in 2021.  According to a letter published on the company’s Notion, Superdao has ceased operations, saying that the crypto ecosystem…

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a16z suggests Machiavelli to fix decentralized governance

In a blog post, a16z’s Miles Jennings discusses how DAOs can avoid power centralization by applying Machiavelli’s principles.

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AIs will organize using DAOs on public blockchains like Ethereum, says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, believes artificial intelligence (AIs) will use decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to organize themselves. In a blog post, Hayes wrote: “The DAO structure will allow AIs and humans to collaborate and serve as the organisational structure that allows the AI + human economy to grow and flourish.

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Op-ed: DAOs face growth barriers due to complexity and centralization issues

The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), as a form of organizational structure, has all the potential to be the future of organizing for any group size, type, and purpose. DAOs are built with transparency, democratization, and automation in mind — making them ideal for any organization that wants to govern effectively and equitably, in theory.

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Token hoarders defeat the purpose of most DAOs: Study

The study also showed that decentralized organizations work best when they’re built around a tight-knit group of focused participants.

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Union Finance unveils permissionless credit protocol at ETHBarcelona

Jacob Shiach, CEO of Union Finance, introduced Union Finance’s permissionless credit protocol, which aims to facilitate decentralized lending by leveraging trust and coordination among individuals, DAOs, and contracts.

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Op-ed: Current DAO infrastructure isn’t truly decentralized, but it can be

Over the past few years, blockchain technology has paved the way for a new governance model known as the decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO. Built with the philosophy of doing away with a centralized hierarchy that fully controls all decision-making within a given company, DAOs flip the traditional corporate structure on its head, giving shareholders […] The post Op-ed: Current DAO infrastructure isn’t truly decentralized, but it can be appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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U.S. regulator CFTC wins Ooki DAO lawsuit

Ooki ordered to pay $643,542 in penalty, stop its operations and close down its website. In contrast to CEXs, DAOs had so far escaped legal scrutiny due to their decentralized nature. The U.

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Odsy Network completes $7.5M seed round to decentralize access control in Web3

The seed round raised the Odsy Network valuation at $250 million. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures with participation of VCs, strategic partners, and investment DAOs. The Odsy Network provides a secure and programmable access control layer for all of Web3 through dynamic decentralized wallets.

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DAOs can become a disaster more quickly than you think

Decentralized autonomous organizations suffer from a lack of oversight. Companies and founders should take that into account in their planning.

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The Liability of DAOs and Their Founders Has Been Put to the Test in Court

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are beginning to look like general partnerships in the eyes of U.S. courts.

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Arbitrum (ARB) Airdrop for DAOs: Team Makes Things Clear

Besides hotly anticipated ARB airdrop for early users, Arbitrum (ARB) team is going to distribute some tokens between selected decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)

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Arbitrum to airdrop 112.8M ARB tokens to DAOs on its ecosystem

Ethereum layer2 solution Arbitrum would airdrop 112. 8 million ARB tokens to 137 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) on its ecosystem on March 23. The post Arbitrum to airdrop 112.

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Dao4art Is Revolutionizing Art World by Combining the Power of Daos and NFTs

DAO4ART (D4A) is a platform designed to produce decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) that create different forms of art, including PFP NFT collections, storylines, fictions, ACG contents, and more.

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DAOs Don't Have to Be Completely Decentralized

Complete organizational decentralization isn’t always the most effective path for Web3 communities.

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Policymakers Should Embrace DAOs in the New Future of Abundance

Whereas corporations accumulate capital, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) accumulate engagement and focus on returning benefits to all participants.

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What's Holding DAOs Back?

The founder of CityDAO weighs solutions to decentralized autonomous organizations’ coordination and regulatory problems.

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5 Types of DAO Tools You Should Know About

DAOs, decentralized autonomous organizations, are community-led organizations with no central authority. They function similarly to grassroots movements, where a group of people with a shared mission come together.

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Marshall Islands passes law recognizing DAOs as legal entities

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) announced on December 22 that it had enacted the Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Act of 2022. The post Marshall Islands passes law recognizing DAOs as legal entities appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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2023: The Year DAOs Follow the Law?

Decentralized autonomous organizations should make the necessary handshake with the existing legal system in order to mature and integrate with the rest of the global economy.

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BitDAO Community Targets Almeda For Allegedly Dumping BIT Tokens

The BitDAO community is one of the most recognized decentralized autonomous organizations – known as DAOs. BitDAO carries out its operations by allocating funds to ensure the constant development of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.

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Multisignature crypto wallets are the safest bet for DAOs

You can’t hang the fate of your decentralized autonomous organization on a single point of failure if you want it to succeed.

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SushiSwap To Found Three DAOs As It Restructures

The founders of SushiSwap have signed up for organizational remodeling. Hence, they will establish three new Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) as they upgrade. 

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Bloomberg Beta Leads $6.2M Funding for DAO Framework Origami

Origami and backer Orange DAO also announced a $20,000 funding program for pre-launch decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)

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DAOs need to neutralize whales (and more) if they want better governance

Decentralized autonomous organizations would benefit from greater checks and balances that prevent influential minorities from seizing control.

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DAOs Aren't People, Crypto Lawyers Tell Court in CFTC's Ooki Case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission shouldn't be able to serve an entire decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) at once, but rather, should serve the people in it, a group of lawyers said in an amicus filing Monday.

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CFTC action shows why crypto developers should get ready to leave the US

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were supposed to be regulation-proof. Federal regulators now have targeted not just a DAO, but also its investors.

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Vitalik Buterin Argues That Highly Decentralized DAOs Will Outperform Corporations

Buterin believes that in order for DAOs to be more efficient, they must stay highly decentralized while embracing elements of political science and corporate governance. Vitalik Buterin Defends DAOs Against Critics Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has come out…

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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Explains Why DAOs Are Not Supposed to Function as Corporations

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin argues that decentralized autonomous organizations shouldn’t function as corporations in order to remain efficient

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How DAOs and NFTs work together?

DAOs are decentralized organizations formed to accomplish a common mission through community governance instead of a central authority. They range from investor and protocol DAOs to philanthropy, service, and DeFi DAOs.

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