DAO


Tech

Ethereum Name Service Selects Karpatkey DAO to Manage Its Endowment Fund

The new fund manager will manage ENS’ treasury and create a sustainable fund to fuel development regardless of overall economic conditions.

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Web3

Decentraland DAO Considers Pausing Grants as FTX Collapse Spotlights Diversification

The metaverse platform’s DAO community treasury holds over 99% of its assets in MANA, Decentraland’s native cryptocurrency.

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Opinion

How Bad Tax Policy Drives DAOs Out of the US

Despite crypto-friendly laws in Wyoming, most DAOs are choosing to incorporate overseas.

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Videos

UK Law Commission Probing Legal Status of DAOs

The U.K.’s Law Commission is looking at how decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) should be treated under the legal system, the latest in a series of forays into digital technologies by the influential body. "The Hash" panel discusses the world of DAOs and their legal considerations.

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Policy

DAO Legal Reforms in Spotlight as UK Law Commission Seeks Views

A consultation published today looks at issues like governance, structure, money laundering and taxes.

The U.K. body is probing the legal status of DAOs. (alengo/Getty Images)

Policy

Japan Digital Ministry to Create DAO for Web3 Exploration

The ministry is looking to develop understanding of what such organizations can achieve and probe their limitations.

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Finance

Aave Community Members Vote to Deploy on zkSync v2 Testnet

The decision will let developers evaluate whether to fully deploy its decentralized exchange on the layer 2 scaling platform that speeds up Ethereum transactions.

The development lab overseeing lending protocol Aave, which means "ghost" in Finnish, is seeking $16 million from the Aave community. (Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC

Andreessen Horowitz is just the latest entity looking to argue the commodities regulator must serve its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, not the DAO itself.

A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

Finance

Porter Finance Team Returns for Second Shot at DeFi Bonds Project

Months after Porter Finance was shuttered due to lack of demand, three of the four team members say they still feel the potential for on-chain bond issuances is massive.

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