DAO


Markets

The Growing Digital Asset Lifeline in Ukraine

Crypto donations have been a major source of support for Ukraine’s defense and humanitarian efforts. Meanwhile, Russian citizens may also embrace crypto more as their economy and currency craters due to international sanctions.

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Finance

Women-Led DAO Tackles (Lack of) Gender Diversity in Crypto

H.E.R. DAO organized a "Hacker House" at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona last week, funding 25 women developers to attend.

Hackathon entrance at the Avalanche Summit in Barecelona (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

Videos

Friends With Benefits DAO Mayor on $100M Valuation and Bridging Culture and Crypto

Alexander Zhang, mayor of the crypto social club Friends with Benefits DAO, discusses its goals of establishing a space where culture and crypto can intersect, and venture capital firm a16z’s $10 million funding which values the DAO at $100 million.

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Policy

Next 24 Hours Crucial for EU Crypto Law as Officials Debate Emissions, DeFi, NFTs

Lawmakers will make a final call on banning Bitcoin-style validation and consider how to treat decentralized finance.

European Union flags at Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)

Finance

Larry Ellison’s SailGP and Near Protocol to Create a DAO for Sports Team Ownership

Members of the decentralized autonomous organization will be able to determine athlete selection, team management and team strategy.

SailGP founder Larry Ellison (Getty images)

Finance

Lemonade Is Working With Avalanche, Chainlink on Weather Insurance for Farmers

A newly formed DAO backed by the Lemonade Foundation will roll out permissionless weather insurance to African farmers later this year.

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Videos

India’s Crypto GST Plan; Australia’s Crypto Reforms

South Korea’s preparations for imposition of FATF travel rule heat up. India considers GST on crypto transactions. Australia’s Senator Andrew Bragg warns of existential threat from DAOs. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Videos

Andrew Yang Launches GoldenDAO For AAPI Advancement

Former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang has launched a new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called “GoldenDAO” for social activism dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) issues. ”The Hash” hosts discuss the use cases of DAOs and their community ethos for social justice initiatives and fundraising.

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