the coordination protocol
The most useful way to express an idea on the internet is a post. The most useful way to create action through the internet is a bounty.
the coordination protocol
The most useful way to express an idea on the internet is a post. The most useful way to create action through the internet is a bounty.
in defense of bounties
Everybody knows the news by now. Pump launched GO last Thursday and, according to most of the commentary on X, we have a few weeks left before the world descends into anarchy. doomer @uncledoomer theres no way this doesnt become assassination markets Pump.fun @Pumpfun Introducing pump fun GO: Pay ANYONE to do ANYTHING Create & complete bounties for ANY task and leverage the power of humans & money across the globe The world is at your fingertips. It’s time to GO 20.7K 5:23 PM • Jun 4, 2026 I'...
in defense of bounties
Everybody knows the news by now. Pump launched GO last Thursday and, according to most of the commentary on X, we have a few weeks left before the world descends into anarchy. doomer @uncledoomer theres no way this doesnt become assassination markets Pump.fun @Pumpfun Introducing pump fun GO: Pay ANYONE to do ANYTHING Create & complete bounties for ANY task and leverage the power of humans & money across the globe The world is at your fingertips. It’s time to GO 20.7K 5:23 PM • Jun 4, 2026 I'...
poidh is live on Ethereum mainnet
and why that matters
the ephemeral DAO machine
Ephemeral DAOs are hot right now. And I've been talking about them for a while in the context of poidh. But it's come to my attention that most people don't understand poidh's potential for ephemeral DAOs. Loring Harkness @LoringHarkness Recently went to a cypherpunk meetup focused on ephemeral DAOs and no one had even heard of @poidhxyz. How do we change that? Silly name. Serious cypherpunk tool. 13 7:41 AM • May 14, 2026 This needs to change, so in this article I'l...
the ephemeral DAO machine
Ephemeral DAOs are hot right now. And I've been talking about them for a while in the context of poidh. But it's come to my attention that most people don't understand poidh's potential for ephemeral DAOs. Loring Harkness @LoringHarkness Recently went to a cypherpunk meetup focused on ephemeral DAOs and no one had even heard of @poidhxyz. How do we change that? Silly name. Serious cypherpunk tool. 13 7:41 AM • May 14, 2026 This needs to change, so in this article I'l...
poidh open bounties
simple, fun, trustless coordination
We've removed middlemen from money. Let's remove them from governance too.
Crypto makes new value coordination mechanisms possible. But instead of being creative with new tech, we’ve fallen into using the same old coordination mechanisms with crypto tacked on as an extra feature.The way that humans have coordinated value to get things done for thousands of years boils down to a few tried-and-true steps:A group of people decides that there is something they want to do. They all agree to contribute funds toward that thing.Funds are pooled, and a smaller group of peopl...
We've removed middlemen from money. Let's remove them from governance too.
Crypto makes new value coordination mechanisms possible. But instead of being creative with new tech, we’ve fallen into using the same old coordination mechanisms with crypto tacked on as an extra feature.The way that humans have coordinated value to get things done for thousands of years boils down to a few tried-and-true steps:A group of people decides that there is something they want to do. They all agree to contribute funds toward that thing.Funds are pooled, and a smaller group of peopl...
Why DAO UX Sucks (and How to Fix It with Micro DAOs)
DAOs are the way to get the next 100 million crypto users. People want to pool money together to do cool stuff. The popularity of GoFundMe and other crowdfunding apps makes that abundantly clear. This should be a clear use case for crypto. It’s a frictionless way for people to pool money and then vote on how those funds should be used. But it’s not happening…why? Because the UX for DAOs is not good. If you want to join a DAO now you need to:Know what a DAO isFind a DAO you care about Find the...
Why DAO UX Sucks (and How to Fix It with Micro DAOs)
DAOs are the way to get the next 100 million crypto users. People want to pool money together to do cool stuff. The popularity of GoFundMe and other crowdfunding apps makes that abundantly clear. This should be a clear use case for crypto. It’s a frictionless way for people to pool money and then vote on how those funds should be used. But it’s not happening…why? Because the UX for DAOs is not good. If you want to join a DAO now you need to:Know what a DAO isFind a DAO you care about Find the...
