DAO Experiments
DAOs need a new name. Either that, or we need to call them a “dao” instead of a “d.a.o.” and forget that the letters stand for anything. Otherwise, people will keep saying things like “that’s not really a DAO, it’s not decentralized enough.” Or perhaps we can still use DAO, but need a broader catch-all term for any groups with 1) organizational structures that are programmed in, and 2) who primarily transact in crypto (large or small, oligarchy or democracy, simple or complex). For the purpos...
DAO Experiments
DAOs need a new name. Either that, or we need to call them a “dao” instead of a “d.a.o.” and forget that the letters stand for anything. Otherwise, people will keep saying things like “that’s not really a DAO, it’s not decentralized enough.” Or perhaps we can still use DAO, but need a broader catch-all term for any groups with 1) organizational structures that are programmed in, and 2) who primarily transact in crypto (large or small, oligarchy or democracy, simple or complex). For the purpos...
My Web3 Mental Unlock
As was the case for most people, the headlines around crypto and blockchain initially felt too speculative to me, and out of my areas of interest. That is until around seven months ago I came across a little company using blockchain to help smallholder farmers gain access to the traditional banking system. On the surface, the farmers' income seemed totally unpredictable, and they never had any hopes of approaching a bank for a loan. But once the supply chain was traceable on a blockchain...
My Web3 Mental Unlock
As was the case for most people, the headlines around crypto and blockchain initially felt too speculative to me, and out of my areas of interest. That is until around seven months ago I came across a little company using blockchain to help smallholder farmers gain access to the traditional banking system. On the surface, the farmers' income seemed totally unpredictable, and they never had any hopes of approaching a bank for a loan. But once the supply chain was traceable on a blockchain...
