The Year in Ethereum 2019
Ethereum began as a blank canvas. Ethereum is an open, permissionless blockchain that developers can use to create any kind of application they want. This year, the early strokes laid down on that canvas began to form into a coherent picture. You don’t have to squint so much to see the direction Ethereum is going. Protocols and applications built on Ethereum are beginning to find product-market fit, quickly building communities of thousands of paying users. The empty spaces on the canvas are ...
The Year in Ethereum 2019
Ethereum began as a blank canvas. Ethereum is an open, permissionless blockchain that developers can use to create any kind of application they want. This year, the early strokes laid down on that canvas began to form into a coherent picture. You don’t have to squint so much to see the direction Ethereum is going. Protocols and applications built on Ethereum are beginning to find product-market fit, quickly building communities of thousands of paying users. The empty spaces on the canvas are ...
The Year in Ethereum 2020
Ethereum is the digital frontier. Because it is open and programmable, Ethereum offers a vast uncharted expanse filled with opportunity. Over the last few years, this frontier has attracted its first major settlements. The freewheeling bazaar of decentralized finance (“DeFi”) has grown into a sector that is beginning to compete with Silicon Valley. This year, a second ecosystem began to put down roots: the creator economy of cryptoart, music, and media. Meanwhile, the Ethereum community is po...
The Year in Ethereum 2020
Ethereum is the digital frontier. Because it is open and programmable, Ethereum offers a vast uncharted expanse filled with opportunity. Over the last few years, this frontier has attracted its first major settlements. The freewheeling bazaar of decentralized finance (“DeFi”) has grown into a sector that is beginning to compete with Silicon Valley. This year, a second ecosystem began to put down roots: the creator economy of cryptoart, music, and media. Meanwhile, the Ethereum community is po...
MIP 0004 - Consent-Based Governance
Over the Pre-Season, the Mirror DAO has explored how to create an inclusive, accessible voting process for Season 1. Ideally, the voting process would require minimal attention while still providing members the power to reject proposals that aren’t aligned with the community mission. The Mirror DAO would like to propose we adopt Consent-Based Governance moving forward. What is consent-based governance? “Consent means the absence of objections. Similar to consensus, consent invites group parti...
MIP 0004 - Consent-Based Governance
Over the Pre-Season, the Mirror DAO has explored how to create an inclusive, accessible voting process for Season 1. Ideally, the voting process would require minimal attention while still providing members the power to reject proposals that aren’t aligned with the community mission. The Mirror DAO would like to propose we adopt Consent-Based Governance moving forward. What is consent-based governance? “Consent means the absence of objections. Similar to consensus, consent invites group parti...
