DGI Composite at 5.98 (-0.40). Quiet week — only 3 DAOs moved. PancakeSwap biggest gainer at +0.66. Social DAOs lead all categories.

DGI Composite at 5.98 (-0.40). Quiet week — only 3 DAOs moved. PancakeSwap biggest gainer at +0.66. Social DAOs lead all categories.

This week's governance data tells three stories: a collapse, a comeback, and a structural pattern that keeps repeating.

This week's governance data tells three stories: a collapse, a comeback, and a structural pattern that keeps repeating.

DGI Composite at 6.38 (+0.99). 19 DAOs rescored with historical data. Biggest mover: Optimism +3.87. Public Goods leads all categories at 7.03.

DGI Composite at 6.38 (+0.99). 19 DAOs rescored with historical data. Biggest mover: Optimism +3.87. Public Goods leads all categories at 7.03.

DAO governance promises decentralized decision-making. Thousands of token holders, hundreds of delegates, collective intelligence in action. We just analyzed every vote cast by 4,279 delegates across 24 DAOs. The headline: more than 75% score below 5 out of 10 on vote quality. They're voting. That's the problem — participation isn't governance.Participation Rate Answers the Wrong QuestionEvery DAO dashboard tracks who showed up. It doesn't track how well they governed. A delegate who reads ev...

DAO governance promises decentralized decision-making. Thousands of token holders, hundreds of delegates, collective intelligence in action. We just analyzed every vote cast by 4,279 delegates across 24 DAOs. The headline: more than 75% score below 5 out of 10 on vote quality. They're voting. That's the problem — participation isn't governance.Participation Rate Answers the Wrong QuestionEvery DAO dashboard tracks who showed up. It doesn't track how well they governed. A delegate who reads ev...

AbstractThis paper describes the methodology behind ChainSights' Governance Vitality Score (GVS) and the DAO Governance Index (DGI). GVS is a composite score (0–10) measuring the governance health of a single DAO across four dimensions: participation quality, delegate engagement, power distribution, and community breadth. DGI aggregates GVS scores into an ecosystem-wide benchmark, analogous to the S&P 500 for DAO governance health. We cover all scoring components, their formulas, data sources...

AbstractThis paper describes the methodology behind ChainSights' Governance Vitality Score (GVS) and the DAO Governance Index (DGI). GVS is a composite score (0–10) measuring the governance health of a single DAO across four dimensions: participation quality, delegate engagement, power distribution, and community breadth. DGI aggregates GVS scores into an ecosystem-wide benchmark, analogous to the S&P 500 for DAO governance health. We cover all scoring components, their formulas, data sources...

The DGI is the first governance health index for Web3. We analyzed 46 DAOs — only 3 score "Vital." Public Goods DAOs average 3.27, barely above Critical. The full index is free.

The DGI is the first governance health index for Web3. We analyzed 46 DAOs — only 3 score "Vital." Public Goods DAOs average 3.27, barely above Critical. The full index is free.

DGI Composite: 5.91 · 53 DAOs · Avg GVS Categories: DeFi 6.02 · Public Goods 5.81 · Social 5.77 · Infrastructure 5.57

DGI Composite: 5.91 · 53 DAOs · Avg GVS Categories: DeFi 6.02 · Public Goods 5.81 · Social 5.77 · Infrastructure 5.57