# [Un]hackable DAOs

By [chronos9887](https://paragraph.com/@chronos9887) · 2022-04-08

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![Example DAOs](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2527f66d5cd31a476c775ee8cdf4a18c1de7dccf0eb357d26d06d18313975edb.jpg)

Example DAOs

There are many types of DAOs, that means different protocols are required to handle specific cases.

Basics of DAO Protocols
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First of all, DAO is a community, but on the tech level DAO is a proposals processor. Any processor programs have bugs/vulnerabilities. If to implement DAO as a set of smart contracts there are many levels of hacks:

*   Technical
    
*   Protocols level, DAO specific
    
*   Application level
    

Bitcoin can be considered as a first DAO protocol with voting mechanism, internal monetary systems. Where proposal == block, blockchain is a verification and confirmation mechanism in distributed consensus.

51% hack
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Any voting system is hackable by 51% attack, if you have more than half of governance power (tokens) you can propose and execute any proposal. Hacker can transfer all DAOs money to any address.

![Flexibility and adaptation is the answer ](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8ea26ed472e6591123f4d94d2481629f5779bcb4e1c2efce774a09da465d8f08.png)

Flexibility and adaptation is the answer

Digital governance mechanisms and security are still under r&d. Obviously, no single solution is suitable for many different cases. Flexibility and adaptation is the answer.

![Sci-fi scenario](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b44cda69e36d4bb964ca80d8de102f2df5ac06572a6c794b0d06fe4c668fd169.png)

Sci-fi scenario

Unhackable DAOs
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Simple solution is to remove money from the equation, no money - nothing to hack.

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*Originally published on [chronos9887](https://paragraph.com/@chronos9887/un-hackable-daos)*