IntroductionThe world of cryptocurrency has seen its growth accelerate tremendously in recent years. Significant advancements have come in the fields of decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain gaming, putting cryptocurrency near the forefront of public discourse and bringing interest and energy into the blockchain space. This phase of growth has created an exciting atmosphere that bodes well for continued innovation and the advancement of decentralization as an organizational ph...

The rise of DAOs has been one of the most exciting developments for human organization in recent years. In 2021, the total value of crypto funds held in DAO treasuries reportedly surged from $400 million to $16 billion, and the number of holders of interests in DAOs rose from just 13,000 to 1.6 million. Additionally, the number of DAOs has skyrocketed, increasing from about 700 in 2021 to around 6,000 as of June 2022, according to SnapShot Labs. Despite this explosive growth, only three U.S. ...

Sarcophagus is an on-chain dead man’s switch (DMS) whose unique functionality bridges two distinct decentralized ecosystems: Ethereum and Arweave. On one side, Ethereum’s immutable contracts house the DMS and coordinate the outer encryption keys; on the other side, Arweave provides the network for data storage, monitoring, and retrieval.How Does It Work?To create a sarcophagus, the user (aka the “embalmer”) first encrypts their data through the dApp, then an Ethereum contract containing a DMS...

Projects and communities are looking inward to improve and find points of advancement in their social and governance structures. Noteworthy Defi leaders, such as Kain Warwick of Sythentix, bring to light the current reliance on off-chain governance structures like Snapshot. In a recent interview on stage at SmartCon, Warwick stated, "You go to Snapshot and you vote with your tokens and it sends a signal. But where does the signal go? The signal goes, ideally, to the multi-sig, right? But the ...

decentDecent DAO’s roadmap is live. The roadmap reviews the key milestones of 2022 and outlines the execution plan for 2023. Check it out below! Note: We intend to update and release this roadmap on a quarterly basis—content may change significantly from version to version as Decent adapts to the ever-evolving market.🧱 2022: The Foundation💵 Raise MoneyWhy?Venture studios require capital to operate. Generally, new ventures launched into emerging markets gain market penetration as loss leader...

The rise of DAOs has been one of the most exciting developments for human organization in recent years. In 2021, the total value of crypto funds held in DAO treasuries reportedly surged from $400 million to $16 billion, and the number of holders of interests in DAOs rose from just 13,000 to 1.6 million. Additionally, the number of DAOs has skyrocketed, increasing from about 700 in 2021 to around 6,000 as of June 2022, according to SnapShot Labs. Despite this explosive growth, only three U.S. ...

IntroductionThe world of cryptocurrency has seen its growth accelerate tremendously in recent years. Significant advancements have come in the fields of decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain gaming, putting cryptocurrency near the forefront of public discourse and bringing interest and energy into the blockchain space. This phase of growth has created an exciting atmosphere that bodes well for continued innovation and the advancement of decentralization as an organizational ph...

Sarcophagus is an on-chain dead man’s switch (DMS) whose unique functionality bridges two distinct decentralized ecosystems: Ethereum and Arweave. On one side, Ethereum’s immutable contracts house the DMS and coordinate the outer encryption keys; on the other side, Arweave provides the network for data storage, monitoring, and retrieval.How Does It Work?To create a sarcophagus, the user (aka the “embalmer”) first encrypts their data through the dApp, then an Ethereum contract containing a DMS...

Projects and communities are looking inward to improve and find points of advancement in their social and governance structures. Noteworthy Defi leaders, such as Kain Warwick of Sythentix, bring to light the current reliance on off-chain governance structures like Snapshot. In a recent interview on stage at SmartCon, Warwick stated, "You go to Snapshot and you vote with your tokens and it sends a signal. But where does the signal go? The signal goes, ideally, to the multi-sig, right? But the ...

decentDecent DAO’s roadmap is live. The roadmap reviews the key milestones of 2022 and outlines the execution plan for 2023. Check it out below! Note: We intend to update and release this roadmap on a quarterly basis—content may change significantly from version to version as Decent adapts to the ever-evolving market.🧱 2022: The Foundation💵 Raise MoneyWhy?Venture studios require capital to operate. Generally, new ventures launched into emerging markets gain market penetration as loss leader...

Simplify. - Henry David Thoreau, WaldenTL;DRFractal is reimagining the base makeup of a DAO from first principles, pivoting to using Gnosis Safe at its core. In doing so, we’ll embrace Ethereum’s open-source composability and integrate with a time-tested and established pillar of the ecosystem.What We’ve Been Up ToBack in March, Decent's @trainface outlined our Minimum Viable DAO (MVD) philosophy for building the tools to deploy and engage with Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO...

Simplify. - Henry David Thoreau, WaldenTL;DRFractal is reimagining the base makeup of a DAO from first principles, pivoting to using Gnosis Safe at its core. In doing so, we’ll embrace Ethereum’s open-source composability and integrate with a time-tested and established pillar of the ecosystem.What We’ve Been Up ToBack in March, Decent's @trainface outlined our Minimum Viable DAO (MVD) philosophy for building the tools to deploy and engage with Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO...

The world of Web3 has no shortage of colorful characters. These characters seek to push the needle of decentralization, expand their personal and professional skill sets, and most importantly, find a place to call home on the frontier of human coordination. This endeavor is what binds us and unites us, creating familiarity and camaraderie in an otherwise uncharted space. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce our own cast of characters looking to spread our vision of a transparent, equitable futu...

The world of Web3 has no shortage of colorful characters. These characters seek to push the needle of decentralization, expand their personal and professional skill sets, and most importantly, find a place to call home on the frontier of human coordination. This endeavor is what binds us and unites us, creating familiarity and camaraderie in an otherwise uncharted space. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce our own cast of characters looking to spread our vision of a transparent, equitable futu...

The maturation of the DeFi credit market is a momentous next step in the evolution of the crypto ecosystem. With this inspiration in mind, Decent is diligently incubating the idea of a safer, on-chain consumer credit solution. Our research has revealed the potential for a fixed-rate retail credit solution, de-risked by a suite of configurable risk reduction attestations and made liquid by a secondary marketplace. Below is a research summary of today’s credit markets, what we uncovered, and ou...

The maturation of the DeFi credit market is a momentous next step in the evolution of the crypto ecosystem. With this inspiration in mind, Decent is diligently incubating the idea of a safer, on-chain consumer credit solution. Our research has revealed the potential for a fixed-rate retail credit solution, de-risked by a suite of configurable risk reduction attestations and made liquid by a secondary marketplace. Below is a research summary of today’s credit markets, what we uncovered, and ou...

Maximizing Productivity in the DAO Remote Work EnvironmentNew-age technologies and industries have afforded many people the ability to work from home (WFH). Given the nature of Web3 communities and DAOs forgoing physical office space, remote work has become the standard for building and contributing to digital communities, especially when contributing to several. Without firsthand experience, many people may not realize the unique challenges remote work presents. Following years of experience...

Maximizing Productivity in the DAO Remote Work EnvironmentNew-age technologies and industries have afforded many people the ability to work from home (WFH). Given the nature of Web3 communities and DAOs forgoing physical office space, remote work has become the standard for building and contributing to digital communities, especially when contributing to several. Without firsthand experience, many people may not realize the unique challenges remote work presents. Following years of experience...

The art of onboarding to a Web3 community is top of mind as Decent DAO continues to grow with talented contributors. We are continuously strategizing and tailoring our industry-leading onboarding experience to meet the needs of builders. For prospective DAO contributors, we ask ourselves:Is joining the Decent Discord server a seamless process?Does the Discord onboarding experience effectively convey our vision and mission as an on-chain venture studio?Is our server structured in a way that op...

The art of onboarding to a Web3 community is top of mind as Decent DAO continues to grow with talented contributors. We are continuously strategizing and tailoring our industry-leading onboarding experience to meet the needs of builders. For prospective DAO contributors, we ask ourselves:Is joining the Decent Discord server a seamless process?Does the Discord onboarding experience effectively convey our vision and mission as an on-chain venture studio?Is our server structured in a way that op...

Messari's Crypto Theses 2023 says DAOs will change countless aspects of the economic and political status quo, but what needs to happen next?Decentralized organizations redistribute power to all of its people, eliminating a single point of failure. In Messari’s Crypto Theses 2023 report, the market intelligence company says DAOs will even change countless aspects of the economic and political status quo. Although DAOs promise to usher in an idyllic decentralized new world, the report out...

Messari's Crypto Theses 2023 says DAOs will change countless aspects of the economic and political status quo, but what needs to happen next?Decentralized organizations redistribute power to all of its people, eliminating a single point of failure. In Messari’s Crypto Theses 2023 report, the market intelligence company says DAOs will even change countless aspects of the economic and political status quo. Although DAOs promise to usher in an idyllic decentralized new world, the report out...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) can bring equity, ethics and excellence back to business. With brand new legal and organizational structures, DAOs are able to support people and organizations who come together over shared values and who want ownership over their contributions. While DAOs promise a future vastly different from the present, there’s still work to be done to achieve that promise. We participated in judging UpStream’s DAO-A-Thon to represent the tenets of our beliefs...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) can bring equity, ethics and excellence back to business. With brand new legal and organizational structures, DAOs are able to support people and organizations who come together over shared values and who want ownership over their contributions. While DAOs promise a future vastly different from the present, there’s still work to be done to achieve that promise. We participated in judging UpStream’s DAO-A-Thon to represent the tenets of our beliefs...