# CryptoMondays DAO Monthly Roundup - July By [huddy_j](https://paragraph.com/@huddy-j) · 2022-08-15 --- With the charts trending down in the bear market, attendance at [CryptoMondays](https://cryptomondays.io/) events is still trending up. Between late June and all of July, CryptoMondays hosted events in cities all around the world. Here’s a quick recap: CryptoMondays NYC ----------------- [https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1539267344211628033](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1539267344211628033) This past month was a busy one for New York City! [CryptoMondays NYC](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY) welcomed special guest Andrew Yang, a former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary. Andrew gave us his take on political parties and Web3 as a solution for better coordination, governance, and democracy. On a hot summer day in Midtown Manhattan, over 300 attendees packed the [Margarittaville](https://www.margaritavilleresorts.com/margaritaville-resort-times-square) rooftop to have drinks, take a dip in the pool, and to talk about Web3 in classic CryptoMondays fashion! CryptoMondays London -------------------- [https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysUK/status/1552953316111536128](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysUK/status/1552953316111536128) [CryptoMondys London](https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-zrnxlmjb/) drove in 70+ attendees as the UK based chapter welcomed Mason Edwards, Chief Commercial Officer of Tezos as the guest speaker, and Lou Kerner, founder of CryptoMondays as the host. Mason is a serial entrepreneur who’s track record has touched blockchain, 3D printing, and biotech technology. He is also known for his contributions as a former Google Cloud Operations executive in the UK. Mason and Lou dove deep into open-source technology and the impact of energy-efficient blockchains like Tezos. CryptoMondays LA ---------------- [https://twitter.com/linqtoinc/status/1549306014121439235?s=20&t=gGN8P2yJQlgjKsOE0ts3RA](https://twitter.com/linqtoinc/status/1549306014121439235?s=20&t=gGN8P2yJQlgjKsOE0ts3RA) On the West Coast of the United States, [CryptoMondays LA](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysLA) kicked off the week with delicious tacos, drinks, and conversations around investing. Guest speaker Ray Fuentes introduced [Linqto](https://www.linqto.com/), an investing tool and service that allows anyone to gain exposure to private companies before they go mainstream. CryptoMondays Tel Aviv ---------------------- [https://twitter.com/nirkouris/status/1546528541214478338](https://twitter.com/nirkouris/status/1546528541214478338) From Los Angeles to Tel Aviv, Web 3 investing was a hot topic of discussion! [CryptoMondays Tel Aviv](https://twitter.com/cryptomondayTLV) hosted [Jordan Fried](https://twitter.com/jordanfried) of [NFT.com](https://t.co/5AoVcDAgfM), Aviya of Porat Blockchain, and [Ido](https://twitter.com/sofer_ido) of [ZenGo](https://twitter.com/ZenGo), as they discussed the viability of NFTs in a bear market. CryptoMondays Zurich -------------------- [https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysZH/status/1550460364810223618](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysZH/status/1550460364810223618) The regulatory climate for crypto is attracting more an more eyeballs. With a unique insight into the minds of law-makers and Wall Street, Dr. Martin Hiesboeck spoke about what might be in store during this crypto bear market from a regulatory perspective. [Uphold](https://twitter.com/upholdinc) sponsored Dr Martin and team’s visit to [CryptoMondays Zurich](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysZH/status/1550458400009494528). They will also be sponsoring another visit to [CryptoMondays NYC](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY) in the upcoming month! **Other chapter highlights:** * [CryptoMondays Nashville](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysTN/status/1552746727656022017) * [CryptoMondays San Francisco](https://twitter.com/NFTSanFrancisco/status/1552061548180283392) The DAO ------- A DAO is being formed to help [CryptoMondays](https://cryptomondays.io/) chapters all around the world with collaboration, onboarding of talent, and most importantly - to further the mission of bringing new people into Web3 through live events. Decentralized Autonomous Orgnaizations (DAOs) have dated back to 2016 but have seemed to pick up traction in 2021. Communities use DAOs as a tool to - give more ownership of projects to people and to allow diverse skillsets to contribute to a shared mission with lower barriers to entry. Here are some updates around [CryptoMondays DAO](https://twitter.com/MondaysDAO): ### CryptoMondays DAO Becomes a Legal Entity ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/286a8fdb4a4e7f6f2a2f4e7bb0c1506649f2c7bdcf1f6882b074273bb0128f0e.jpg) Legal entities play an important role in the corporate and small business landscape. They are also playing an increasingly important role in DAOs and other forms of tokenized communities. The regulatory grey area surrounding [DAOs](https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a7df74b6-38b1-4848-bb0b-daec544d8dac) is becoming more transparent. Digital tokens can be considered securities depending on the context in which they are used and thus subject to securities regulations. In order to keep up with regulatory landscape, the community behind the CryptoMondays DAO has decided that it would be in the DAO’s best interest to become a recognized legal entity ahead of it’s upcoming token launch. ### Token Launch CryptoMondays DAO will be launching a token late September. The initial distribution of this token will go to a mixture of the CryptoMondays community, chapter organizers, early founders, past contributors, and the DAO’s treasury. Calling all chapter organizers! If you have consistently been organizing a CryptoMondays in any city, stay tuned for an initial token distribution for you and your chapter. More details will follow in next month’s edition! Women in Web3 ------------- **Bringing Equality and Fairness to Web3** [https://twitter.com/LinkedKC/status/1547048805844938753](https://twitter.com/LinkedKC/status/1547048805844938753) CryptoMondays San Fransico organizer, [@bitbaecrypto](https://twitter.com/bitbaecrypto), joined a panel to discuss equality and fairness in Web3. @Bitbaecrypto has been a long-time organizer of the [San Francisco](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysSF) chapter, with a focus on inclusivity and onboarding women into Web3. **Wellness in Web3** [https://twitter.com/carolinacotos/status/1553577400994353152](https://twitter.com/carolinacotos/status/1553577400994353152) Much of our life can be fast-paced with deadlines to complete, projects to start, and the ongoing challenge of being as productive as we possibly can. This can be fulfilling but it can often times lead to burnout and a lack of mental well-being. In a city that is as busy as NYC, [@carolinacoto.eth](https://twitter.com/carolinacotos) and [@MetaGeummy](https://twitter.com/MetaGeummy) helped the community becomed centered in wellness, with a web3-focused education series followed by a rejuvinating yoga class. The event was organized by [CryptoMondays NYC](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY), [@weosh](https://twitter.com/weoshdao), [@thesacrednft](https://twitter.com/thesacrednft), and [@EmpireDAO](https://twitter.com/EmpireDao). Upcoming for August ------------------- ### Nodle Finance is taking a four-city, CryptoMondays tour [https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1558571041957548033](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1558571041957548033) CryptoMondays has grown organically through a grassroots community of attendees an organizers. Sponsorships have also played a role in that growth and [Nodle Finance](https://twitter.com/NodleNetwork) is one of our latest sponsors to join the community! With a four-city tour that includes [Manhattan](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1558571041957548033), [San Juan](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysSJ), Miami, and [Los Angeles](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysLA), [@GeKinsman](https://twitter.com/GeKinsman) will travel all accross the United States to meet the CryptoMondays community. Garret will introduce [Nodle](https://twitter.com/NodleNetwork), a crowdsourced-decentralized network and a proud sponsor of the [CryptoMondays DAO](https://twitter.com/MondaysDAO). Want to share your project with the CryptoMondays community like Nodle? Send us a direct message on any of our socials below at the end of this post. ### CryptoMondays Lima will partner with Andino DAO for IRL Education [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJF_fKqNl8Q) [Andino DAO](https://twitter.com/andinodao/status/1558808209556754433) is an organization that helps educate people about blockchain technology in the Andean region of Peru. CryptoMondays Lima will be partnering with Andino DAO and [NTTData](https://twitter.com/NTTDATA) to organize the event. Stop by if you’re in the area for a classroom-styled learning experience! **More upcoming next month** →[Warsaw, Poland](https://twitter.com/langehigh/status/1557732370664820737) will be opening up a brand new CryptoMondays Chapter →[Uphold](https://twitter.com/UpholdInc) is sponsoring a [CryptoMondays](https://twitter.com/CryptoMondaysNY/status/1556468108197564417) event in two cities →CryptoMondays NYC will be hosting a [Defi distrupting Venture Capital](https://twitter.com/andysingleton/status/1557707795667058688) twitter space →[CryptoMondays Atlanta](https://www.meetup.com/cryptomondays-atlanta/events/287847766/) will be opening up as one of the earliest chapters in the South! Want to get involved with CryptoMondays DAO? -------------------------------------------- Send us a direct message on any of our socials or on the “Contact Us” section of the website homepage: Website: [cryptomondays.io](https://cryptomondays.io/) Instagram: [@cryptomondays](https://www.instagram.com/cryptomondays/) Twitter: [@cryptoMondaysDAO](https://twitter.com/MondaysDAO) --- *Originally published on [huddy_j](https://paragraph.com/@huddy-j/cryptomondays-dao-monthly-roundup-july)*