AbstractDecentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) predominantly rely on capital-weighted governance to coordinate collective decision-making. While such systems provide enforceability and composability, they routinely fail to capture merit, contribution quality, and contextual expertise—especially in ecosystems where value creation is cultural, creative, or relational rather than strictly financial. These limitations are particularly visible in the Nouniverse, where DAOs fund art, media, ...

AbstractDecentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) predominantly rely on capital-weighted governance to coordinate collective decision-making. While such systems provide enforceability and composability, they routinely fail to capture merit, contribution quality, and contextual expertise—especially in ecosystems where value creation is cultural, creative, or relational rather than strictly financial. These limitations are particularly visible in the Nouniverse, where DAOs fund art, media, ...

AbstractThis essay presents a design and research articulation of an inter-DAO governance and coordination framework intended for DAOs operating on the Nouns Builder Protocol (nouns.build) and the wider ecosystem of Nounish and forked DAOs. The framework combines Hyperlane’s permissionless Layer 0 cross-chain messaging with the Open Intents Framework’s declarative “intent” abstraction to enable coordination and governance actions across chains without compromising DAO sovereignty. Rather than...

AbstractThis essay presents a design and research articulation of an inter-DAO governance and coordination framework intended for DAOs operating on the Nouns Builder Protocol (nouns.build) and the wider ecosystem of Nounish and forked DAOs. The framework combines Hyperlane’s permissionless Layer 0 cross-chain messaging with the Open Intents Framework’s declarative “intent” abstraction to enable coordination and governance actions across chains without compromising DAO sovereignty. Rather than...