# DAOs Wrapped 2021 By [Metropolis](https://paragraph.com/@metropolis) · 2022-08-31 --- **_This article was originally posted as Orca Protocol on orca.mirror.xyz._** * * * gm -- **2021 has been one of the most interesting years so far for DAOs.** As DAOooooors, it is important that we take proper time to look back, reflect and introspect. Maybe we missed out on an airdrop here and there, maybe we burned a bridge or two. But DAOs have shown us their unstoppable power to bring people together, who otherwise would never meet, to build innovative products and grow wholesome communities. We would like to shine light back on some of these memorable moments. Choose Your Fighter ------------------- ![Who are the DAO operators putting the valuable work?](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b779a89aee82ca11dc145e6f61bf156bba49d74668b31a0adde6cdbcf3191da8.png) Who are the DAO operators putting the valuable work? 1. @[\_jamiis](https://twitter.com/_jamiis) - chief pleasr and team no sleep 2. @[alexxzzhang](https://twitter.com/alexxzzhang) - 24/7 community scaffolder 3. @[MonetSupply](https://twitter.com/MonetSupply) - keeping us safe, one DAO at a time 4. @[nkennethk](https://twitter.com/nkennethk) - eth servitude, needs a vacation grant gratitude 5. @[thattallguy](https://twitter.com/thattallguy) - vibe guru and largest web3 onboarding vortex 6. @[HelloShreyas](https://twitter.com/HelloShreyas) - DAO diversifier + undervalued memer 7. @[frogmonkee](https://twitter.com/frogmonkee) - rare species: part-govinator, part-frunkee 8. @[flexxchapman](https://twitter.com/flexxchapman) - co-captain and MVP 9. @[Pepperoni\_Jo3](https://twitter.com/Pepperoni_Jo3) - he knows the two pizza rule Themes ------ ![Popping themes surrounding DAOs this year](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ce73b2af4a36c07cfde41f4738976195eaf0819b749194ff11608fcf9c178491.png) Popping themes surrounding DAOs this year 1. Big trend of **working groups** popping up: @[MakerDAO](https://twitter.com/MakerDAO) Core Units, @[iearnfinance](https://twitter.com/iearnfinance) yTeams, @[synthetix\_io](https://twitter.com/synthetix_io) Spartan Council, @[Metropolis](http://twitter.com/metropolis/) pods :) 2. **Compensation** with bounties, streaming, circles, oh my! @[Coordinape](https://twitter.com/coordinape), [YIP-57](https://gov.yearn.finance/t/yip-57-funding-yearns-future/9319) 3. **M&A**’s activated this year with @[FeiProtocol](https://twitter.com/FeiProtocol)/@[RariCapital](https://twitter.com/RariCapital), @[Keep\_Project](https://twitter.com/Keep_Project)/@[Nucypher](https://twitter.com/Nucypher), @[GnosisChain](https://twitter.com/GnosisChain)/@[xdaichain](https://twitter.com/xdaichain) 4. Successful completion of **grants programs** by @[uniswapgrants](https://twitter.com/uniswapgrants), @[compoundgrants](https://twitter.com/compoundgrants), @[AaveGrants](https://twitter.com/AaveGrants) and many others 5. The power of **protocol owned liquidity** was demonstrated by @[FeiProtocol](https://twitter.com/FeiProtocol) and @[OlympusDAO](https://twitter.com/OlympusDAO) 6. Let’s **buy stuff together**! @[constitutionDAO](https://twitter.com/constitutionDAO), @[prtyDAO](https://twitter.com/ptryDAO), @[pleasrDAO](https://twitter.com/pleasrDAO), @[KrauseHouseDAO](https://twitter.com/KrauseHouseDAO), @[cityDAO](https://twitter.com/CityDAO) 7. Fiery discussions about **licensing and IP law** @[CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance), @[Uniswap](https://twitter.com/Uniswap) and @[AaveAave](https://twitter.com/AaveAave) 8. Two of the (spoiler alert) cutest DAO airdrops this year, $GTC and $ENS, rolled out with **required vote delegation** 9. As always, **security issues and exploits** were a bit of a thing: @[SushiSwap](https://twitter.com/SushiSwap), @[compoundfinance](https://twitter.com/compoundfinance),@[RariCapital](https://twitter.com/RariCapital), @[AlchemixFi](https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi), there may also have been one or two on @[BinanceChain](https://twitter.com/BinanceChain) 🤷🏼‍♀️ IVOs: Initial Vibe Offerings ---------------------------- ![Some of our favorite DAOs: vibes are immaculate, but their proof of work is even better](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5b6ed1e3d0ee8148d42e9207e3d036a52eaa9ff7e5dd2be559c9531405f21873.png) Some of our favorite DAOs: vibes are immaculate, but their proof of work is even better 1. @[FWBTweets](https://twitter.com/FWBtweets) - unlimited houseplant alpha 2. @[banklessDAO](https://twitter.com/banklessDAO) - breaking the bank 3. @[IndexCoop](https://twitter.com/IndexCoop) - every owl deserves a home 4. @[OlympusDAO](https://twitter.com/OlympusDAO) - the birthplace of (3,3) 5. @[pleasrDAO](https://twitter.com/pleasrDAO) - In Doge We Trust 6. @[FingerprintsDAO](https://twitter.com/FingerprintsDAO) - Right-Click, Save As = ngmi 7. @[KrauseHouseDAO](https://twitter.com/KrauseHouseDAO) - we are all jerry 8. @[templedao](https://twitter.com/templedao) - still trying to figure out if !verify does anything 9. @[scribeDAO](https://twitter.com/scribeDAO) - which one of you will summarize this? 10. @[squiggleDAO](https://twitter.com/squiggleDAO) - a DAO draped in rainbows Top DAO Moments --------------- ![wagmi](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/76066fbe58aafb741c2b71b29675223b10caa637d9964db9e71b8f908cce9dda.png) wagmi 1. @[ConstitutionDAO](https://twitter.com/constitutionDAO): Raising [$41M from 17,437 contributors](https://twitter.com/ConstitutionDAO/status/1461527514485035009) 2. @[PleasrDAO](https://twitter.com/PleasrDAO) Inception: The [birth of pleasrDAO](https://twitter.com/lay2000lbs/status/1375195529504829443?s=20) and the first of many historic bids 3. @[dhof](https://twitter.com/dhof)’s Loot governance experiments: AGLD vs. mLoot: One of the most interesting NFT phenomenons this year that also became a [testing ground for gov experiments](https://loot-talk.com/t/a-holistic-proposal-for-agld-solve-for-mloot-and-future-proof-the-community/575) 4. Clutch @[samczsun](https://twitter.com/samczsun): Legendary white hat hacker samczsun in a [DeFi thriller](https://samczsun.com/two-rights-might-make-a-wrong/) 5. @[awrigh01](https://twitter.com/awrigh01)’s WY DAO bill passes: But don’t forget to [add “-DAO” at the end of your DAO’s name](https://twitter.com/awrigh01/status/1369328856260354051?s=20) Top DAO Crowdfunds ------------------ ![Purpose, degeneracy, memes](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/967c47e31f092a39e578c3176eee927590bb0a7185a1e6e27887d603497de46b.png) Purpose, degeneracy, memes 1. @[ConstitutionDAO](https://twitter.com/ConstitutionDAO): An experiment for a DAO with one single purpose: to buy the Constitution of the United States 2. @[KrauseHouseDAO](https://twitter.com/KrauseHouseDAO) (#WAGBAT): Crazy people that are going to [buy an NBA team](https://krausehouse.mirror.xyz/crowdfunds/0x9F6F91078A5072A8B54695DAfA2374Ab3cCd603b) 3. @[EthereumFilm](https://twitter.com/EthereumFilm): Funding a [character-driven documentary film](https://ethereumfilm.mirror.xyz/3SV8gLXHIW8Ot45h3RL7aOgDINxN2hjLfFVOvyatB2A) on the challenges and rewards of building a new world 4. @[PrtyDAO](https://twitter.com/PrtyDAO): PartyDAO enabled degens to purchase NFTs as a collective of degens. Including @[sirsuhayb](https://twitter.com/sirsuhayb)’s [Crypto Cookout](https://www.partybid.app/party/0x320AFE2c5ddEA403bce9d7251d9171688714FcfF), a community campaign to buy black cryptopunks, ongoing bid for [The Smoke House](https://twitter.com/sirsuhayb/status/1442976020034768900) 5. @[FreeRossDAO](https://twitter.com/FreeRossDAO): The founder of Silk Road received a prison sentence of two lifetimes plus 40 years. In solidarity for Ross, FreeRossDAO gathers funds to buy Ross Ulbricht’s [Genesis Collection](https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/ross-ulbricht-genesis-collection-30841), and protests the injustices of the American prison system. Unstoppable DAOgenerates ------------------------ ![Can't stop these degens from DAOing](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b71955710ae669efa7d3ded7e2e618d06c8eb866b9f7aafde11849bfd07df47a.png) Can't stop these degens from DAOing 1. @[Cooopahtroopa](https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa) - fresh prince of web3 2. @[chaserchapman](https://twitter.com/chaserchapman) - mother of DrAOgens 3. @[patrickxrivera](https://twitter.com/patrickxrivera) - crowdfund maxi 4. @[jacksondame](https://twitter.com/jacksondame) - keep your friends close and your enemies closer 5. @[lsukernik](https://twitter.com/lsukernik) - DAO wizardry 6. @[pet3rpan](https://twitter.com/pet3rpan_) - slaying captain hook (moloch) 7. @[WillPapper](https://twitter.com/WillPapper) - DAO mechanic 8. @[0xJim](https://twitter.com/0xJim) - value-add DAOoooor 9. @[divine\_economy](https://twitter.com/divine_economy) - shitposting one DAO at a time 10. @[TimshelXYZ](https://twitter.com/TimshelXYZ) - loot prophet Most Contentious Governance Proposals ------------------------------------- ![These were the most fiercely discussed proposals from some of the biggest players in DeFi](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/517c830fba8ce046f9c24a732de999b21ed8f95212362f5ef2b9b02503d5377b.png) These were the most fiercely discussed proposals from some of the biggest players in DeFi 1. **Community-Enabled Analytics**: Proposal to administer a [$25M grant to Flipside](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/governance-proposal-up1-2-community-enabled-analytics/13760) to produce community-enabled analytics for @[Uniswap](https://twitter.com/Uniswap). \[FAILED\] 2. **Facilitator Offboarding**: @[MakerDAO](https://twitter.com/MakerDAO) proposal to [offboard the Facilitator of the Finance Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip41c5-sp2-facilitator-offboarding-rwf-001/11306). \[PASSED\] 3. **Treasury Diversification**: Proposal to use [51M $SUSHI](https://forum.sushi.com/t/withdrawn-sushi-phantom-troupe-strategic-raise/4554) from the @[SushiSwap](https://twitter.com/SushiSwap) treasury to onboard institutional investors. \[WITHDRAWN\] 4. **DeFi Education Fund**: @[Uniswap](https://twitter.com/Uniswap) governance proposal to allocate one million $UNI to create and [fund the DeFi Education Fund](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/governance-proposal-005-defi-education-fund/12963). \[PASSED\] 5. **Auditing**: Invitation to audit firms to post their [audit proposals](https://www.comp.xyz/t/auditing-compound-protocol/2543/13) after @[compoundfinance](https://twitter.com/compoundfinance)’s Proposal 62 exploit. \[PASSED\] Most Impactful -------------- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9b84119f25c5a43580f6b68dc2019815ac54d05651eb750bad3f027c75890736.png) 1. @[Gitcoin](https://twitter.com/gitcoin) - make frens and git coins 2. @[Developer\_DAO](https://twitter.com/developer_dao) - onboarding our future buidlers 3. @[DreamDAO\_](https://twitter.com/dreamdao_) - training zoomers for future leadership 4. @[EcoDAO\_](https://twitter.com/ecodao_) - minting NFTs to save mf trees 5. @[KomorebiFund](https://twitter.com/komorebifund) - funding female and nonbinary crypto founders DAO Thot Leaders ---------------- ![How we think about DAOs today has been heavily influenced by these people](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/66aed07073183ff9f83ea3b626a3b7df55f56ab0f43cb630bcb7a52667e2acba.png) How we think about DAOs today has been heavily influenced by these people 1. @[tracheopteryx](https://twitter.com/tracheopteryx) - aping DAOvolution 2. @[gaby\_goldberg](https://twitter.com/gaby_goldberg) - DAMN, she good 3. @[ljin18](https://twitter.com/ljin18) - you have DAOr attention 4. @[JulzRoze](https://twitter.com/JulzRoze) - won’t stfu about pods 5. @[kaiynne](https://twitter.com/kaiynne) - semi-benevolent dictator 6. @[Flynnjamm](https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm) - learn to earn nerd 7. @[keikreutler](https://twitter.com/keikreutler) - DAO historian 8. @[lex\_node](https://twitter.com/lex_node) - gov 2.0 founding father 9. @[owocki](https://twitter.com/owocki) - DAO cartographer 10. @[tobyshorin](https://twitter.com/tobyshorin) - squad wealth Cutest DAO Airdrops ------------------- ![It's not about the money, it's about including our communities](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/52651df5f94a3f6b05784660638e810a8c82a670fdac51d9df2b17c577576010.png) It's not about the money, it's about including our communities 1. $ENS: wagmi.eth 2. $GTC: public goods goes public 3. $dYdX: icymi, hope you’re enjoying at-home coffee 4. $PEOPLE: we didn’t get the constitution, but at least we have each other 5. $AGLD: who needs divine robes when you can have gold Wise Words on DAOs ------------------ ![The best DAO and governance alpha of 2021](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e52f685fbd539a685c6e0dbf4a7dd423fab5a8c95a5af02df65dcd2c43786c3a.png) The best DAO and governance alpha of 2021 1. [_A Prehistory of DAOs_](https://gnosisguild.mirror.xyz/t4F5rItMw4-mlpLZf5JQhElbDfQ2JRVKAzEpanyxW1Q) by Kei Kreutler 2. [_The Eightfold Path to DAOism_](https://metropolis.mirror.xyz/YYQW27U7he_JBoSNLbAZgvurq2cqXeCsv2MEcHk98FM) by Maria Gomez, Julia Rosenberg and Chun Poon 3. [_Moving Beyond Coin Voting Governance_](https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/08/16/voting3.html) by Vitalik Buterin 4. [_Building and Running a DAO: Why Governance Matters_](https://future.a16z.com/building-and-running-a-dao-why-governance-matters/) by Tarun Chitra 5. [_An Old Dictator Appears_](https://blog.synthetix.io/an-old-dictator-appears/) by Kain Warwick 6. [_DAO Landscape_](https://coopahtroopa.mirror.xyz/_EDyn4cs9tDoOxNGZLfKL7JjLo5rGkkEfRa_a-6VEWw) by Cooper Turley 7. [_A New Mental Model for Defi Treasuries_](https://uncommoncore.co/a-new-mental-model-for-defi-treasuries/) by Hasu and monetsupply 8. [_Turing-Complete Governance_](https://baby.mirror.xyz/O7a922A-9zT4C4UwssRExkftdHywJ-13sR2rxQ-t__k) by Saffron Huang 9. [_A Legal Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations_](https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DAO-Legal-Framework-Jennings-Kerr10.19.21-Final.pdf) by David Kerr and Miles Jennings 10. [_Unlocking the Treasury_](https://sukernik.medium.com/unlocking-the-treasury-483aeea01001) by Larry Sukernik Help Is On the Way ------------------ ![DAO tools on the horizon in 2022, built by amazing teams](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f0b13703dec0f28d382024208046f72eccf07f42dcf69e01dc65e83f01bdac15.png) DAO tools on the horizon in 2022, built by amazing teams 1. @[Metropolis](https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis) - org management 2. @[Coordinape](https://twitter.com/coordinape) - compensation 3. @[rabbithole\_gg](https://twitter.com/rabbithole_gg) - onchain credentials 4. @[wonderverse\_xyz](https://twitter.com/wonderverse_xyz) - project management 5. @[UtopiaLabs\_](https://twitter.com/utopialabs_) - payments and accounting 6. @[0xstation](https://twitter.com/0xstation) - onboarding 7. @[ParcelHQ](https://twitter.com/parcelHQ) - treasury management 8. @[0xCoinshift](https://twitter.com/0xCoinshift) - treasury management 9. @[clarityteams](https://twitter.com/clarityteams) - team workspace 10. @[agora\_xyz](https://twitter.com/agora_xyz) - community gating Closing Thoughts ---------------- Besides the people we mentioned above, contributors such as @[rafathebuilder](https://twitter.com/rafathebuilder), @[JuliaLipton](https://twitter.com/JuliaLipton), @[spengrah](https://twitter.com/spengrah), @[stefdelev](https://twitter.com/stefdelev), @[JonathanHillis](https://twitter.com/JonathanHillis), @[raihan\_](https://twitter.com/raihan_), @[jaesmail](https://twitter.com/jaesmail), @[SpaceXponential](https://twitter.com/SpaceXponential) and many others are tirelessly working to improve the DAOs we love. Whether it is finding an entry into social tokens through @[ForeFront\_\_](https://twitter.com/forefront__) or learning how to start doing sh\*t on @[layer3xyz](https://twitter.com/layer3xyz), we are all here to perpetuate the vibes and explore the ways that DAOs can change the world. Web3 gives people ownership of the protocols they use and the communities they vibe in. While it is impossible to predict the technical and social innovations we will see in 2022, it is certain that DAOs will continue their path to unlocking the infinite power of collaboration. Contributors ------------ DAOs Wrapped 2021 was created by [Metropolis](https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis), with contributions from @[MariaShen](https://twitter.com/MariaShen), @[divine\_economy](https://twitter.com/divine_economy), @[eKRENZKE](https://twitter.com/eKRENZKE), @[lsukernik](https://twitter.com/lsukernik), @[MayaBakhai](https://twitter.com/MayaBakhai), @[MitchellJHammer](https://twitter.com/MitchellJHammer), @[puntium](https://twitter.com/puntium). * * * * Visit our [**website**](https://www.metropolis.space/) * Follow us on [**Twitter**](https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis) * Join our [**Discord**](http://discord.gg/metropolis) --- *Originally published on [Metropolis](https://paragraph.com/@metropolis/daos-wrapped-2021)*