Join me in two metaverses: Walmart Land and Decentraland, as I attempt to answer the question: Must all metaverses be decentralized? Along the way, I’ll sus out the agendas behind each and weigh up the costs and benefits to structuring a metaverse via DAOs. Christmas dinner invited a lot of talk (read: interrogation) about the space I work in, “Web3 gives power to the people,” I said, though its a bit cliche. “It’s decentralized. Imagine if everyone voted on how their social media operated ra...

Join me in two metaverses: Walmart Land and Decentraland, as I attempt to answer the question: Must all metaverses be decentralized? Along the way, I’ll sus out the agendas behind each and weigh up the costs and benefits to structuring a metaverse via DAOs. Christmas dinner invited a lot of talk (read: interrogation) about the space I work in, “Web3 gives power to the people,” I said, though its a bit cliche. “It’s decentralized. Imagine if everyone voted on how their social media operated ra...

“AI is likely to be either the best or worst thing to happen to humanity.” Stephen Hawking As we kick off the unstoppable train toward automation: do we think an AI will always align with the interests of a DAO? There is an apparent synergy between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Much like the middle word in the latter suggests, DAOs have technology at the center of their operations, and many are likely beginning to set their eyes on AI. That ma...

“AI is likely to be either the best or worst thing to happen to humanity.” Stephen Hawking As we kick off the unstoppable train toward automation: do we think an AI will always align with the interests of a DAO? There is an apparent synergy between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Much like the middle word in the latter suggests, DAOs have technology at the center of their operations, and many are likely beginning to set their eyes on AI. That ma...

Open Dollar is excited to announce its partnership with Tally to provide streamlined DAO governance operations and perform their first airdrop of $ODG tokens. The airdrop marks the kickoff of a series major events for the Open Dollar protocol, including opening up the call for delegates, and the beginning of DAO operations ahead of their mainnet launch scheduled for mid-February. Check out a special DAO talk interview with Founder & CEO Joseph Schiarrizi to learn more about why Open Dollar ch...

Open Dollar is excited to announce its partnership with Tally to provide streamlined DAO governance operations and perform their first airdrop of $ODG tokens. The airdrop marks the kickoff of a series major events for the Open Dollar protocol, including opening up the call for delegates, and the beginning of DAO operations ahead of their mainnet launch scheduled for mid-February. Check out a special DAO talk interview with Founder & CEO Joseph Schiarrizi to learn more about why Open Dollar ch...

The final edition of the Open Dollar series explores the DAO’s implementation of “Ungovernance”, its benefits, the scope of the DAO, and how to participate in Open Dollar’s governance via tally.xyz.(Un)governanceOpen Dollar goes against the grain of typical DAO governance structures embracing a philosophy of “Ungovernance”. While this labeling may seem counterintuitive for a DAO, it essentially means strategically limiting the scope of human influence to achieve, rather than prevent, true dec...

The final edition of the Open Dollar series explores the DAO’s implementation of “Ungovernance”, its benefits, the scope of the DAO, and how to participate in Open Dollar’s governance via tally.xyz.(Un)governanceOpen Dollar goes against the grain of typical DAO governance structures embracing a philosophy of “Ungovernance”. While this labeling may seem counterintuitive for a DAO, it essentially means strategically limiting the scope of human influence to achieve, rather than prevent, true dec...

Open Dollar Token Launch and Feature HighlightsNow is the time to elect your Open Dollar delegates! Today, eligible users can claim their ODG tokens, marking a significant milestone for Open Dollar as it establishes DAO governance functions ahead of its Mainnet launch next month. Know an ideal candidate? Be sure to contact and nominate them on Tally!Open DollarOpen Dollar proposals and contributorshttps://gov.opendollar.comThis article dives deeper into the main features of Open Dollar, how i...

Open Dollar Token Launch and Feature HighlightsNow is the time to elect your Open Dollar delegates! Today, eligible users can claim their ODG tokens, marking a significant milestone for Open Dollar as it establishes DAO governance functions ahead of its Mainnet launch next month. Know an ideal candidate? Be sure to contact and nominate them on Tally!Open DollarOpen Dollar proposals and contributorshttps://gov.opendollar.comThis article dives deeper into the main features of Open Dollar, how i...

A college business professor once told me, “If you launch a token, it’s the beginning of the end, even if you haven’t begun.” Now, he was a TradFi dude reluctantly teaching DeFi to us Gen Zers at the peak of $DOGE’s success, and I figured he was just bitter. But joining the workforce, I learned a hard truth: creating isn’t free because you pay in time that could be spent elsewhere. Creators have to earn enough to justify the cost of creating. Luckily, web3 offers a payment of sorts: creator t...

A college business professor once told me, “If you launch a token, it’s the beginning of the end, even if you haven’t begun.” Now, he was a TradFi dude reluctantly teaching DeFi to us Gen Zers at the peak of $DOGE’s success, and I figured he was just bitter. But joining the workforce, I learned a hard truth: creating isn’t free because you pay in time that could be spent elsewhere. Creators have to earn enough to justify the cost of creating. Luckily, web3 offers a payment of sorts: creator t...

IntroductionArbitrum governance is heating up! On the heels of the pluralistic grants funding framework, comes another decentralized governance experiment: an incentive (a.k.a. compensation) system for delegates. Cattin, a representative of SEED Latam, an Arbitrum delegate, was the first to put pen to paper in early August, writing a thoughtful post in the governance forum about the need for a delegate incentive system. Since that post, I went down the rabbit hole of DAO delegate compensation...

IntroductionArbitrum governance is heating up! On the heels of the pluralistic grants funding framework, comes another decentralized governance experiment: an incentive (a.k.a. compensation) system for delegates. Cattin, a representative of SEED Latam, an Arbitrum delegate, was the first to put pen to paper in early August, writing a thoughtful post in the governance forum about the need for a delegate incentive system. Since that post, I went down the rabbit hole of DAO delegate compensation...

IntroductionSince writing my last post about how DAOs form and utilize working groups for governance, I have expanded my active participation to more DAOs. These new experiences helped to broaden my understanding of how these working groups function, while simultaneously deepening my exposure to DAO governance. I have participated both in social DAOs and protocol DAOs. The former had structureless governance; the latter had structured governance. In my experience, the latter was better, less ...

IntroductionSince writing my last post about how DAOs form and utilize working groups for governance, I have expanded my active participation to more DAOs. These new experiences helped to broaden my understanding of how these working groups function, while simultaneously deepening my exposure to DAO governance. I have participated both in social DAOs and protocol DAOs. The former had structureless governance; the latter had structured governance. In my experience, the latter was better, less ...

As web3 ecosystems mature, the importance of effective governance structures cannot be overstated. At the heart of these systems are Web3 delegates, who represent token holders and play a crucial role in decision-making processes. This article will explore how incentives can be structured to attract and retain qualified delegates, fostering a thriving environment for decentralized governance and ensuring the long-term success of Web3 projects. Web3 has revolutionized how we work, taking mecha...

As web3 ecosystems mature, the importance of effective governance structures cannot be overstated. At the heart of these systems are Web3 delegates, who represent token holders and play a crucial role in decision-making processes. This article will explore how incentives can be structured to attract and retain qualified delegates, fostering a thriving environment for decentralized governance and ensuring the long-term success of Web3 projects. Web3 has revolutionized how we work, taking mecha...

Venturers Ahoy! We are observing venture-building and how decentralization is eating it within. I want to assemble and present the decentralization in venture-building space brought upon by web3 while laying out the opportunity for us, the entrepreneur, the investor, and the builder. Why? I have been building ventures for others, schemed and executed for the last ten years, and failed a few. And I have made it my job to dream of organic bottom-up venture stacks for years. I have been observin...

Venturers Ahoy! We are observing venture-building and how decentralization is eating it within. I want to assemble and present the decentralization in venture-building space brought upon by web3 while laying out the opportunity for us, the entrepreneur, the investor, and the builder. Why? I have been building ventures for others, schemed and executed for the last ten years, and failed a few. And I have made it my job to dream of organic bottom-up venture stacks for years. I have been observin...

The synergy of decentralized autonomous organizations and artificial intelligence as a catalyst for the technological revolutionby KAFOver the past few years, there has been an escalating interest in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and artificial intelligence (AI), technologies that have the capacity to revolutionize every aspect of our lives. The intersection of DAOs and AI is an exciting area of exploration that offers many possibilities for enhancing organizational efficiency...

The synergy of decentralized autonomous organizations and artificial intelligence as a catalyst for the technological revolutionby KAFOver the past few years, there has been an escalating interest in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and artificial intelligence (AI), technologies that have the capacity to revolutionize every aspect of our lives. The intersection of DAOs and AI is an exciting area of exploration that offers many possibilities for enhancing organizational efficiency...

The DAO model originated in 2016 with The DAO, aka Genesis DAO. Though DAOs are still early and immature, they have proliferated across a wide variety of interests, communities and goals. Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed a Cambrian Explosion of DAOs -- branching out from the original goals of governing an on-chain treasury to governing protocols, advancing research, and reinventing marketplace structures and incentives. This article will cover what makes DAOs successful and competitiv...

The DAO model originated in 2016 with The DAO, aka Genesis DAO. Though DAOs are still early and immature, they have proliferated across a wide variety of interests, communities and goals. Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed a Cambrian Explosion of DAOs -- branching out from the original goals of governing an on-chain treasury to governing protocols, advancing research, and reinventing marketplace structures and incentives. This article will cover what makes DAOs successful and competitiv...