This is my running list of crypto and blockchain governance resources here. I'll annotate them as well, as I find the time and attention to review them.
[Proposal] SourceCred Engagement Incentives by Coopahtropa on the Balancer forum
Ten Theses on Decentralized Network Governance by Mario Laul on the Placeholder VC blog.
We Need to Re-Think Decentralized Governance by Blake West on The Defiant
P.S. - Contact me if you'd like to talk governance strategy for your staking project. I have real world experience building DAO tools and living the governance process as a core team member and validator with projects and on networks that have significant user bases.
This is my running list of crypto and blockchain governance resources here. I'll annotate them as well, as I find the time and attention to review them.
[Proposal] SourceCred Engagement Incentives by Coopahtropa on the Balancer forum
Ten Theses on Decentralized Network Governance by Mario Laul on the Placeholder VC blog.
We Need to Re-Think Decentralized Governance by Blake West on The Defiant
P.S. - Contact me if you'd like to talk governance strategy for your staking project. I have real world experience building DAO tools and living the governance process as a core team member and validator with projects and on networks that have significant user bases.
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The Crypto MirrorA Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario
Coinbase announced it was acquiring staking as a service provider Bison Trails earlier this week. The usual congratulations and back patting went around on Twitter. To me, however, this wasn't good news. It represents an acceleration in staking centralization. Staking in these early days is already more centralized than decentralized. A small number of large validator operators control a majority of the stake in most staking networks. Current staking economics compound the problem with r...
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I’m feeling refreshed and restored after attending last week’s inaugural Blockchain Infrastructure conference. My gratitude to long time and values-aligned friend Dan Hwang for organizing and inviting me to it. The conference took place at the Austrian National Library, which proved to be not only a beautiful but also an intentional and thoughtful venue for the conversations that happened. Crypto Conference History and Perspective The first crypto event I attended was the ENS Community Worksh...
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Every community has givers and takers. Some give. Some take. Some give and take. The takers usually outnumber the givers. Those that balance giving and taking are rare.All Take No GiveValidator communities on staking networks are no exception. Spend a little time in validator chat groups to see this imbalance in action. You’ll see many people asking for help. You’ll see fewer people offering to help. Those you see help are usually the same people, helping again and again. You might expect the...
The Crypto MirrorA Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario
Coinbase announced it was acquiring staking as a service provider Bison Trails earlier this week. The usual congratulations and back patting went around on Twitter. To me, however, this wasn't good news. It represents an acceleration in staking centralization. Staking in these early days is already more centralized than decentralized. A small number of large validator operators control a majority of the stake in most staking networks. Current staking economics compound the problem with r...
The Crypto MirrorBlockchain Infrastructure Conference Reflections
I’m feeling refreshed and restored after attending last week’s inaugural Blockchain Infrastructure conference. My gratitude to long time and values-aligned friend Dan Hwang for organizing and inviting me to it. The conference took place at the Austrian National Library, which proved to be not only a beautiful but also an intentional and thoughtful venue for the conversations that happened. Crypto Conference History and Perspective The first crypto event I attended was the ENS Community Worksh...
The Crypto MirrorStaking's Free Rider Problem
Every community has givers and takers. Some give. Some take. Some give and take. The takers usually outnumber the givers. Those that balance giving and taking are rare.All Take No GiveValidator communities on staking networks are no exception. Spend a little time in validator chat groups to see this imbalance in action. You’ll see many people asking for help. You’ll see fewer people offering to help. Those you see help are usually the same people, helping again and again. You might expect the...
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