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DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)

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A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is an organization whose rules and governance are encoded in smart contracts on a blockchain. There is no central management — decisions are made by token holders voting on proposals, and outcomes are automatically executed by the code.

How a DAO works

  1. Rules are written into smart contracts and deployed on a blockchain
  2. Members acquire governance tokens (voting rights)
  3. Any member can submit a proposal (e.g., spend treasury funds, change a protocol parameter)
  4. Token holders vote; if quorum and threshold are met, the contract executes the decision automatically
  5. All votes and actions are publicly visible on-chain

Examples

  • Protocol DAOs — govern DeFi protocols (e.g., Uniswap, Compound)
  • Investment DAOs — pool funds to invest collectively
  • Mining pool DAOs — community-governed pools

Risks

  • Smart contract bugs — a flaw in the governance contract can be exploited (the 2016 "The DAO" hack drained $60M)
  • Voter apathy — most token holders don't vote, concentrating power in large holders
  • Regulatory uncertainty — legal status of DAOs varies by jurisdiction

See also

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