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DeFi Projects Embrace Vote Locking Governance Tokens to Boost Valuations
More DeFi projects are following Curve's lead and embracing vote locking governance tokens to enhance value.
DAOs Poised to Scale if They Can Clear Major Hurdles
DAOs are poised to become a dominant new structure in DeFi in 2022.
Fei Protocol Merges With Rari Capital To Create $2B Liquidity Player
The merger between Rari Capital and Fei Protocol will create a player with $2B in liquidity.
Exclusive Report: Solving the Riddle of the DAO with Colorado's Cooperative Laws
DAOs should memorialize their cooperative structures in legal entities that protect members from liability, the authors say in this research piece.
Index Coop Makes 2X ETH Leverage Token Cheaper with Move to Polygon
Index Coop has introduced a 2X leveraged token for Ether turning up the risk for traders.
Kickstarter's Embrace of Celo Blockchain May Lead to Token for Crowdfunding Giant
Crowndfunding giant Kickstarter has embraced the Celo blockchain, sparking questions about whether it might issue a token to reward investors.
FreeRossDAO Makes Winning $6M Bid for NFT Art by Silk Road Convict Ulbricht
A DAO devoted to appealing Ross Ulbricht's life sentences won the auction for his NFT artwork.
Enso Finance Plans Vampire Attack on Six Major Index Projects
Enso Finance is planning a bold move to pick up customers — a vampire attack on leading index platforms.
The Case for Why DAOs Should Register as Legal Entities
DAOs would be wise to register as legal entities to minimize unlimited liability risks, Mark Lurie writes in this opinion piece.
TVL in DAOs Almost Doubles to $15B in Q4 Surge
The total value locked in DAOs surged 90%, to $15.2B.
Inspired by Aaron Swartz' Ideals New DAO Takes Aim at Academic Publishing Industry
A new DAO is forming that's devoted to the information liberation ideals of the late computer scientist Aaron Swartz.
A Big Test for DAOs: Honing New Compensation and Contribution Practices
Many DAOs and DAO members are facing growing pains when it comes to measuring and scaling work within DAOs.
New Play-to-Earn Collective HumanDAO Announces Token Sale
HumanDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization connecting play-to-earn (P2E) gamers with digital asset owners, has announced it will hold a public sale for its forthcoming governance token HDAO on Dec. 1.
Tokemak Onboards SushiSwap’s 0xMaki Amid Liquidity Direction Pre-Launch
SushiSwap co-founder 0xMaki has joined Tokemak as its new chief strategy advisor.
The Story of Ethereum to Become a Movie and NFT Collection
The Infinite Machine, a book about the development of Ethereum, will be produced as a feature film and support an NFT community.
ConstitutionDAO Irks Donors as Gas Fees and Transaction Costs Eat Into Refunds
As ConstitutionDAO dissolves following its unsuccessful bid for the historic document, donors are chafing at its refund policy and high gas costs.
ConstitutionDAO Members Decry High Gas Fees After Narrowly Losing Auction
ConstitutionDAO lost its bid for a copy of the founding charter of the United States.
The Metaverse is So Hot Right Now: Here’s How Top Investors are Separating Opportunity from Hype
Top investors share how they're playing the development of the metaverse as hype explodes.
Ethereum Name Service Jumps to $1B Market Cap After Airdrop of ENS Token
ENS, the governance token for Ethereum Name Service, soared after its airdrop this week.
Trailblazer THORChain Accidentally Front-runs THORSwap Community in Latest Woe
THORChain's woes continued when its DEX accidentally front-runned its community.
DOT Holders Have Pledged $800M Ahead Of First Polkadot Parachain Auction
Polkadot's first parachain auction is expected to be a hit with $800M already committed.
The Story of Ink DAO, a Group Bound by ERC-721 Tattoos and the Collective Hope for a Better World
Ink DAO members are literally branding themselves with a tattoo to show their devotion to NFTs, and to each other.
'Work Smart, Not Hard': DODO's Diane Dai Used a Get-it-Done Tack to Build an AMM
An interview with Diane Dai, CMO of DODOm an automated market maker in DeFi.
How Lobster NFTs and a DAO Helped Give Crypto a Voice in Washington
NFT collectibles can rapidly create communities around a shared interest—or a cause. And the most pressing cause in cryptoland recently has been preparation for increased U.S. government regulation. That’s why one group took the millions of dollars it earned from…
Podcast
DeFi DAOs Diversify Token Treasuries Seeking Long-Term Survival
Decentralized money market Rari Capital's DAO is the latest to look at diversifying its treasury, launching a governance proposal that pushes for a share of its native RGT token holdings to be converted into stablecoins.
Jam Session #9: What Makes Dao a Dao?
We are diving deep into DAO’s for this weeks Jam. Why are they so hot right now? Are they really a viable alternative to group funding? Big questions that our panel is here to answer! Stay tuned.
What Is a DAO? The Defiant Guide
Are DAOs the next trend in crypto? We’re taking a closer look into what DAOs are, how it works, how you can participate and get rewarded.
2020 DeFi Recap (So Far)
This is The Defiant x Harmony, a weekly series brought to you by Harmony Protocol’s Creative Director, Robin Schmidt, and Camila Russo, the founder of The Defiant, to explore DeFi’s most important stories and demystify this exciting emerging financial space.
Jam Session #8: DEXs
We’re chatting with the founders of today’s top AMMs about one of the core infrastructure pieces making up decentralized finance.
MakerDAO Ponders the Unthinkable as Members Debate Incorporation and Paying Taxes
Should DAOs pay taxes? And, if so: Where? There’s a conversation underway in MakerDAO about how it should relate to the governments of the world, which has implications for the whole DeFi industry. In short, people are talking about whether or not MakerDAO should find…
The Defiant's Definitive Guide to DeFi
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