DAO

This article explores the potential development of the DeSci (Decentralized Science) field, particularly focusing on how the BIO Protocol is driving a new model for biomedical data sharing through blockchain technology. It promotes the fair distribution of global research resources, with an emphasis on the profound impact of DeSci on medical data management, especially in terms of enhancing research efficiency and protecting intellectual property. The article also discusses the challenges in this field and the future directions of its development.

DAS Organizations (Decentralized Autonomous Swarms) are self-governing systems that combine blockchain and AI, composed of AI agents capable of autonomously identifying problems, organizing solutions, and self-dissolving. They operate based on the Eliza framework and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), offering efficient resource management, security, and transparency. Blockchain provides trustless governance support. DAS Organizations can be widely applied in scenarios such as urban planning and healthcare resource optimization, while their evolutionary mechanisms enhance intelligence and adaptability. They redefine the approach to problem-solving and have the potential to become the core of future digital governance, driving innovative solutions to the challenges humanity faces.

The origins of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) trace back to foundational ideas developed long before Ethereum’s inception. By combining the strengths of decentralized governance with the capabilities of artificial intelligence, hybrid DAOs could play a pivotal role in shaping a future where technology and humanity coexist harmoniously.

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are rapidly emerging as a key force reshaping global governance and resource allocation. This article outlines 69 trends in DAO design for 2025, covering a wide range of aspects, including AI integration, privacy protection, capital allocation, and decentralized governance.

Decentralized Science (DeSci) is becoming a crucial aspect of Web3 development, as it solves fundamental problems such as unequal research funding, intellectual property monopolies, and lack of transparency in scientific research. By leveraging DAO, IP-NFTs, and token economies, DeSci empowers scientific innovation, drives the real-world adoption of Web3, and accelerates progress toward fairer and more open research.

Polkadot and Cosmos were both launched during the 2019–2020 cycle as cross-chain projects. Each of them carries high expectations. While both projects have experienced prolonged price stagnation since their 2021 market cap peaks, their adoption at the application layer has followed different paths—leveraging relay chains and slot mechanisms in distinct ways. This article reviews the past five years of ecosystem development for these two leading cross-chain projects from an application perspective.

The Autonols protocol provides a framework for coordinating and managing autonomous agent systems. Each part of the protocol is designed to ensure scalability and security. It provides mechanisms to incentivize developers proportionally to their contributions, incentivize operators to run agent systems, and incentivize guarantors to provide liquidity, collectively supporting the development of a decentralized ecosystem.

This article examines Yuga Labs' decision to dissolve ApeCoin DAO and shift to ApeCo, highlighting how DAOs can exacerbate centralized management challenges, operate without effective accountability mechanisms, and experience inefficiencies in democratic voting. The author advocates for applying management science principles to enhance organizational performance.

DAOs promised decentralized governance and financial autonomy, but are they truly delivering? Power dynamics, treasury management, and governance engagement reveal a more complex reality—factors we must consider when making investment decisions.

Ethereum Name Service is a system that allows people to translate their long and complex crypto wallet addresses into something that is easier to remember

DAO research proposes a roadmap for web3 governance experiments, aiming to explore key issues in democratic governance. DAO and web3 governance offer rich data and experimental opportunities, fostering a deeper understanding of democracy and governance.

Discover Union, a member-owned credit protocol on Ethereum, operating as a DAO to enable permission-less, crypto-native credit lines. Union lowers the cost of coordinating trust into available credit, empowering members to source capital more efficiently. Learn how Union fosters a virtuous cycle of increased lending and reduced borrowing costs through decentralized credit underwriting.

The report delves into the characteristics of South Korea’s cryptocurrency community and the trends to watch in 2023. The report notes that communities play a key role in the success of cryptocurrency projects, especially when it comes to decentralized governance. The South Korean market’s high interest in cryptocurrencies, especially compared to stock investments, and the Upbit exchange’s leading position in global trading volume are analyzed. Cryptocurrency community platforms in South Korea, including Telegram, KakaoTalk, Coinpan, DCInside, X (Twitter), Discord, and Naver Cafe, are studied and their characteristics and user behaviors are discussed. In addition, Google Trend data was analyzed to explore the Korean community’s interest in keywords such as Bitcoin, NFT, airdrops, and Ethereum. The report also covers hot topics in the Korean community in different months, as well as information sources and influence analysis of Telegram channels.

DAOs utilize blockchain technology and smart contracts to achieve decentralized decision-making and collective ownership. However, they also face various challenges, including legal and regulatory issues, technical and security concerns, management challenges, operational difficulties, as well as social and ethical issues.

The literature and practice for investment performance evaluation in traditional finance is extensive. However, the on-chain world has few proxies that could provide DAOs or on-chain investors with the necessary tools to make quantitative investment allocation decisions.