TRON DAO has boosted its artificial intelligence fund around 10x, initiating it from $100 to $1 billion, aiming investment in and acquisitions of early-stage startups making core infrastructure for the agentic economy. The firm publicised on March 23 that it will aim investments in four areas: agent identity systems, stablecoin-based
Balancer Labs is shutting down, and the protocol is continuing to operate independently, a decision that was announced by Balancer Co-founder Fernando Martinelli, citing financial and structural issues resulting from previous exploit-related losses and changing DeFi market conditions. Martinelli stated that they would no longer be able to operate while
Recently, Charles Hoskinson called for a revote in a governance dispute related to the Liqwid decentralized finance protocol. Charles expressed his concerns and allegations about the fairness of the voting process in the governance dispute. The governance dispute relates to the allocation of NIGHT tokens in the Liqwid DAO governance
Aave Labs has introduced the new governance proposal called “Aave Will Win,” which would send 100% of revenue generated through Aave-branded products directly to the community treasury, which is controlled by the Aave DAO. If approved, then any income generated by the Aave Labs through Aave products will no longer
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for a rethink of decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) design, arguing that most DAOs remain stuck in a shallow model that fails to fix the weaknesses of politics and corporate governance. In a Monday post on X, Buterin said today’s DAO blueprint often amounts to
How Web3 and decentralized governance are redefining company structures for a global economy The corporate blueprint we inherited from the industrial era—centralized hierarchies, top-down control, and rigid legal frameworks—is increasingly out of step with today’s digital, fast-moving, and international world. According to Web3 strategist and serial entrepreneur Alessio Vinassa, the
The U.S.-based law firm Burwick Law has publicly challenged the Solana NFT platform Metaplex over its upcoming plan to transfer unclaimed SOL tokens, worth approximately $7.3 million, into its DAO treasury. The issue revolves around the resize rent, originally paid by users as part of a blockchain optimization introduced last
The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform formerly MakerDAO, now branded as Sky, is planning a return to its original name following community pushback over the rebranding. The co-founder of Sky, Rune Christensen has commenced a proposal to readdress the rebranding decision. Since the rebrand in August 2024 as part of the
The UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO) plans to introduce a legal framework for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). This framework will be discussed at the DAO Legal Clinic, an event organized by the law firm NeosLegal, on October 25. Significantly, the new framework aims to clarify the
In the evolving landscape of blockchain technology, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) have emerged as innovative entities that operate without centralized control. DAOs leverage smart contracts on blockchain networks, enabling members to collaborate and govern collectively. This article provides a comprehensive overview of DAOs, their structure, benefits, challenges, and future implications.
