🎙 In the latest episode of DAO or Never, Logos co-founders Geoffrey Arone and Isaac Patka wax poetic about the most exciting developments in the DAO space. They talk about the second coming of Constitution DAO, the work being done to understand and avoid exploits, the opportunity to study the Metaverse from a business perspective, and how anyone can build a Nouns-like community. Also available on Apple and Spotify.
Highlights
🕵🏼♂️ DeFi Detective - With overwhelming support, Nouns DAO voted to donate a whopping 100 ETH ($127,000) to ZachXBT to fund their investigative journalism into cryptocurrency scams. Bitwise co-founder and CTO, Hong Kim, proposed the generous reward to recognize ZachXBT’s tireless research and public service.
⧫ Classifying Ethereum - In a December 13 court filing, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) again labeled Ether as a commodity. In contrast, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, previously suggested Ether was a security after its initial coin offering (ICO) but that it become more decentralized and turned into a commodity since. Read the details here.
🗳️ Stewards Council - Gitcoin announced the results of its first-ever quadratically elected DAO Stewards Council. The Gitcoin DAO Stewards Council was created to be an externally connected strategic body that will help Gitcoin improve its market sensing ability and provide feedback on strategy, proposals, and challenges. The newly elected council will serve until June 2023.
☎️ Telegram Adds Web3 - Say goodbye to the outdated phone number requirement for Telegram accounts! Thanks to a revolutionary collaboration with Fragment, users can now purchase “blockchain-powered anonymous numbers” that open up numerous possibilities on the platform.
🧱 Nouns Builder - With Zora's Nouns Builder, anyone can launch their own Nouns-style DAO with just a few clicks. The new no-code tool eliminates the need for technical know-how and enables users to quickly form self-sustaining Ethereum NFT DAOs in minutes. It couldn't be easier!
🇮🇳 Bangalore Blockchain - During the first week of December, Bangalore made history by hosting India Blockchain Week - a momentous event collaborating with ETHIndia 2022 Conference. Over three days, 2,000 participants from 321 cities came together for what was the biggest Ethereum Hackathon to date!
Recommended
📽️ Watch: How DAOhaus Became the go-to Platform for Launching a Moloch DAO - Moloch is a simple, open-source DAO framework that increases security, usability, and extensibility. In this AMA session, Spencer Graham, Product Manager for DAOhaus, explains how the Moloch DAO framework improves DAO coordination and governance.
🌐 Read: Undesigning a DAO - As the web3 ecosystem evolves, new ways to form communities emerge. However, creating and managing DAO communities remains challenging. In Undesigning a DAO, Samantha Marin discusses DAO design focused on simplicity, modularity, and antifragility. When done properly, DAOs can turn into something lean, innovative, on-chain rule-oriented, and exciting.
⛓️ Read: On-Chain Matters - If you missed the "Why On-Chain Matters" talk by Sky Minert on the 5th day of DAOcember, you can relive it here. Discover why decentralized blockchains are the future, and how they can revolutionize our world.
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Deadlines and Events
💻 December 5-16: DAOcember
💻 December 15, 22: FrontierDAO Workshop
🔬 VitaDAO Hackathon Registration
🏔 Apply to Attend/Sponsor/Speak at ETHDenver 2023
🌏 All Over, Often: ETHGlobal
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