This week in DAOs - Feb 9, 2023
A roundup of the most exciting developments in the DAO space.
🎙 In the latest episode of DAO or Never we are joined by Gabriel Tumlos, founder of Mochi, a team-based goal-setting game that engenders collective accountability and growth. Together, we discuss how Mochi is not a DAO tool, hear a vision for how a productive DAO should be, and gain insights into lucid dreaming. To improve your effectiveness and growth in the DAO world, tune in. Available on Apple and Spotify.
Highlights
🦸🏻 Non-fungible Transformers? - Ethereum-based NFT project Nouns is expanding its reach by launching comic book NFTs that will soon be available in bookstores. This is a significant milestone for the company, which previously established a ‘real world’ presence at the Super Bowl and Rose Parade.
🚜 On-Chain Agriculture - LandX, builders of a commodity vault protocol that allows farmers to tokenize their farmlands in exchange for a tokenized portion of their crop harvest, has partnered with Mises to provide fast and secure access to web3 services for mobile users.
💸 DAOpunk Grants - DAOpunks is accepting applications for its third grants round. With a mission to introduce humans to meaningful DAO work, this is a perfect opportunity for those interested in NFTs and DAOs to get involved.
⚖️ Precedent Setting - The recent lawsuit against alleged Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg may impact how DAOs implement their legal and governing structures, according to one legal expert.
👔 eBay’s NFT Era - eBay is hiring for web3 roles, seeking top talent to drive its NFT marketplace, KnownOrigin. Jobs listed on LinkedIn include legal, development, and marketing roles, and more.
🇹🇷 DAOs for Good - The Turkey Earthquake Relief DAO is facilitating donations and support from the web3 community to the country’s earthquake victims. The DAO is maintaining a real-time list of wallet addresses held by NGOs and government-verified entities.
🖥️ Dell Drives DLT - Dell Technologies is the latest blue chip company to embrace web3. Dell is joining the Hedera Governing Council, which assists organizations in their exploration of distributed ledger technology (DLT). DLT offers a secure, decentralized solution for businesses to track and record transactions and operations, providing increased transparency and trustworthiness.
🧑🏫 Web3.edu - Blockchain company Algorand has partnered with schools and institutions in India to create educational programs for faculty members, students, and businesses looking to deepen their understanding of web3.
🤖 AI’s DAO Discourse - OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, which has the world talking and tech giants clashing, was recently asked a few questions about DAO governance. Fascinatingly, the chatbot gave solid and insightful responses.
📚 Web3 Workshop - New York University has partnered with the NEAR Foundation to create a hands-on, web3 workshop at the intersection of sports, web3, and blockchain technologies. The workshop is open to students, faculty, and industry partners.
Show Me the Money
💰 Building Web3 - Congrats to BlockJoy on securing $12M in seed and Series A funding led by Gradient Ventures and Draper Dragon. BlockJoy provides white-label blockchain nodes-as-a-service, with the goal of reducing enterprise operating costs.
🤑 Anonymous Who? - Congratulations to Addressable on your $7.5M seed round, led by Viola and Fabric Ventures. Addressable bridges the gap between the blockchain and social media to help web3 startups scale user acquisition.
Listen + Learn
🎥 In the Beginning - In Ethereum's Biggest Origin Stories, The Scoop’s Frank Chaparro speaks with Camila Russo about her book The Infinite Machine, which shares the fascinating history of the birth of Ethereum. Further proving the ‘real world’s’ appetite for web3, the book is slated for film adaptation by Gladiator and Blade Runner director Ridley Scott.
🚀 On Investing - On DAO Talks with Tim Delhaes, Syndicate co-founder Will Papper shares the ins and out of Setting Up an Investment DAO. The two discuss the history of DAOs, their science fiction underpinnings, Will’s web3 origin story, and why collaboration should trump voting in DAOs. Will also shares the specifics of setting up an investment DAO with Syndicate.
🌏 For the Future - On Deep Dive | Valley DAO, IP NFT, Layered Governance, Morgan Richards of Valley DAO speaks with Deepa Chaudhary of Impact DAO Media about the inner workings and global ambitions of Valley DAO, which aims to democratize the governance of synthetic biology technologies to protect the planet’s future.
Deadlines and Events
🗣 Apply to Attend/Sponsor/Speak at ETHDenver 2023
💸 February 15: DAOpunk Grants Deadline
🏔 February 24-March 5: ETHDenver 2023
🍊 February 27-March 5: Web3 Week, Miami
🔬 Apply for VitaDAO Funding
♀ March 13-15: Women in Blockchain Talks
🥐 March 20-24: Paris Blockchain Week
🍃 Spring 2023: DAO Global Hackathon
🎓 April 2-4: DAO Harvard
🇦🇹 April 3-6: EDCON
🤠 April 26-28: Consensus 2023
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