DAOs are a new form of digital collaboration and decision-making enabled by Web3. The resources in this section delve into the mechanics of DAOs, the challenges of decentralized governance, and the various models and tools used to facilitate effective decision-making in these organizations.

Articles 📜

• The Meaning of Decentralization
• Coordination, Good and Bad
• Notes on Blockchain Governance
• The Most Important Scarce Resource is Legitimacy
• Decentralized Governance Matters
• Blockchain Governance 101

Resources 🧰

• DeepDAO: This provides a list of active DAOs and information about the size of the treasury, governance participation, and other helpful resources.
• DefiLlama DAO Treasuries: A look into the size and scope of treasuries for DAOs.
• Messari Governor: See active proposals happening across DAOs.
• x23.ai: AI/LLM Enabled Tool for monitoring different communities and their gov forums.
• Boardroom: Dive deep into active proposals and decision-making across DAOs.
• Discourse: The de facto solution for governance forums. Plan on spending a lot of time here to understand DAO governance. Suggested forums to start are:
  • Optimism
  • Arbitrum
  • GITCOIN