DAO

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The CFTC Goes After a DAO
The crypto industry reacts to an unexpected enforcement action.
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CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO
The commission said bZeroX offered illegal, off-exchange trading of digital assets, and has also filed a civil action against the Ooki DAO.
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Lessons From a DeFi DAO Divorce
The marriage between the FEI and RARI token communities was an early experiment in sharing economic incentives. Now TribeDAO is splitting up, after a bitter period of governan...
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BNB Chain, Blockchain Security Firms Start AvengerDAO to Protect Users
AvengerDAO will be run by the community with the ambition to set an industry standard for safe practices.
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Magna co-founders Arun Kirubarajan (left) and Bruno Faviero (right). (Magna)
Token Management Platform Magna Raises $15M Seed Round at $70M Valuation
Investors in the round included Tiger Global, Tusk Venture Partners, Circle Ventures and Shima Capital.
Magna co-founders Arun Kirubarajan (left) and Bruno Faviero (right). (Magna)

Illia Polosukhin, a co-founder of the Near Protocol. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Near Protocol Forms Working Group to Promote DeFi Governance
The Near Digital Collective is a self-governance initiative aimed at further decentralizing the Near ecosystem’s decision-making by moving it to a blockchain.
Illia Polosukhin, a co-founder of the Near Protocol. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Why Traditional Investors May Not Love DAOs
A governance vote this summer canceling a SAFT investor agreement in a DAO sent shockwaves through investor ranks, says Tanvi Ratna.
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The Sex Club, Tokenized
Daniel Saynt’s Manhattan sex club has plans for NFT membership and its own NSFW token. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
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Slow Ventures Raises Stakes on Crypto Governance with ‘Timber sDAO’
The venture capital firm's first "legally compliant DAO" bought land, and the second so-called sDAO is buying more. But this time, land with trees.
Solana developers on a hike (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

CoVaults are an automated tool for compensating decentralized teams. (AdrienBe/Pixabay)
Web3 Workplace Platform Coordinape Launches Decentralized Compensation Tool for DAOs
Coordinape’s product, CoVaults, uses smart contracts to automate compensation for contributors to the decentralized workspace.
CoVaults are an automated tool for compensating decentralized teams. (AdrienBe/Pixabay)