Compliance is a Spectrum

Tax Laws: Wider conversations need to be had by regulators that take into account the global permission-less nature of the products, services, and experiences at the core of DAOs, but also understanding of the rapidly changing nature of DAO token value and utility. 

Know Your Customer (KYC): How can we implement zero knowledge KYC obligations while retaining privacy and freedom for individuals, regardless of who they are or where they're from?Smart Contracts: How can smart contracts be recognized as a viable method of optimizing for compliance, just like how we have accountants to optimize for year-end audits ... See more

Limited Liability: How does limited liability work when token holders are not only customers, investors, and "employees" of the project? How does it work based on differing levels of contribution?

There are a few key points in which DAOs should have specific laws that pertain to this new governance structure:

DAOs that are under Wyoming DAO LLC Laws. 

DAOs that have a complete legal wrapper as an American C-Corp or LLC.

DAOs that are not part of any nation state, but exploring legal counsel and are pro-active with potential compliance audits/checks.DAOs that are based overseas and have international legal structures.

Spectrum:DAOs that run completely outside of any nation state.

Even when a DAO reaches a stage in which incorporation makes sense, how they comply with corporation laws turns out to be a spectrum, and it’s much more than a binary “Compliant vs Non-compliant” answer upon analysis.