How DAOs should approach treasury management on Bankless

At the same time, however, native tokens are exposed to general market volatilities and are not immune to strong sell-offs during bear markets. It is in such circumstances that the daily operations and functionality of a DAO can be disrupted due to the lack of cash reserves for its regular funding. Partially compensating a core group of team member... See more

Risk management To fund future operations, DAOs must manage their currency exposure. Some DeFi and NFT DAOs have treasuries worth hundreds of millions or billions. In addition to funding development and audits, these assets provide insurance if underlying protocols fail and are used for user acquisition and growth. To achieve these goals, DAOs mana... See more

Currently, even some of the largest protocols are unable to generate enough revenue to cover operational expenses (audits, salaries/payments to contributors, marketing, etc.). Yearn, for instance, operates at a loss even after accounting for non-operating income from yield farming. As such, retaining protocol revenue alone is likely to be insuffici... See more