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What he meant is that a typical crypto project will launch a token after their seed or Series A deal, leaving a later stage investor with no option for a private investment. Instead, that investor will have to negotiate an investment in publicly traded tokens with the DAO that controls a project’s treasury.

Collector DAOs which acquire NFTs;Social DAOs that convene web3 communities;Collective/Cooperative DAOs in which groups of artists and engineers deliver services to other DAOs; andCharitable DAOs that promote good causes and public goods development.The variety within these different types of DAOs is demonstrative of communities coming together... See more

Why are these companies calling for regulation of technologies now?

NFTs have fundamentally changed the market for digital assets. Historically there was no way to separate the “owner” of a digital artwork from someone who just saved a copy to their desktop. Markets can’t operate without clear property rights: Before someone can buy a good, it has to be clear who has the right to sell it, and once someone does buy,... See more

Centrally controlled network effects allow platforms to build unexpectedly dangerous incentive structures.

Our generation is blessed with a chance to observe how technology is shifting the economic paradigm toward something previously unavailable to our imagination. Blockchain technology, which initially just offered an alternative model of transactions processing, has evolved into a whole new economic framework with its unique set of principles and... See more

Three types of Decentralization

Today, the way we consume content is fundamentally changing. We no longer patiently wait for our favorite movie or shows to be released in theaters or on TV. We follow the actors of our favorite shows doggedly on Twitter, look for hints about the show on their Instagram page. We group chat with our friends about which actors were chosen, what plot... See more

Blockchains are not simply about money. The modern-day alchemists who minted Bitcoin and other digital assets have animated a generation of technologists to reimagine how the financial and commercial world operates. The vision that these technologists aim to bring to fruition is not just about payment systems and other financial instruments. Large... See more