Arbitrum DAO: Governing a $7 Billion Layer 2 Through On-Chain Democracy
Inside the governance architecture of Ethereum's largest Layer 2 rollup — how Arbitrum's delegate system, treasury proposals, and Security Council shape the future of decentralised decision-making.
Token-Weighted Voting Problems: Why One-Token-One-Vote Is Breaking DAOs
Examining plutocratic capture, voter apathy, and delegation failures in the dominant governance model used by major DAOs.
DAO Treasury Management: Strategies for On-Chain Capital Allocation
How leading DAOs are diversifying treasuries, managing runway, and deploying capital through governance-approved investment mandates.
MakerDAO / Sky: The Evolution of DeFi's Original Central Bank
Tracing Maker's transformation from single-collateral DAI to the Sky rebrand and its multi-chain stablecoin strategy.
Compound DAO: DeFi's Governance Pioneer and the Security Council Revolution
Compound did not merely create a DeFi lending protocol — it created the governance infrastructure that the entire DeFi industry copied. Governor Bravo, the delegation model, and the on-chain execution framework that Compound pioneered are now the backbone of protocols governing trillions in assets. Then, in 2024, Compound became the victim of the industry's most significant governance attack — and its response may be equally as influential as its original contributions.
Crypto Valley's DAO Ecosystem: Switzerland's Role in Decentralised Governance
When the Ethereum Foundation incorporated as a Stiftung in Zug in 2014, Switzerland’s central importance to the global decentralised technology …
DAO Governance Activity Tracker: Proposals, Votes, and Participation 2025
DAO governance is structurally paradoxical: the votes that matter most attract the highest turnout, while routine governance — the majority of proposals — attracts near-zero participation. Understanding this dynamic, and the governance architectures being built to address it, is the central challenge in decentralised protocol management in 2025.
DAO Governance Models Compared: Token Voting, Optimism's Bicameral Model, and Security Councils
There is no universally optimal DAO governance model. The right architecture depends on protocol stage, community size, treasury scale, and security requirements. But there are clearly wrong models — and the governance attacks, voter apathy crises, and plutocracy complaints of 2022-2025 have clarified what failure looks like. This comparison maps the full governance architecture landscape.
DAO Legal Entity Tracker: Global Jurisdictional Landscape 2025
Every major DAO operating a significant treasury or entering real-world contracts needs a legal wrapper. The global market for DAO legal structures has consolidated around two dominant forms — the Cayman Foundation Company and the Swiss Stiftung — with smaller jurisdictions competing for the remainder. This tracker maps the landscape and the regulatory forces reshaping it.
DAO Legal Wrapper: Definition and Structures Used by Crypto Organisations
Definition
A DAO legal wrapper is a recognised legal entity that provides a decentralised autonomous organisation with legal personality — the …