Optimism Bicameral

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.