An introduction to the essential on-chain infrastructure that helps run today’s biggest DAOs What is a DAO framework? Frameworks are structures around, in, and on which things are built. The structures that frame the things take some cogent and mutually agreed upon form (e.g., rules, laws, guidelines). DAOs are coordination frameworks for humans and computers…

A discussion of specific points in time that all individuals experience on their path to active meaningful contribution in DAOs. Active contributors are the lifeblood of DAOs. Without them, DAOs don’t scale. All DAO contributors share a set of specific experiences that happen along their journey. In this piece, I…

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are a function of culture and not the other way around. Culture is old, DAOs are new. Both terms are overused, probably. When talking about big and amorphous terms, such as culture and DAOs, working definitions serve to provide the grounding and scaffolding upon and around…

Understanding Unspent Transaction Outputs — The Crypto ELI8, or Explain Like I’m Eight, series is for anyone who wants to learn about the exciting world of cryptocurrency. Each post is organized around a specific term, concept, question, or other topic related to crypto. For more on what the series is and a full list of…

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Understanding how the bitcoin network achieves consensus and security — The Crypto ELI8, or Explain Like I’m Eight, series is for anyone who wants to learn about the exciting world of cryptocurrency. Each post is organized around a specific term, concept, question, or other topic related to crypto. For more on what the series is and a full list of…

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Understanding the mechanisms that help to make crypto networks secure — The Crypto ELI8, or Explain Like I’m Eight, series is for anyone who wants to learn about the exciting world of cryptocurrency. Each post is organized around a specific term, concept, question, or other topic related to crypto. For more on what the series is and a full list of…

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