The Maker Foundation, a blockchain organization aimed at stewarding the protocol through its early stages, is shutting down. The protocol is now completely decentralized as the DAO takes the reins. Making the announcement, MakerDAO CEO, Rune Christensen, revealed that handing over control is already effected while the Maker Foundation shuts down fully "within the next few...
Recent shenanigans at Uniswap have raised further questions regarding the true nature of decentralized autonomous organizations in the crypto industry. By design, a DAO should be automated and decentralized, acting without a typical management structure or board of directors. However, that does not appear to be the case with some of the larger...
Aaron Wright, co-founder of OpenLaw and Professor at Cardozo Law, and Ross Campbell, SushiSwap core developer and LexDAO contributor, discuss the latest breakthroughs and legal implications in the burgeoning world of DAOs. Show highlights: how Aaron and Ross fell down the crypto rabbit hole...
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Unchained, I answer some questions submitted to me by the audience. In this episode, I cover: what I think about the relationship between psychedelics and crypto the most entertaining guest I’ve interviewed...
Nick Tomaino, general partner of 1confirmation, discusses his firm’s recently announced third fund of $125 million and gives his perspective on many hot crypto topics, such as NFTs, Layer 2 solutions, Polkadot, DAOs, and more. Show highlights: why Nick became interested in crypto and his background...
DAO Maker is a comprehensive suite of products shaped to cater to the growing needs of the crypto community and retail investors. The platform aims to be the go-to platform for retail venture investing and to improve the quality of millions of lives. DAO is the governance token of DAO Maker's ecosystem. It is built on the Ethereum network and allows the...
First launched in 2018, MetisDAO is a Layer2 DAO protocol that is on a mission to leverage current DAO infrastructure while opening up access to a full suite of administration and community tools and making the Web 3.0 revolution a reality. Many DAO projects have entered the market, and are looking to be a part [...] The post MetisDAO: Meet the Project Powering...
DAO Maker has re-created Venture Capital investment for masses. The power to invest in projects at an early stage is no longer with the capitalists. DAO Maker provides a platform for projects to secure funding. This funding is not provided by just the wealthy individual. DAO Maker provides power to the normal retail investors to invest in projects at an early stage in...
Wyoming, the state in the United States, has introduced legislation to create crypto regulations. The new law would grant Crypto DAOs legal approval and exclude digital tokens from being considered a form of securities, which could shape future legislation. Warren Davidson Re-introduces “Token Taxonomy Act” for Crypto Regulations After two failed attempts to introduce legislation [...] The post Wyoming Moves to Grant DAOs...
Wyoming lawmakers today came closer to putting a law into place that would grant company status to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). At the Wyoming Legislature's Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Meeting, the Senate approved...
PLUS: NFTs are going mainstream This week saw Bitcoin and Ethereum stay relatively flat, hovering around $49,000 and $1,500, respectively. While the two most prominent cryptocurrencies languished, the rest of the market had a vibrant seven days. Non-fungible tokens continue to push the boundaries of digital ownership and artistic control. Kings of...
Nimbus, the holistic DeFi ecosystem that aims to offer realistic and sustainable revenue generation DeFi models is all set for launch. According to the official release shared with Altcoin Buzz, the project is launching its new DAO-governed DeFi ecosystem and NBU token on 27 January. Interestingly, Nimbus already serves an active community of 50,000 users with a trading App. Thus, the system is...
Injective Protocol recently announced the launch of the first-ever decentralized forex futures trading in the world. From this Injective Protocol development, traders will be able to participate in a highly developed form of trading. Participants of the ongoing Injective Trading competition will be eligible to trade in these markets on Solstice Pro with up to 50x leverage. The use of Solstice Pro and...
The last quarter of 2020 was by far one of the best in the history of the cryptocurrency market. A lot of people got rich by the end of 2020 thanks to Bitcoin's rally, but also the massive DeFi explosion. With all the bullish momentum behind the cryptocurrency market, 2021 is the perfect year to invest in good upcoming crypto projects. Let's take...
1inch, the DEX aggregator and one of the most useful DeFi products has released 1INCH, the governance and utility token. With the release of the token, the permissionless and decentralized network will now be governed by a DAO. Interestingly, 1INCH token will take DeFi governance to next level as the token will be used to govern all platform-specific network protocols. To engage the...
Blockchain technology, and cryptocurrency in general, have been one of the best innovations of the decade, but they are still little used worldwide. However, the adoption of crypto could grow once they reach very popular niches such as Gaming. For this reason, we need Gaming Currency, which is Tokens created to be used in the most popular games. And here comes Pteria DAO...
Matthew Leising, a reporter at Bloomberg who began covering crypto in 2015, is out with a new book Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist that Almost Destroyed It All. In this episode, he discusses: the catalyst that led to him writing his new book, which covers the early history of Ethereum and the DAO attack...
News 