DAO


Opinion

Inside a Social DAO: How an Online Community Becomes a Digital City

As Friends With Benefits DAO continues to scale, how will it incorporate decentralized governance principles and processes into its next phase of growth?

Idyllwild Park, Idyllwild, United States (Victor Baro/Unsplash)

Policy

Ooki DAO Case So ‘Egregious,’ CFTC Had No Choice, Chair Behnam Says

"Don't expect this to be a free pass," he said of using a DAO to evade U.S. laws.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at DC Fintech Week. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

‘Fear’ May Be Keeping Ooki DAO From Mounting Defense Against CFTC

Time is running out for the DAO to respond to court filings in what could be a major test for crypto governance.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC’s Regulation by Enforcement Needs to Change, Commissioner Says

Summer K. Mersinger told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover" that Congress needs to establish clear rules for DAOs.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger (CFTC/Shutterstock)

Policy

Second Crypto Group Objects to CFTC's Use of Chatbot to Serve Legal Papers

The DeFi Education Fund wants the CFTC to identify and serve Ooki DAO's actual members, rather than just serve the DAO at large.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

Commissioner Mersinger Expresses Dissent Over CFTC Action Against Ooki DAO

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) can serve a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) through a website help bot and forum post, a federal court ruled Monday. CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger shares her thoughts about the latest action from the agency and the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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Web3

Mythical Games Creates Mythos Foundation to Decentralize Web3 Gaming

The gaming technology company is also expanding its ecosystem with the Mythos DAO and the $MYTH governance token.

Video game controller (Martínez/Unsplash)

Finance

With Crypto Governance in CFTC Crosshairs, SushiSwap Mulls Legal Shakeup

Outside lawyers have told Sushi to restructure around legal entities. In the wake of Ooki, will the DAO listen?

Sushi as been advised to break itself up. (Stefan Schauberger/Unsplash)

Policy

Court Rules CFTC Legally Served Ooki DAO Through Help Bot

The ruling came the same day a group of crypto lawyers and developers filed to join the CFTC's case against Ooki DAO.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Student Organizations Pull Their Weight in DeFi Protocol Governance

Crypto-curious students find valuable hands-on experience and empowerment in policy elections, a typically low-participation area of the Web3 ecosystem

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