Decentralized Autonomous Organization
A DAO is an organization governed by smart contracts and community voting instead of a central authority.
Proposal → Voting 🗳️ → Smart Contract 📜 → Execution ⛓️
No central authority ❌ Transparent voting 👁️ Blockchain-based rules 📜 Community driven 🧑💻
Smart Contracts 📜 → rules Governance Tokens 🪙 → voting power Proposals 📄 → decisions Wallets 🦊 → participants
1 Token = 1 Vote (or weighted voting) Users vote on proposals Majority wins → executed automatically
Protocol DAO → DeFi control (Uniswap) Investment DAO → pooled funds Social DAO → community groups Grant DAO → funding projects
Uniswap DAO 🦄 MakerDAO 🏦 Aave DAO 💰 Gitcoin DAO 🌍
No corruption 🚫 Global participation 🌍 Transparent decisions 👁️ Automated execution 🤖