A (DAO) is an organization operated with smart contracts on a public blockchain. Think of a DAO as an organization that uses smart contracts to facilitate and enforce the decisions of its members. …

Bitcoin mining exists primarily to build a global digital network for storing value without the need for a bank or other intermediary, and for peer-to-peer exchanges. It’s also one of the most environmentally friendly industries in the world. The Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance estimates that global Bitcoin mining uses…

The basic Web of Trust (WoT) works as follows: Keep track of your network transactions, and ask how well the people who are part of your transactions are satisfied with the interaction. If they also have a big reputation and are satisfied with the transaction then your reputation goes up…

Menagerie enables diversity, equity, and inclusion Menagerie is the perfect place to create decentralized online communities for women and BIPOC and LGBTQIA folks. We support diversity and equity. We aim for wildly inclusive communities. Our commitment to diversity is essential; there are better suits for a lot of tech platforms. Technology, like anything, is biased toward…

This introduction to decentralization examines decentralization’s past, present, and future. By tracing the history of past and existing decentralized systems and by examining emerging decentralized technology solutions, the author highlights the trends that lead to higher levels of decentralization in commerce and society. Download here Abstract Part 1 — The Past: Examines how…

January 19, 2023 — Davos, Switzerland — DEVxDAO, the decentralized innovation community sponsored by Casper, is thrilled to announce a new collaboration in advanced communities. DEVxDAO, XPRIZE, Vatom, Menagerie, RampRate, and Casper Labs are spending millions to develop a new philosophy for advanced, self-governing, online communities.

Blockchain technology allows for decentralized networked governance that allows for the removal of internal and external monitoring mechanisms previously necessitated by agency problems in corporate governance. Blockchain technology creates formal immutable guarantees in agency relationships that build the trust needed to overcome the agency problems in corporate governance. It facilitates…

The death of decentralization-washing is vital to the great decoupling Net cash inflows into the market shift from speculation to revenue — and determine winners Markets continue to stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent — so everyone needs help Death of Decentralization-Washing For years, crypto has claimed to…

In our lives, we seek the happiness of sages. We study mindfulness based on Eastern religions we know are timeless. And we find calm. Yet, in business, we’re addicted to quick-fix, fast-money gadgets and trends we don’t understand…like cryptocurrencies…run on blockchains. …