Governance

I’ve always been an optimist — especially when it comes to people. There’s a verse from a Rumi poem inked on my forearm that reminds me as much, “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” Despite my optimism, I understand that human…

What is a “Chama”? Chamas or VSLAs (Village Savings and Loans groups) began to spring up in the late 1980s in Kenya as a response to a lack of affordable and accessible credit . At inception, these informal savings groups consisted of women who were familiar with each other, either by relation, proximity or…

We are building Lógos to change how we communicate in DAOs. One of the challenges of online communication is how we can engage and share ideas freely. This is especially important when discussing DAO proposals, which effectively control how DAO treasuries are spent. How DAOs are affected by Bias attacks The problem with these types of discussions…

March 21, 2023 — Today, The Governance Working Group (“GWG”) of the NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) and the NEAR Foundation announced the launch of the NEAR Digital Collective Special Purpose Trust (the “NEAR Community Treasury” or “Community Treasury”). The Community Treasury is intended to serve as a decentralized, community-led treasury…

Introduction Moonbeam is a blockchain network that combines the power of Polkadot with full Ethereum compatibility. Its goal is to simplify the developer experience, allowing developers to build and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) quickly and easily. Moonbeam’s sister network, Moonriver, is a companion network on Kusama that…

What is the new approach to governance and why does it pay off? Cities of Bilbao, Leuven, Loos-en-Gohelle and a number of other cases provide a pattern for successful transformations. They use a special technique which is incredibly similar to the technique used by the kick-boxing champions. …

Following up on my immigration stories, I have interviewed many people from both sides of the border who agree with my assessments. Third-world residents wish to migrate to the United States to better their lives. They believe their lives will improve not only by added opportunity but also because our laws are perceived to be more consistently up-held than the area they live in. The Immigration system for seeking residency in the United States has not garnered the attention, priority, and resources it deserves.

Key Points The Community Treasury is NOT directly affiliated with the Governance Working Group (GWG). It is a decentralized, community led treasury that has its own bespoke legal and governance framework. The Trustee selection process was a joint effort of the GWG, the NEAR Foundation and the wider NEAR community. NEAR Foundation…

Hello Innovators! This week flew by as always and we barely had time to catch our collective breaths before we were into the weekend and recovering. We work a lot with innovation governance here in the Nordics and this week was no different. I’ve been trying to collect my thoughts…