A curated list of awesome resources, platforms, tools, frameworks, and educational content related to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). DAOs are organizations represented by rules encoded as smart contracts, enabling decentralized decision-making and governance.
- General Resources
- DAO Platforms
- Governance Tools
- DAO Development Frameworks
- Token Standards for DAOs
- Educational Resources
- Popular DAOs
- Research Papers
- Community and Forums
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- What Are DAOs? - An introduction to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations by Ethereum.org.
- DAO Handbook - A comprehensive guide on how DAOs work and how to participate.
- DAOstack Blog - Articles and insights about DAOs, governance, and decentralized decision-making.
- DeepDAO - A platform providing analytics and data insights about various DAOs.
- Aragon - A platform for creating and managing DAOs, with a suite of tools for decentralized governance.
- DAOstack - A modular DAO platform enabling the creation and management of decentralized organizations.
- MolochDAO - A popular DAO framework focused on simplicity and collective decision-making.
- Gnosis Safe - A multi-signature wallet used for DAO treasury management.
- Colony - A platform for building DAOs focused on collaborative work and reputation-based governance.
- Syndicate - A platform for launching investment DAOs and tokenized communities.
- Snapshot - A decentralized voting tool for DAOs, allowing off-chain governance with on-chain execution.
- Tally - A governance platform for DAOs, providing tools for proposal creation and voting.
- Boardroom - A governance aggregator that simplifies participation in DAO decision-making processes.
- Gnosis Zodiac - A suite of tools for extending the capabilities of Gnosis Safe for DAO governance.
- OpenZeppelin Contracts - A library of secure smart contracts for building DAOs.
- DAOstack Alchemy - A framework for building and managing DAOs using DAOstack.
- Moloch v2 - The second version of the MolochDAO framework, designed for simplicity and efficiency.
- Foundry - A toolkit for building and testing smart contracts, including DAO frameworks.
- Hardhat - A development environment for compiling, testing, and deploying smart contracts for DAOs.
- ERC-20 - The most common token standard for governance and utility tokens in DAOs.
- ERC-721 - A standard for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), often used for unique voting or membership tokens.
- ERC-1155 - A multi-token standard that supports fungible and non-fungible tokens, used in some DAOs for governance.
- ERC-2981 - A royalty standard used by some creator DAOs for revenue sharing.
- The DAOist - A community-focused platform offering events and resources about DAOs.
- DAO Masters - A guide for learning about DAOs, governance, and decentralized collaboration.
- DAO Research Collective - A hub for research and publications on DAO theory and practice.
- DAOs: The Future of Organization? - An article discussing the potential impact of DAOs on traditional organizational structures.
- MakerDAO - One of the most prominent DAOs, governing the DAI stablecoin protocol.
- Uniswap DAO - The DAO governing the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol.
- Aave DAO - A DAO overseeing the Aave lending protocol.
- Compound Governance - The DAO governing the Compound lending platform.
- Gitcoin DAO - A DAO focused on funding open-source projects and public goods.
- Friends with Benefits (FWB) - A social DAO with a token-gated community for creators and builders.
- The Rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (2020) - A research paper exploring the structure and implications of DAOs.
- DAOstack Whitepaper - The foundational document for the DAOstack framework.
- MolochDAO Whitepaper - The whitepaper outlining the design principles of MolochDAO.
- Token-Based Governance - A study on the effectiveness of token-based governance in DAOs.
- Reddit: r/DAO - A subreddit dedicated to discussions about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.
- Discord: DAO Hub - A community server for discussing all things related to DAOs.
- Telegram: DAO Community Chat - A Telegram group focused on DAO discussions and updates.
- DAOhaus Discord - A community for DAO builders and enthusiasts.
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