🥴: transfers to a bank card, tracking in Excel sheets, screenshotting receipts

😎: automated on-chain fundraising, clean and transparent, money flows in by itself

Crowdfunding in the XDAO app on TON. Coming soon!

Scroll DAO was originally built on the textbook model: power in the hands of tokenholders and their delegates, debates on forums, proposals put to a vote, and the treasury distributed whenever ideas came in. On paper, it looked like a perfect example of decentralization

In practice, it didn’t work that way. Hardly anyone showed up to vote, delegates often failed to act or pulled decisions in their own favor, and processes dragged on for months, slowing down the network itself. What was meant to be a showcase of “pure DAO” ended up as a bottleneck ⚙

In September the team announced a restructuring. An Execution Council will now handle operational decisions, with a Scroll Foundation above it holding veto power on key issues. Treasury distribution will shift to fixed cycles — every 6 to 12 months — to enforce discipline. And by January 2026, a new DAO “constitution” will be put to a vote 📖

Some in the community see this as a step back and a move toward centralization. But the team’s reasoning is simple: the old model wasn’t working. The real lesson here is that there’s no universal formula for DAO governance. It’s not about following the “ideal textbook,” but about finding a structure that actually works for the project and its community 👨‍💻

In December 2021, a plan went viral on crypto Twitter: “Let’s buy Blockbuster and turn it into the first decentralized streaming service”

Blockbuster was once a giant of video rentals with thousands of stores worldwide. But the digital era and Netflix killed the brand, leaving the rights in the hands of Dish Network 😦

The community set out to raise $5M through the $BLKBSTER token to acquire the trademark. The goal wasn’t just to revive a brand, but to build a “decentralized Netflix” — a DAO that decides which films to fund, how to split revenue, and what content gets on the platform 🤑

Writer Ben Mezrich (author of The Social Network, the book behind the Facebook movie) joined the hype, calling BlockbusterDAO “the perfect Web3 story”. That sent interest soaring: within weeks, more than 40,000 people had joined the Discord 🌐

Dish Network, however, refused to even discuss selling the brand. BlockbusterDAO never materialized, but it went down in history as another example of DAOs rallying people around wild ideas — from buying the U.S. Constitution to reviving Blockbuster! 🏵

Not what you might think. FWB is called “the most stylish DAO in crypto”. It’s not about investments or staking. It’s about art, music, and parties. Their mission is to build cultural and technical infrastructure for digital communities through creative experimentation, collective coordination, and new ways of belonging in the digital space 🎨

Getting in isn’t as simple as buying a token. You have to pass a selection process and prove you’re ready to contribute — with creativity, expertise, or ideas. At its peak, full access required holding 75 $FWB (worth around $10,000 at the time). That created an exclusivity level comparable to private clubs like Soho House — but on the blockchain 🎭

Why do people join?

— Offline events: parties at Art Basel, summits in New York and LA
— An online hub to discuss trends in culture, media, and Web3
— Opportunities to launch projects together: from magazines to brand collabs
— Access to the DAO’s “cultural capital”: connections with artists, musicians, investors

Unlike most DAOs where tokens = treasury power, in FWB tokens = social capital first and foremost 🎭

The original idea behind DAOs was that they would be as automated as possible

Recently, one of the largest and most recognized DAOs in crypto launched an ambitious experiment: building an organization that could eventually be governed by AI ✈

A group of contributors is rewriting the MakerDAO “constitution” to give AI enough context to make reliable inferences and evaluate proposals. Not “understand” in the human sense — but operate with enough information to flag issues and suggest actions

The goal is to create GAIT (Governance AI Tool) that can:
— detect malicious proposals 🔍
— track when someone acts against the DAO’s interests ❌

Yes, it may sound dystopian. But humans in governance also make mistakes — or worse, act in bad faith. AI won’t be given control right away; it will be tested repeatedly until it proves reliable ☝️

The project is still in its early days, with no deadlines. But it’s a fascinating step toward the automation that DAOs were originally meant to embody

DAOs can collaborate not only with companies or funds but also with each other. There are three main models:

1⃣ Token exchange
DAOs exchange their tokens and add them to their treasuries. This way, they become invested in each other’s success and build long-term relationships

2⃣ Joint programs and grants
DAOs pool their budgets to support shared initiatives — from hackathons to research. This scales impact while lowering costs for each participant

3⃣ Cross-DAO services
One DAO can provide services to another — for example, analytics, auditing, or marketing. Essentially, DAOs can act as on-chain “contractors”

Take note: these partnerships show that DAOs don’t have to compete — they can strengthen one another. Instead of “every man for himself,” a new economic model is forming where decentralized communities exchange resources, services, and trust 🫂

Two days ago, the XDAO team attended FUTURUM Georgia — one of the most exciting events at the intersection of crypto and iGaming ⚡

Our co-founder was a speaker on the All In: Crypto x iGaming panel. The discussion turned out to be truly powerful: new ideas, live debates, and a fresh perspective on how DAOs are transforming business and Web3. Zurab was even lucky enough to win a unique artifact from the organizers at the end of the event 🖼😄

Big thanks to the FUTURUM team — the event was top-notch! 🤜