The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued an official license to DerivaDEX — a derivatives platform fully governed by a DAO. This is the first license of its kind in the world

What this means in simple terms:

⚪a government regulator has recognized a structure where decisions are made not by a CEO or a company, but by a community of tokenholders
⚪DAOs have been given a green light to operate legally in an offshore jurisdiction
⚪projects like this can now bring in institutional players, work with big companies, and not worry that “the regulator will shut everything down”

And one important clarification to avoid confusion: we’ve had DAO LLCs in Wyoming and the Marshall Islands, but in those cases the licenses were issued to legal entities created around a DAO. Here, the licensed entity is the platform directly governed by the DAO, without turning it into a traditional company. This is a fundamentally different level of recognition 👍

In essence, this is the first case where a DAO-governed model has been tested against real-world legal standards — and officially approved. Not an experiment, but a fully recognized business format 😎

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MetaDAO is a project on Solana that builds a network of prediction markets where users bet on outcomes and earn rewards if they’re right. The entire governance process happens through a DAO

Recently, two venture funds approached the project with an offer to invest $6 million in $META tokens — but with a 30–40% discount and a stake large enough to influence decisions within the DAO 🤷🏻‍♂️

At first glance, a standard VC deal. But within the community, a discussion started: why sell tokens below market value and give up part of the control to outside players if the project is growing steadily without it?

Most agreed that such terms created more imbalance than benefit 👎

In the end, the DAO voted to reject the offer. A few days later, $META rose about 16%, and the case quickly spread across crypto Twitter as an example of how a decentralized community can preserve a project’s independence — even when millions are on the table 😎

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A legal wrapper is a framework that turns a DAO into a legally recognized entity — without losing decentralization, but with the ability to operate in the real world 🌐

What it gives your DAO:

✅ protection of members from personal and tax liability
✅ ownership of assets, tokens, and intellectual property (brand, code, content)
✅ the ability to sign contracts and work with companies
✅ access to fiat payment rails and banking infrastructure
✅ trust from investors and partners

DAObox is a full-stack legal and operational infrastructure for DAOs:

▪️ tailored legal structures based on each DAO’s governance model
▪️ ongoing management and compliance
▪️ independent directors and multi-sig signers
▪️ internal constitutions and legally enforceable rules

Now, with DAObox, DAOs created through XDAO can operate legally, securely, and just like any traditional company

If you want to make your DAO official, ➡️ fill out this short form

Check the first comment for useful links and guides from our partners: everything about legal wrappers, compliance, and DAO structure in one place 👇🏼

Not only cities can be governed through DAOs. Between Croatia and Serbia lies a tiny piece of land — just 7 square kilometers. In 2015, Czech libertarian Vít Jedlička declared it an independent state called Liberland 🧠

At first, it seemed like a joke. But over time, the project gained structure, citizens (now over 700,000 online) and even its own crypto-economy. Today, Liberland is being built as a decentralized republic, where governance and the economy are powered by blockchain

Every citizen can take part in voting, while the treasury and taxes are transparent and recorded in smart contracts. The goal is to move state processes into a DAO format, creating a “digital micro-nation” without bureaucracy 🖥

Liberland already has its own constitution, emblem, and “diplomats” around the world. Let’s see how this experiment unfolds 🕵‍♂

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We’re the first to make it possible — right on our favorite blockchain. Now you can collectively own, send, and trade NFTs directly through your DAO 💎

From Plush Pepe to any viral collectible — your organization can now hold NFTs, make transactions, and govern them by vote ❤️

All on-chain. All together. Only in XDAO

The era of collective NFT ownership has officially begun! 🖼

The World Economic Forum released the report “Decentralized Autonomous Organization Toolkit” back in 2023 — and it’s still one of the most practical and insightful resources on how to build and grow a DAO

It breaks down the core challenges DAOs face today and offers clear frameworks for governance, transparency, and long-term sustainability

👉🏼 Definitely worth a read if you’re serious about DAO development

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DAOs have already become the new format of digital organizations. But to stay protected and operate not only on-chain, but also in the real world, they need a proper legal foundation

XDAO and DAObox are joining forces to cover all the needs of DAOs — from on-chain management, treasury and automation to legal structuring, asset protection and compliance

▪️XDAO provides the infrastructure for DAO management and growth

▫️DAObox builds the legal foundation for DAOs, focusing on structuring, legal wrappers, and compliance — helping communities operate safely, protect assets and members, and turn a DAO into a recognized legal organization

Now DAOs can operate confidently, stay secure and decentralized, and scale without limits

Learn more at daobox.io and 👉🏼 fill out this short form to get in touch with the DAObox team!

Stay tuned for more updates soon 📝