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Decentralized Autonomous Organization: an organization governed by smart contracts and token-holder or member voting. DAOs often coordinate treasury management and protocol decisions.

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is a virtual entity that has a set of members or shareholders who collectively...

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