DAO News ๐๏ธ UPD8.DAODAOs may need to abandon pure decentralization to attract institutional capital, as the Across Protocol proposal shows. The protocol plans to transition from DAO to a private company, citing that the DAO structure hindered enterprise deals. https://cointelegraph.com/news/daos-ditch-decentralization-court-institutions #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #Across
DAO tooling provider Tally is shutting down after five years, citing a lack of sustainable business models for governance tooling. The platform served over one million users across hundreds of organizations and processed more than 1 billion USD in payments. #UPD8 #DAO #News #Tooling #Tally https://cointelegraph.com/news/tally-winds-down-citing-lack-of-viable-market-for-dao-tooling
DAO platform Tally is shutting down after six years, CEO Dennison Bertram said, as softer U.S. rules and ETF/RWA adoption have eroded demand for DAOs as regulatory armor. The shutdown marks a turning point for DAO governance tooling. https://crypto.news/dao-governance-platform-shuts-down-as-u-s-regulatory-pressure-eases-and-demand-for-daos-fades/ #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #Tally
DerivaDEX launches as a Bermuda-licensed derivatives DEX under DAO governance, offering crypto perpetual swaps after receiving a test license from Bermuda's regulator. https://cointelegraph.com/news/derivadex-launches-bermuda-licensed-derivatives-exchange-under-dao-governance #UPD8 #DAO #News #RegulatoryClarity #EnterpriseDAO
Aragon argues DAOs should move beyond proposal-based governance toward automated policy-driven systems where recurring decisions execute without requiring new votes. https://blog.aragon.org/beyond-proposals-pt-i-automation-and-the-art-of-not-governing/ #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance
Beyond Proposals Pt. I: Automation and the Art of Not Governing
Every transaction once required a governance proposal. Now they can execute according to rules governance defines but never has to touch again. Last year, we planted our flag in the sand: if one-size-fits-all decentralized governance frameworks did not get replaced with something that could more flexibly adapt to real business
Across protocol's ACX token surged 80% after the team announced plans to abandon its DAO structure and convert to a traditional U.S. C-corp, offering holders equity or a 25% buyout premium. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/12/across-s-acx-rockets-80-massively-beating-bitcoin-on-plans-to-dump-its-dao-structure #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance
Across's acx rockets 80%, massively beating bitcoin, on plans to dump its DAO structure
The bridging protocol's team wants to exchange ACX tokens for equity in a new U.S. C-corp or buy holders out at a 25% premium, in what would be one of the first major reversals from token to traditional corporate structure.
Aave's lending protocol experienced a 27 million USD liquidation event after oracle provider Capo suffered a pricing glitch. The DAO-controlled platform committed to covering affected users, highlighting the challenges of decentralized risk management. https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-capo-oracle-glitch-27m-liquidations #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #Aave
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov says disagreement within a DAO is a healthy sign, arguing that governance apathy is the real danger when everyone automatically agrees. He cites the Curve DAO's 2025 funding debate as an example. https://cointelegraph.com/news/disagreement-healthy-sign-dao-curve #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #Curve
DerivaDEX launches Bermuda-licensed derivatives exchange under DAO governance, offering crypto perpetual swaps with formal regulatory oversight. https://cointelegraph.com/news/derivadex-launches-bermuda-licensed-derivatives-exchange-under-dao-governance #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #DerivaDEX
Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), a major governance delegate in the Aave ecosystem, will exit the Aave DAO after a contentious vote on a US$ 42.5 million funding package for Aave Labs. ACI cited concerns over governance standards and voting dynamics. The proposal passed with 52.58% support in Snapshot voting. https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-aci-exit-dao-governance-vote #UPD8 #DAO #News #Governance #Aave
