DAO & Web3 Dictionary
Learn about DAO and web3-related terms and concepts
From "Automated Market Makers" to "Wrapped Bitcoin," we've got you covered with bite-sized explanations and deep dives on all the key terms. Our index is your starting point to explore, understand, and get involved in the exciting, decentralized future.
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B
C
Core Contributor
Challenges in DAO Governance
D
DAO Design
DAO Design Phases
DAO Documentation
DAO Incorporation
DAO Real World Use Cases
DAO Voting Mechanisms: A Focus on Colony
DAO Tools
dApp
Decentralized Exchange (DEX)
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Decentralized Identifiers
Decentralized Identity (DID)
Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)
Delegated Voting
Difference between a DAO and a Company
DUNA
Dust Transaction
E
EIP-4844
Effective Strategies For Funding Your DAO
F
G
Governance Framework
Governance Token
H
How To Create a DAO - A Step-by-Step Guide
How Does a DAO Make Money?
Hybrid Organization Model
I
Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
Interoperability
Investment DAOs
L
Layer 1 Solutions
Layer 2 Solutions
Legal Personality
Liquid Democracy
Liquidity Pools
M
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O
Off-Chain Assets
On-Chain Organizations
Open Organizations
Oracles
Ostrom’s Principles
P
Plasma Chains
POAP
Privacy Coins
Private Key
Proof of Stake
Q
Quadratic Founding/ Voting
Quorum
R
Reputation-Based Governance in DAOs
Rollups
Rug Pull
S
SEC
Sharding
Sidechains
Signature Voting (Snapshot)
Slasher
Soft Fork
Smart Contract
Smart Contract Audits
Soulbound Tokens
Staking
Sybil Attack
T
Temperature Check (Proposals)
Token Burning
Token Locking
Token Standard (e.g., ERC-20, ERC-721)
Token Vesting
Token-Curated Registries (TCRs)
Tokenomics
Top 9 DAO Tools in 2024
Treasury
True DAO
Trustless
TVL (Total Value Locked)
V
W
Wallets (Cryptocurrency Wallets)
WETH
Whales
What Is the Difference Between a DAO and a Company?
What is Reputation-Based Governance?
Whitelist
Wrapped Bitcoin