Governance

DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)

Also called Decentralised Autonomous Organisation.

An organisation whose rules and decision processes are implemented partly through smart contracts and participant voting.

Source: SDA editorial · reviewed 2026-09-09

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Quadratic Voting

A voting method in which the cost of acquiring additional votes increases quadratically, intended to express preference intensity while limiting concentrated influence.

Governance Token

A token whose defined utility includes participation in specified governance decisions.

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