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DAO Design and Governance Structures

Master the design of decentralized autonomous organizations — governance frameworks, token voting, contributor incentives, treasury management, and the legal state of DAOs worldwide.

3 modules · 13 lessons12 hoursBy FTH Trading
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Course Modules

Module 01

DAO Architecture and Types

4 lessons

How DAOs are structured

1
What Is a DAO? Beyond the Hype
20m
quiz
2
Protocol DAOs, Investment DAOs, Social DAOs
22m
quiz
3
SubDAOs and Nested Governance
18m
quiz
4
The Wyoming DAO LLC Framework
20m
quiz
Module 02

Governance Mechanisms

5 lessons

How DAOs make decisions

1
Token-Weighted Voting: Advantages and Pitfalls
22m
quiz
2
Quadratic Voting and Conviction Voting
25m
quiz
3
Delegation and Liquid Democracy
20m
quiz
4
Governance Attacks and Sybil Resistance
22m
quiz
5
Optimistic Governance and Veto Rights
18m
reading
Module 03

Treasury and Contributor Management

4 lessons

Running a DAO day-to-day

1
DAO Treasury Design and Diversification
25m
quiz
2
Contributor Compensation Models
22m
quiz
3
Grants Programs and Public Goods Funding
20m
quiz
4
Building Sustainable DAO Culture
18m
reading

Topics Covered

Web3
Governance
Tokenization