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Blockchain technology may help solve aging.

A Knowledge Hub for Biotech Finance and Blockchain

The worlds of aging research, biotechnology, finance and blockchain technology are rapidly colliding to drive progress forwards. Here you will find news and educational articles relating to these subjects to help you get an overview of the field in the context of financial issues.

  • Telling Genuine DAOs and Scams Apart

    Telling Genuine DAOs and Scams Apart

    DAOs can be effective organizational structures. According to the latest figures, the total treasury of all DAOs (registered) is around $21 billion, indicating trust in an evolving market. Interest in crypto […]
  • Bounties Within the DAO Ecosystem

    Bounties Within the DAO Ecosystem

    Bounties are not a new concept in the tech world. They have long been used as tools by organizations to reward individuals or groups for completing tasks. GitHub, PayPal, Google, Uber, and Shopify are among the […]
  • What a Deal Flow Means for a DAO

    What a Deal Flow Means for a DAO

    DAOs don’t just fund every proposal that appears before them, as they are accountable to their voting members. Much like a regular investment […]
  • Bio.xyz: a DAO for Building Other Biotech DAOs

    Bio.xyz: a DAO for Building Other Biotech DAOs

    It’s only been a couple of months since Molecule announced the formation of its latest DAO project, bio.xyz, to the world. However, the newly formed DAO is already active in the […]
  • CureDAO and Its Mission

    CureDAO and Its Mission

    Every day, 1.134 trillion megabytes of data are created. As that trajectory continues its upward trend, it presents both never-before-seen risk and potential. Although cyber criminals are often quick […]
The Longevity Prize encourages progress outside of traditional science grants and systems.
  • What Is a POAP and Why Does It Matter?

    What Is a POAP and Why Does It Matter?

    Some people store tickets as keepsakes; others hold onto other mementos, such as t-shirts, magnets, small metallic pins, or souvenirs of having visited a particular place at a particular time. A POAP NFT is similar to this concept, except that […]
  • Designing a DAO: Insight from the VitaDAO Team

    Designing a DAO: Insight from the VitaDAO Team

    DAOs are relatively new forms of organizations that use blockchain technology to function in a decentralized, autonomous way. Like traditional organizations, they serve a variety of functions, such as supporting non-profit projects, community-based organizations, biotech research, and […]
  • Biotechnology DAOs for Facilitating Development

    Biotechnology DAOs for Facilitating Development

    Biotechnology is an area within the science sector that focuses on therapies and other products that relate to living organisms. The term refers to any practical application of life-focused sciences, so it refers to many disciplines and […]
  • What Makes a DAO Trustworthy?

    What Makes a DAO Trustworthy?

    DAOs, decentralized autonomous organizations, date back to 2015/2016 with the creation of Slock.it, a German start-up that soon became known as ‘The DAO’ or Genesis […]
  • How Does VitaDAO’s Decision Making Process Work?

    How Does VitaDAO’s Decision Making Process Work?

    DAOs have multiple options for decision making. Token-weight quorum voting works by having thresholds that proposals must pass to be accepted. Liquid democracy allows voters to delegate their votes to other parties to vote on […]
  • How Does DAO Decentralization Work?

    How Does DAO Decentralization Work?

    DAOs are decentralized autonomous organizations and part of the wider Web3 infrastructure. They operate on a global scale by gathering like-minded people to […]
  • Why Is VitaDAO a DAO, and What Does This Mean in Practice?

    Why Is VitaDAO a DAO, and What Does This Mean in Practice?

    A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is an organization or platform that is operated independently from a centralized organization or government. It works via a transparent computer program coded with the rules of the organization, otherwise known as a protocol. […]
  • Finding a DAO Voting Protocol Fit for Purpose

    Finding a DAO Voting Protocol Fit for Purpose

    In traditional companies, top-level decisions are usually made by a board or the C-level team in a top-down manner. Alternatives do exist, such as bottom-up decision-making and horizontal management. […]
  • What Is LabDAO and How Does It Work?

    What Is LabDAO and How Does It Work?

    LabDAO is a DeSci (decentralized science) organization that is focused on the execution layer of the scientific process. It intends to bridge the gap between the stages of […]
                                 

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