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.
What Is Gitcoin and What Does It Mean for Longevity?
Gitcoin is an online platform that provides the digital community with an opportunity to work on open-source software projects for pay. Additionally, […]
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 […]
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 […]
How DAOs Balance Decentralized Decisions and Efficiency
It’s often said that too many cooks in the kitchen can spoil the soup. Transferring this notion of too many voices to the DAO, it begs the question: how does anything get done? While the concept of […]
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 advancements outside the […]
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 DAO. […]
A Look at VitaDAO’s Governance and Structure
In a DAO, the concept of governance remains the same as in a conventional corporation or government, although it differs in how it fulfills […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Web3 Infrastructure Influences Longevity Research Funds
Since it was first described in the early 90s by Stuart Haber and Scott Stornetta, blockchain technology has evolved relatively quickly. From its initial conception as a document authentication system, it transformed into its most well-known usage: a cryptographic ecosystem […]
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. […]
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. However, by […]
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 funding scientific research […]
How Do Decentralized Science (DeSci) Organizations Work?
DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, have been created for various functions, such as managing art and music collections, investing in assets, and acting as market makers. However, a sub-category of decentralized organizations has been […]
Using Ethereum and Other Blockchains for Good
Blockchain has long been associated with volatile cryptocurrency markets. However, in recent years, the technology has been adopted for various uses, including legal contracts, managing assets via NFTs, and even […]
How IP NFTs Can Be Used in Longevity Research
A non-fungible token (NFT) can represent any digital or physical item. NFTs have been used to represent artwork, music, in-game assets, and even intellectual property; […]
Funding Science With a DAO: The Who, What, Why & How
In January 2022, Heritage DAO (a sub-DAO of Crayon.Finance) was created as a DAO investment fund with the intention of purchasing two artifacts dating back to […]
What Is an NFT and How Do NFTs Work?
An NFT, a non-fungible token, is a unique digital asset that represents a real-world item, even if the item and its ownership are wholly digital. NFTs can represent artwork, in-game items or assets, real estate, videos, collectibles, intellectual property, […]
- Decentralized Science (DeSci) Organizations and how they work
- Designing a DAO: Insight from the VitaDAO Team
- Decentralized Organizations (DAOs)
- VitaDAO’s Governance and Structure
- VitaDAO’s Decision Making Process
- VitaDAO is a DAO but What Does This Mean in Practice?
- Voting Protocol in a DAO
- Web3 Infrastructure and how it Influences Longevity Research Funds
- What Is an NFT and How Do They Work?
- What Makes a DAO Trustworthy?
