Having received over 200 applications, VitaDAO recently announced the close of its third successful cohort of Longevity Fellowship funding. Having...
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, the platform acts as a crowdsourcing platform for community […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Created to support future Web 3.0 projects, The DAO was built on […]
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 its fundamental goals. […]
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 people to form communities. Through a DAO, individuals and groups collaborate in a decentralized […]
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. It works via a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
- 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?
