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Decentralized autonomous organizations as a new form of online governance arecollections of smart contracts deployed on a blockchain platform that intercede groupsof people. A growing number of Decentralized Autonomous Organization…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Elena Baninemeh , Siamak Farshidi , Slinger Jansen

Consensus is arguably one of the most important notions in distributed computing. Among asynchronous, randomized, and signature-free implementations, the protocols of Most\'efaoui et al. (PODC 2014 and JACM 2015) represent a landmark…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Christian Cachin , Luca Zanolini

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) run protocol governance by letting token holders vote on proposals. The dominant rule, voting power proportional to wallet balance, concentrates control among a small number of large holders,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Austin Bennett , Preston Vander Vos , Duc V. Le , Mira Belenkiy

Distributed consensus, the ability to reach agreement in the face of failures and asynchrony, is a fundamental primitive for constructing reliable distributed systems from unreliable components. The Paxos algorithm is synonymous with…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Heidi Howard , Richard Mortier

We propose a novel consensus protocol based on a hybrid approach, that combines a directed acyclic graph (DAG) and a classical chain of blocks. This architecture allows us to enforce collective block construction, minimising the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Marcin Abram , David Galindo , Daniel Honerkamp , Jonathan Ward , Jin-Mann Wong

This paper introduces a structured approach to improving decision making in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) through the integration of the Question-Option-Criteria (QOC) model and AI agents. We outline a stepwise governance…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-13 Marc Jansen , Christophe Verdot

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) becomes a popular governance solution for decentralized applications (dApps) to achieve decentralized governance. In the DAO, no single entity can arbitrarily control the dApps without approval…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Junjie Ma , Muhui Jiang , Jinan Jiang , Xiapu Luo , Yufeng Hu , Yajin Zhou , Qi Wang , Fengwei Zhang

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are a recent innovation in organizational structures, which are already widely used in the blockchain ecosystem. We empirically study the on-chain governance systems of 21 DAOs and open source…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-03-01 Rainer Feichtinger , Robin Fritsch , Yann Vonlanthen , Roger Wattenhofer

Traditional facility management often relies on centralized decision-making structures that limit stakeholder participation, leading to misalignment with occupant needs and reduced satisfaction. This paper proposes a novel blockchain- and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Reachsak Ly , Alireza Shojaei , Xinghua Gao , Philip Agee , Abiola Akanmu

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have transformed organizational structures by shifting from traditional hierarchical control to decentralized approaches, leveraging blockchain and cryptoeconomics. Despite managing significant…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Mark C. Ballandies , Dino Carpentras , Evangelos Pournaras

In the digital era, where innovative technologies like blockchain are revolutionizing traditional organizational paradigms, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) emerge as avant-garde models of collective governance. However, their…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Aneta Napieralska , Przemysław Kępczyński

Public confidence in democratic institutions has declined across many OECD countries over recent decades, while political participation and policy influence remain unevenly distributed across socioeconomic groups. Concurrently, democratic…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Sergio Montenegro

Distributed consensus, the ability to reach agreement in the face of failures, is a fundamental primitive for constructing reliable distributed systems. The Paxos algorithm is synonymous with consensus and widely utilized in production.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Heidi Howard , Richard Mortier

This paper examines the potential for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) to be governed in a decentralised manner, whereby blockchain-based infrastructure facilitates the communication between digital and physical domains through self-governing…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Kelsie Nabben , Hongyang Wang , Michael Zargham

In this article, we propose a new form of DAO governance that uses a sequential auction mechanism to overcome entrenched control issues that have emerged for DAOs by creating a regime of temporary contestable control. The mechanism avoids…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Jeff Strnad

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is an organization constructed by automatically executed rules such as via smart contracts, holding features of the permissionless committee, transparent proposals, and fair contribution by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Qin Wang , Guangsheng Yu , Yilin Sai , Caijun Sun , Lam Duc Nguyen , Sherry Xu , Shiping Chen

Blockchain consensus mechanisms have relied on algorithms such as Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) to ensure network functionality and integrity. However, these approaches struggle with adaptability for decision-making where the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Apurba Pokharel , Ram Dantu , Shakila Zaman , Vinh Quach , Sirisha Talapuru

Democracy is not a single mechanism. It is a space of possible configurations -- a spectrum stretching from pure direct participation to full delegation of authority. The systems we live under today occupy a narrow band of that spectrum,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Diego Macrini

To address the need for regulating digital technologies without hampering innovation or pre-digital transformation regulatory frameworks, we provide a model to evolve Data governance toward Information governance and precise the relation…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-08-16 Philippe Page , Paul Knowles , Robert Mitwicki

This paper investigates whether Bitcoin can be regarded as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), what insights it may offer for the broader DAO ecosystem, and how Bitcoin governance can be improved. First, a quantitative literature…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Mark C. Ballandies , Guangyao Li , Claudio J. Tessone