Managing DAOs and Onchain Governance

Carlos Juarez is the CTO of Aragon, a decentralized governance company that provides tools to build and manage DAOs. Carlos has a strong background in blockchain, having co-founded Guesser, which was acquired by Gemini. He has helped establish over 7,500 DAOs and focuses on pushing governance and decentralization forward in the blockchain ecosystem.

• (00:22) The evolution of DAOs and governance challenges in the blockchain space
• (02:22) The role of Aragon in DAO creation and notable examples of successful DAOs
• (07:13) Dual governance and innovative DAO models
• (15:35) Overcoming participation challenges in governance
• (28:42) The modularity of DAO governance and its future in Web3
• (35:05) The role of optimistic rollups and ZK technology in solving cross-chain challenges

Connect with Carlos:

• Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/Juar.eth
• Website: https://aragon.org

Connect with Kris:

• Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/thekris
• LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/thekrispartner

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