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DAO Movement Emergence and Early Governance Experiments (2016–2022)

DAO Movement Emergence and Early Governance Experiments (2016–2022)

  1. The DAO launches 28‑day token sale

    Labels: The DAO, Ethereum
  2. The DAO token sale concludes

    Labels: The DAO, Token sale
  3. The DAO exploit drains funds

    Labels: The DAO, Smart contract
  4. Ethereum hard fork executes DAO bailout

    Labels: Ethereum, Hard fork
  5. Ethereum network splits; Ethereum Classic persists

    Labels: Ethereum Classic, Hard fork
  6. MolochDAO deployed with rage-quit design

    Labels: MolochDAO, Ragequit
  7. Compound launches COMP governance token

    Labels: Compound, COMP token
  8. Uniswap introduces UNI governance and treasury

    Labels: Uniswap, UNI token
  9. Juicebox Protocol V1 deployed

    Labels: Juicebox, Treasury
  10. ENS token airdrop snapshot for DAO governance

    Labels: ENS, Airdrop
  11. ConstitutionDAO forms to bid at Sotheby’s

    Labels: ConstitutionDAO, Sotheby s
  12. ENS governance token launches; ENS DAO begins

    Labels: ENS, ENS DAO
  13. ConstitutionDAO loses Sotheby’s auction

    Labels: ConstitutionDAO, Sotheby s
  14. ENS airdrop claim window closes

    Labels: ENS, Airdrop