Implementable Tools to Extend DAO Interaction Patterns in D2D Research Phase 2
This piece is the first output of the 2nd DAO2DAO research workcycle between Token Kitchen, BlockScience and Curve Labs, funded by PrimeDAO. While our previous research digest and associated literature review and community report focused on an early exploration of DAO conceptual models and real-world precedents in foreign relations, this workcycle focused more on exploring recurring systems patterns, then selecting a few for further detailed review and potential implementation. Article by Cem F Dagdelen, Jeff Emmett, Max hampshire, Shermin Voshmgir, and Michael Zargham.
Introduction
Our aim in this research cycle was to dive deeper into a few promising mechanisms for further…
Putting the Sybil Detection Machine Learning Algorithm to the Test
This article is an update to the Gitcoin community about the results of the Gitcoin DAO Anti-Fraud working group, particularly on the success of the sybil detection machine learning pipeline in catching fraud in Gitcoin Round 10.
Background
The Anti-Fraud working group of the Gitcoin DAO kicked off just prior to Gitcoin Round 10, stemming from an impressive collaboration between the Gitcoin team, BlockScience, and engaged Gitcoin stewards. The aim of this working group is to build policy and process towards defining, detecting, evaluating and sanctioning donation behavior that goes against Gitcoin Grants policy and terms of service. …
Exploring Filecoin’s Block Reward Policies
This article provides an update on the Filecoin x BlockScience research collaboration, further exploring this significant milestone for the Filecoin project.
The Filecoin network recently crossed the Baseline Target Threshold. With the Baseline Target Threshold passed Filecoin block rewards are now primarily distributed according to the Baseline Minting policy. This provides ongoing incentives to maintain a baseline of storage capacity on the Filecoin network.
A digest of cadCAD progress updates for Gitcoin Round 10
The cadCAD community has been growing thanks to the dedication of maintainers, contributors, and new members on our Discord; the enthusiasm of partners like Token Engineering and The Commons Stack; and the continued generosity of backers like those participating in our Gitcoin grants. We have been pushing forward on multiple fronts and want to give the community-at-large an overview of our progress and upcoming changes. These exciting updates would not have been possible without your help and we can’t wait to continue building on these successes.
Nonprofit Incorporation
We are currently in the process of forming the open-source nonprofit, the cadCAD Foundation…
Entering A New Phase of Operation
This article provides an update on the Filecoin x BlockScience research collaboration, denoting a significant milestone for the Filecoin project.
Introduction
The Network Baseline for Filecoin has crossed the Baseline Target for the first time! This is an important milestone that marks a transition on the path of continued sustainability of the network. This happened at 05:00 UTC on 02 April 2021 — or 00:00 UTC on 21th December 2020 if we measure through the Network Effective Time, which is a key component of why baseline minting is important.
At that moment, the Filecoin Storage Power as measured in Raw Bytes…
Applying Control Theory to Cryptocurrency Monetary Policy
This piece is a deep dive exploration of the engineering design work carried out by the team at BlockScience, in collaboration with Reflexer Labs, focusing on parameterization of the RAI system prior to the mainnet launch which took place on Feb 17, 2021. Concepts covered include PID controllers, Governance Surfaces, parameter selection under uncertainty, controller stress testing, and safe system rollouts.
Preface
The web3 space has served as the foundation for rapid financial experimentation in many directions. Many of these projects seek price stability for their tokens (as any useful currency should), and often go about it in different ways. From…
Configuring Complex Systems to Handle the Real World
This article aims to educate the reader on the concept of parameter selection under uncertainty — in other words, how we configure complex ecosystems in situations when we don’t have perfect information. This methodology is a workflow for scientifically iterating multi-dimensional, multi-stakeholder systems with the goal of making actionable recommendations in regards to parameter selection. Through the clear definition system goals and parameters, we perform a variety of tests that can inform the most important aspects of the system under different circumstances, ensuring more robust and reliable system design.
Introduction, Motivation and Context
In any dynamical complex system, values of system parameters play a…
Ethics as Mission and Motivation for the Token Engineering Commons
By Michael Zargham, originally published on the Token Engineering Commons Medium publication
Our community is a technology-abled social organization committed to the application of web3 technologies to achieve human-centric outcomes. Much like traditional engineering societies we engage in research, education, and standard setting in addition to designing, building and maintaining technological solutions.
As with any emerging technology there is still a lot of uncertainty around the practice of engineering web3 enabled systems but it is already clear that these systems are deeply entangled with social and economic systems, and thus have the potential for a deep and long standing impact…
Using Systems Engineering and cadCAD to Manage Difficult Trade-Offs
This is a short piece to walk the reader through the theoretical design of a complex, multi-stakeholder system — in this case, a bridge over protected wetlands. Through this hypothetical engineering feat, we look at some common challenges faced by systems designers and offer a glimpse into strategies and considerations in a high level introduction to computer-aided design of complex systems.
Measuring the Utility of Multi-Stakeholder Systems
Imagine building a bridge between two existing roads, currently separated by ecologically-diverse wetlands. The raison d’être for the bridge is to create a stable, safe traffic connection between the two roads, but there is a community ‘common good’ desire…
A Dialogue Between the Metagovernance Project and the Commons Stack
DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, are technical tools written in code and run on blockchains, but they are also a new kind of social institution. Early explorations of DAOs focused more on their technical development and less on their social implications, leading to a series of failures that exposed the limitations of a rigid, “code is law” approach to the design of DAOs. In this article, we explore a more holistic approach to DAOs, one that integrates technical engineering with social design. We call this approach the institutional view.
Defining the Terminology
We have the language of cryptoeconomics for talking about the technical…
