# DAOs

DAO = distributed autonomous organization (originally coined as distributed autonomous corporation but may have had legal issues)

https://ethereum.org/en/dao/

https://ethereum.org/en/dao/#dao-comparison

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# DAO creation platforms

* Aragon
* DAOHaus
* Colony

# References

* [A comparative analysis of the platforms for decentralized autonomous organizations in the Ethereum blockchain](https://jisajournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13174-021-00139-6) (2021) - good overview with useful data on usage and types of dao
* [Overview of Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)](https://mirror.xyz/0xd8159c4DD43FEe99FA86D0BAaCA7a9cC33334864/9_OrgL3oSGZrRn90NsnSOmzB8XvxBgR1Lsu_yqo2MYU) (June 2020)