(Simple explanation for the curious about Web3)

🤔 What is a DAO?

DAO stands for "Decentralized Autonomous Organization", or in French:

Organisation Autonome Décentralisée.

It’s a new way to organize on the Internet, without a boss, without a company, without hierarchy…

👉 Just a community of people + rules coded into the blockchain.

📜 How does it work?

Let’s imagine a group of people wanting to:

  • manage a project

  • fund a cause

  • create a game, art, an app…

Instead of creating a traditional company, they launch a DAO.

In this DAO:

  • The rules are inscribed in a smart contract.

  • The decisions are made by vote, with governance tokens.

  • Each member can propose, vote, or execute an action, according to their rights.

🗳️ Concrete example:

A DAO wants to fund eco-friendly projects.

Everyone puts $50 into the common treasury.

A member proposes: “let’s help an organic farm.”

Others vote. If the majority says YES, the funds are automatically released.

No need for a leader.

The blockchain executes the decision.

🎯 What is a DAO for?

✅ Fund a project collectively

✅ Manage a DeFi protocol

✅ Launch a game, NFT, or community app

✅ Create a shared and transparent treasury

✅ Make decisions together, without going through a company

⚠️ The challenges of DAOs

  • Members must be active and informed

  • There can be vote manipulation (e.g., “whales”)

  • Errors in smart contracts can be very costly

  • Some DAOs are not really decentralized (of “DAO washing”)

🧠 In summary

A DAO is a community organized by code, without a boss.

Everything relies on transparency, collaboration, and public votes.

💡 It’s a governance revolution:

We move from a single CEO to a community of decision-makers.

#DAO