Chapter 19: DAOs & On-Chain Governance

DAOs coordinate members with explicit governance rules, voting power, controlled treasury assets, and auditable execution. This chapter covers governance architecture, custody, proposal execution, tooling, and legal responsibility.

• 19.1 DAO Architecture: Governance Tokens, Voting Mechanisms (Token-Weighted, Quadratic, Conviction Voting)
• 19.2 Treasury Management & Multi-Sig Custody
• 19.3 On-Chain Proposal/Execution Pipelines (Governor Contracts, Timelocks)
• 19.4 DAO Tooling: Snapshot, Aragon, and Legal Wrapper Considerations
• Chapter 19 References