LexDAO January 2023 Recap
Catch up with everything LexDAO!
Welcome to the latest edition of the LexDAO Newsletter and happy 2023! We’re excited to share the latest developments and updates in the world of legal engineering, and will be highlighting some of the key projects and initiatives that LexDAO is currently working on.
As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions, and we look forward to continuing to work to shape the future of legal engineering in crypto and web3.
What’s New in LexDAO
Codeslaw hats
Show your passion for codeslaw by wearing this MetaFactory designed hat.
Buy one now at https://shop.metafactory.ai/products/codeslaw-hat . Support codeslaw public goods & services.
Gitcoin Alpha Rounds
We are excited to announce that LexDAO is participating in the Alpha round of Gitcoin's decentralized grants protocol which ends today! This is a great opportunity for our community to support our efforts in promoting legal compliance for smart contracts and tokenomics, as well as our involvement in the rapidly growing decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
Donating to our grant is easy, visit https://bit.ly/codeslaw to donate to LexDAO and your other favorite grants. With $333,333 in matching funds, every dollar you donate will be matched! Your support was critical in helping us surpass our goal of 300 unique contributors, and we are currently sitting at over 500 contributors!
Please note the donation process may take longer and you might encounter some technical issues. If you have any problems donating, please reach out to bestape#3069 in Discord or check out our privacy-focused walk-through by Cimply http://bit.ly/3WtcReb.
Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in the legal engineering space, donate today!
LexDAOism
Nick Rishwain, member of LexDAO and CougarDAO LLC, discusses whether real property can practically be sold on DeFi rails, and gives us a sneak peak at their upcoming experiment/thesis. Can CougarDAO sell or finance its farm using DeFi? This series will explore the technical and legal possibilities of DeFi in public.
Learn all about TaterDAO and the use case of using NFTs to manage ecological projects!
ETH Denver
Plans are starting to come together for ETHDenver! If you are interested in attending and want to participate, be sure to join the discussion in Discord! Look out for a separate letter in a couple of weeks outlining all the ways you can get involved with LexDAO at ETHDenver!
DAO Governance
Updates to OS v1.1 are in their final stages and are almost ready to be brought to a vote.
The process of DAO position nominations have begun. This is a great opportunity for members of our community to get involved and play an active role in shaping the direction of the DAO. Currently, Tertius has been nominated as Operator, and kate.g has been nominated for Assistant Operator. Jump in the discussion here!
Learn
Earlier this month, Andres and bestape ran a study group helping ApeCoin navigate regulatory and tax considerations surrounding Cayman Island entities. Stay tuned for more DAO-wide interactions with ApeCoin. Be sure to tune into the next study group to learn and discuss interesting topics like these!
Friday Legal Hacks are back! Recently, Shiv led a legal hack call reviewing Kali Keep.
Clinic
Around the Blockchain “ATBC” joins the Clinic as a fully student-run house!
House DClark won an Algovera Round 9 grant to further develop ATBC’s AI tools! Read more about it here.
House JayFrank has embarked as the first house microgrant pilot program, to continue our work commenting on the Lummis-Gillibrand Bill as requested by DAO Coalition.
Catapult is helping the Clinic build its onboarding system. You can join at http://onboard.lex.clinic .
Bestape is holding weekly Clinic office hours in LexDAO’s server every Monday. Stop by and say hi!
Kali
Rolled out Keep
Won the Canto hackathon with https://canto.kali.gg
What We’re Listening To
Twitter Spaces
On January 26th, @lawpanda, took part in a Twitter Space discussion with Bankless DAO about DAO-Friendly Jurisdictions in the US. The conversation explored the current state of regulations and legal framework for DAOs, and discussed the potential for certain jurisdictions to become more favorable for the growth and development of DAOs. Those interested can find the recording of the Twitter Space here!
Interested in working for a DAO full time? Check out this Twitter Spaces with bestape where he discusses his work in LexDAO with DeFi-Beats.eth from Bankless Consulting.
Podcasts
If you missed Aaron Wright, Cardozo law professor and co-founder/CEO of TributeLabsXYZ, and his talk with Jacob Robinson, be sure to check out this discussion on crypto laws here!
Get Involved!
LexDAO is always looking for new members! If you are interested in the work we are doing:
Check out our Discord and ask some questions (feel free to DM our Assistant Operator @kate.g#5165 with any onboarding questions).