DAOs Make This Australian Senator Edgy, Calls Them ‘Existential Threat’ To Ta...

DAOs Make This Australian Senator Edgy, Calls Them ‘Existential Threat’ To Ta...

Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, make some people uncomfortable. Especially this Australian lawmaker. Australian Senator Andrew Bragg kicked off the Australia Blockchain Week (ABW) conference with a no holds barred legislative proposal that he hopes would lay the foundation for DAOs and Australia’s new digital asset economy. The Liberal Party member announced a comprehensive piece […]


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