πŸ”Ž
Innovation and Strategy in Fintech – MakerDAO
  • MakerDAO: Navigating Decentralized Decision-Making in the World of DeFi
    • Introduction
    • Background
    • Case Questions
    • Simulation Exercise: Collective Governance Process in MakerDAO
      • Exercise 1: Understand and Choose Stakeholder Roles in MakerDAO
        • Overview of Stakeholders in MakerDAO
        • Group's Role Assignment
        • Deep Dive into Assigned Roles in MakerDAO
      • Exercise 2: Understand RWA in MakerDAO
        • RWA (Real-World Asset) in MakerDAO
      • Exercise 3: Analyze Hypothetical Proposal to Onboard Additional RWA
        • Hypothetical Proposal
        • Similar Proposals from the Past
          • MIP65 (RWA007-A): Monetalis Clydesdale
      • Exercise 4: Predict Voting Outcomes in Collective Governance (if time allows)
    • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Resources
    • Basic Concepts about DeFi DAOs
    • Additional Information on MakerDAO
    • Data on MakerDAO
    • Understand Voting Power in DAOs
    • Ask a Question
Powered by GitBook
On this page
  • Diverse Stakeholders
  • Role-Playing Stakeholders
  1. MakerDAO: Navigating Decentralized Decision-Making in the World of DeFi
  2. Simulation Exercise: Collective Governance Process in MakerDAO
  3. Exercise 1: Understand and Choose Stakeholder Roles in MakerDAO

Overview of Stakeholders in MakerDAO

PreviousExercise 1: Understand and Choose Stakeholder Roles in MakerDAONextGroup's Role Assignment

Last updated 2 years ago

Diverse Stakeholders

In the MakerDAO community, diverse stakeholders participate in collective governance by introducing, deliberating, and voting on proposals. Some notable stakeholders are:

  • Traditional VCs (e.g., a16z)

  • Crypto VCs

  • Whales (e.g., Rune Christensen, co-founder of MakerDAO)

  • Recognized (Constitutional) Delegates

  • Shadow Delegates

  • External Parties

  • Core Units

Role-Playing Stakeholders

The resources below to help you get a quick understanding of the various stakeholders that you will be role-playing. Once your group has been assigned a role, feel free to use additional resources (e.g., community forum posts, tweets, and blog posts) to further enhance your understanding of the assigned role.

Stakeholder Group
Representative Individuals and Entities
Quick Description
Useful Links
Stakeholder Group
Representative Individuals and Entities
Quick Description
Useful Links
Stakeholder Group
Representative Individuals and Entities
Quick Description
Useful Links
Stakeholder Group
Representative Individuals and Entities
Quick Description
Useful Links
Stakeholder Group
Representative Individuals and Entities
Quick Description
Useful Links

Interested in other stakeholder roles (e.g., Core Units, external parties)? Happy to chat during breaks and after class.

Β© 2023 Xule Lin & Ying-Ying Hsieh. This work is licensed under a .

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Traditional VCs

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that invests in crypto and web3 startups. It is part of a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), a private American venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

Crypto VCs

Whales

Recognized (Constitutional) Delegates

  1. "must meet requirements for consistent participation in votes, and communication with the community"

  2. "are compensated in DAI and are featured more prominently on voting frontends"

  3. "act as a bridge between vote outcomes and other actors by actively and transparently communicating with the MakerDAO community."

Shadow Delegates

""

(MKR delegated, Voting History)

"ParaFi is a leading crypto-native investment and technology firm founded in 2018, focused on token, venture, and quantitative strategies." Wallet address: 0x4655b7ad0B5f5BaCB9cF960bbFFcEB3f0e51F363 ()

(MKR delegated, Voting History)

Co-founder of MakerDAO. Wallet address is 0xf65475e74C1Ed6d004d5240b06E3088724dFDA5d ()

(participation, comments, etc.)

Example:

(with Rune as the sole delegator)

(with Rune as the sole delegator)

a16z crypto
a16z crypto purchases 6% of MKR, backing Stablecoin Vanguard MakerDAO
a16z account details
ParaFi Capital
via Etherscan
ParaFi account details
Rune Christensen
via Etherscan
MKR tokens delegated by Rune
Flip Flop Flap Delegate LLC
GFX Labs
coldiron.eth
mhonkasalo & teemulau
Feedback Loops LLC
Delegation Resources
Delegate’s Main Index
Governance Stats
Delegates Metrics
comments by GFX Labs
0x088E83E4A9dA7439AaE0c56f3A9654865fB9698F
0xAc3Ee65f66BEdB594A1EDD874bFd88ff49fd13d2
Voting History of Shadow Delegate 0x088E83E4A9dA7439AaE0c56f3A9654865fB9698F
Voting History of Shadow Delegate 0xAc3Ee65f66BEdB594A1EDD874bFd88ff49fd13d2
Creative Commons Licence