Overview of Stakeholders in MakerDAO
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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
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.
Interested in other stakeholder roles (e.g., Core Units, external parties)? Happy to chat during breaks and after class.
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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.
a16z account details (MKR delegated, Voting History)
Crypto VCs
"ParaFi is a leading crypto-native investment and technology firm founded in 2018, focused on token, venture, and quantitative strategies." Wallet address: 0x4655b7ad0B5f5BaCB9cF960bbFFcEB3f0e51F363 (via Etherscan)
ParaFi account details(MKR delegated, Voting History)
Whales
Co-founder of MakerDAO. Wallet address is 0xf65475e74C1Ed6d004d5240b06E3088724dFDA5d (via Etherscan)
Recognized (Constitutional) Delegates
"must meet requirements for consistent participation in votes, and communication with the community"
"are compensated in DAI and are featured more prominently on voting frontends"
"act as a bridge between vote outcomes and other actors by actively and transparently communicating with the MakerDAO community."
Delegates Metrics (participation, comments, etc.)
Example: comments by GFX Labs
Shadow Delegates
0x088E83E4A9dA7439AaE0c56f3A9654865fB9698F (with Rune as the sole delegator)
0xAc3Ee65f66BEdB594A1EDD874bFd88ff49fd13d2 (with Rune as the sole delegator)
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