Into the Nouniverse: Rise of Web3's Dark Knight

Nouns DAO could become the face of crypto and a household name if it gives its community room to express itself, according to the essay's argument. The piece traces the project from its mid-2021 launch through a bull market of extravagant spending and a bear market, when the DAO Raiders walked away with around $27 million from the treasury and a fork let dissenting holders rage-quit. It argues that the fork could serve as a governance blueprint for other DAOs, and proposes education programs and experiments with voting systems such as Quadratic Voting and Futarchy.