The DAO Controversy: The Case for a New Species of Corporate Governance?

This paper reviews the recent case of The DAO “hack” in June 2016 and analyzes The DAO's response in its time of crisis, and its implications for corporate and IT governance. There was no human-led governance in The DAO. Instead, The DAO placed its trust in the smart contract they had built tog...

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Main Authors: Robbie Morrison, Natasha C. H. L. Mazey, Stephen C. Wingreen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Blockchain
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00025/full