Aaron Wright: The LAO – DAOs From a Legal Perspective #376
Channel: Epicenter Podcast
Date: 26/01/2021

Aaron Wright is a professor at Cardozo Law School and Co-founder of OpenLaw. Before this he was a successful entrepreneur, having sold his first company to Wikia - the for-profit version of Wikipedia. Today Aaron is a renowned thought-leader in the blockchain space at the forefront of DAOs. Last year OpenLaw launched The LAO, a DAO on Ethereum for investors looking to earn returns on Ethereum-based projects.

Aaron joins us to share his expert legal knowledge on all things DAO, and discuss his latest projects the LAO and Flamingo DAO.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Aaron's background and how he got into blockchain and the DAO space
- The early vision for DAOs
- Stakeholder participation in DAOs
- Wrapped and unwrapped DAOs
- Proxy voting on DAOs
- Governance mechanisms
- The multi-token model
- How DAOs are characterized under law and the legislation surrounding them
- The Wyoming Blockchain Bill
- The different categories of DAOs
- Where does Aaron see the DAO ecosystem headed in the future

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- OpenLaw website: http://bit.ly/3sRWytU
- The LAO: https://bit.ly/2Ydhr4O
- Mike Hearn: Autonomous agents, self driving cars and Bitcoin: https://bit.ly/3poVImj
- Aaron's book - Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code: http://amzn.to/39jm1oe
- OpenLaw on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3sZ5eio
- The LAO on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ccp9UR
- Aaron on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3a4NnxB

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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/376