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Episode Synopsis
Carlos Juarez is the CTO of Aragon, a decentralized governance company that provides tools to build and manage DAOs. Carlos has a strong background in blockchain, having co-founded Guesser, which was acquired by Gemini. He has helped establish over 7,500 DAOs and focuses on pushing governance and decentralization forward in the blockchain ecosystem.(00:22) The evolution of DAOs and governance challenges in the blockchain space(02:22) The role of Aragon in DAO creation and notable examples of successful DAOs(07:13) Dual governance and innovative DAO models(15:35) Overcoming participation challenges in governance(28:42) The modularity of DAO governance and its future in Web3(35:05) The role of optimistic rollups and ZK technology in solving cross-chain challengesConnect with Carlos:Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/Juar.ethWebsite: https://aragon.orgConnect with Kris:Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/thekrisLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/thekrispartnerFor sponsorships and collaboration: [email protected]
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