5 papers
Social Dynamics of DAOs: Power, Onboarding, and Inclusivity
Victoria Kozlova, Ben Biedermann
This report explores the often-overlooked cultural and social dynamics shaping participation and power in DAOs. Drawing on qualitative interviews and ethnographic observations, it…
A Trust-Centric Approach To Quantifying Maturity and Security in Internet Voting Protocols
StanisÅaw BaraÅski, Ben Biedermann, Joshua Ellul
Voting is a cornerstone of collective participatory decision-making in contexts ranging from political elections to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Despite the proli…
Crypto-Economic Analysis of Web3 Funding Programs Using the Grant Maturity Framework
Ben Biedermann, Victoria Kozlova, Fahima Gibrel
Web3 grant programs are evolving mechanisms aimed at supporting innovation within the blockchain ecosystem, yet little is known on about their effectiveness. This paper proposes th…
Aggregating Digital Identities through Bridging. An Integration of Open Authentication Protocols for Web3 Identifiers
Ben Biedermann, Matthew Scerri, Victoria Kozlova +1
Web3's decentralised infrastructure has upended the standardised approach to digital identity established by protocols like OpenID Connect. Web2 and Web3 currently operate in silos…
Evaluating Progress in Web3 Grants: Introducing the Grant Maturity Index
Ben Biedermann, Fahima Gibrel
This report introduces the Grant Maturity Index (GMI), a novel evaluative framework designed to assess the maturity and operational effectiveness of Web3 grant programs. As Web3 co…