DAO

DerivaDEX has begun offering crypto perpetual swaps after obtaining a test license from Bermuda’s regulator and moving to DAO governance. The move pairs on‑chain governance with formal oversight, aiming to bridge DeFi derivatives and regulated markets.

Funds from a decade‑old DAO are being repurposed into a $220 million security budget for Ethereum, transforming the old experiment from a venture vehicle into a permanent safety mechanism. The allocation is intended to shore up audits, bug bounties and incident response across the ecosystem.

A group of Ethereum veterans has relaunched The DAO with a $220 million security fund; $13.5 million will be dedicated to security grants distributed via DAO-style mechanisms, Unchained reports. The move aims to strengthen smart-contract defenses and crowdsource funding for audits and bounties.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a framework combining zero-knowledge proofs and AI to rebuild DAO infrastructure and improve governance. The approach targets scalability, privacy, and more automated decision-making for projects running on ETH.

Balancer DAO is weighing an $8 million recovery package after a $110 million exploit that has halved the protocol's TVL; recovered tokens will be returned in the original assets and a claim mechanism is being built.