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0xDev.eth • 2h ago Solidity

Just deployed my first DAO contract on Base

Finally got the governance token working with quadratic voting. Gas fees were surprisingly low on Base compared to mainnet.

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cryptoQueen • 5h ago DeFi

New yield farming strategy on Uniswap v3

Discovered an optimized liquidity provision strategy for ETH/USDC. APR hovering around 45% with minimal impermanent loss.

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NFTCollector • 8h ago NFTs

Just minted my first dynamic NFT collection

The artwork changes based on on-chain data. Each NFT evolves as the holder participates in governance proposals. Building on Polygon to keep gas fees reasonable.

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Posted 2 hours ago • Solidity Developer

Building a DAO from scratch: Lessons learned

Web3 DAO Governance

After 6 months of building a decentralized autonomous organization, here are the key insights from our journey. The biggest challenge wasn't the smart contract development—it was designing a governance model that actually works.

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The Technical Stack

We built on Ethereum using OpenZeppelin's battle-tested contracts. The governance token uses ERC20Votes for delegation and quadratic voting mechanisms. Here's what worked:

  • ERC20Votes for delegation support
  • Governor contract with timelock
  • Quadratic voting to prevent whale dominance
  • IPFS for proposal metadata storage

Governance Challenges

The real complexity emerged when we started testing with real users. Voter apathy was our biggest enemy—only 15% of token holders participated in the first three proposals.

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Our solution was implementing a delegation system where users could delegate their voting power to trusted community members. This increased participation to 67% within two weeks.

Gas Optimization Wins

Deploying on Layer 2 (Optimism) reduced gas costs by 95%. We also implemented batch voting and meta-transactions for better UX.

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Web3Dev • 1 hour ago

Great insights on the delegation system! We're implementing something similar but with time-weighted voting power. Have you considered adding conviction voting mechanisms?

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DAOGuru • 3 hours ago

The 67% participation rate is impressive! What incentives did you use beyond delegation? Token rewards or reputation systems?

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My latest NFT collection just dropped!

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