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The governance of DAOs is closely tied to the design and distribution rules of its network-native and purpose-driven tokens, which steer the actions of its stakeholders with automated incentives and/or disincentives. This chapter will define the term “purpose-driven token,” describe how the term “engineering” is being used in the context of design of tokenized coordination mechanisms by a growing “token engineering” community, and how the term overlaps with other terms such as “cryptoeconomics,” “cryptogovernance” or “token economics.” The chapter will furthermore outline which knowledge domains are relevant when conceptualizing a new token system and – depending on what type of token one aims to create – which questions are relevant to achieving this goal.
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Intro
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Political & Ethical Engineering
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Economic Engineering
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Legal Engineering
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Technical Engineering
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Emergent Power Structures
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Footnotes
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References & Further Reading
This is an excerpt from the book “Token Economy: DAOs & Purpose-Driven Tokens”
Author: Shermin Voshmgir
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BibTeX: @book{title={Token Economy: DAOs & Purpose-Driven Tokens}, author={Voshmgir, Shermin}, year={2024}, publisher={Token Kitchen} }