Meet the new DAO Experts
Meet the 11 industry-leading experts we've brought on to the DAO Experts program; Listen to the State of DAO Security X space recording.
What’s New
We're thrilled to welcome 11 new DAO Experts to the family! DAO Experts are service providers we partner with to help you build the other aspects of your DAO, including audits, tokenomics, growth, and more. Here's our industry-leading lineup.
We hosted a State of DAO Security X space with Cyfrin and Certora. Listen to Patrick, Derek, and Uri share insights on the biggest security problems DAOs may face in 2024 and how they can solve them. Also, will AI take over security for crypto yet? Listen here.
Meet DAO Experts Cohort 4
What is DAO Experts?
DAO Experts is a way to discover industry-leading web3 service providers with special expertise in Aragon OSx and DAOs. We partner with providers who we trust to deliver the best services. Here’s how it works:
Choose an expert: Browse the list of experts to find the best fit for your current needs.
Get in touch: Use their contact form linked on their profile page and follow their intake process.
Agree on scope, cost, and work: Make a plan that works for both of you. Then, settle payment and hand off your tasks.
In addition to our existing providers, we onboarded 11 new experts this week. Check out who’s part of the family now!
Auditing
Halborn: Elite blockchain security solutions
Services for every stage of a project’s lifecycle—whether you need your first audit or help building an internal DevSecOps culture. (And they 're our audit partner for all Aragon products!)
Cyfrin: World-class smart contract security audits, tools, and education.
Test your code in either a private or competitive audit. Or, run your protocol infrastructure with their infra-as-a-service.
Certora: Industry-leading formal verification tools & smart contract audits
Prove that your code works with mathematical certainty using their formal verification tools. They also audit technical governance proposals for major DeFi DAOs.
Open Zeppelin: The world leader in securing blockchain applications and smart contracts
In addition to top-tier audits, they also offer incident response training and a real-time monitoring solution for continued security for your project and users.
Tokenomics & Treasury
Steakhouse Finance: Crypto-native financial advisory for DAOs
Steakhouse Finance is a leader in financial planning and analysis in DeFi. They also offer DAO transition help for protocols of all sizes and spearheaded the largest RWA initiative in the industry.
Hedgey: Token infrastructure for onchain teams
Hedgey is a versatile token-launch and infrastructure platform. Run grants, create airdrop claims, or test models for a future token launch, all with their team of experts by your side. It also works seamlessly with Aragon DAOs via dAppconnect.
Cenit Finance: Where token economies are created, shared, and tested
Cenit's advanced simulation platform helps you plan your launch. Discover factors influencing supply and demand, analyze the impact of utility features, evaluate vesting timelines, and more.
Harris & Trotter: Advising businesses in the digital asset space since 2017
H&T offers best-in-class bookkeeping, tax services, statutory audits, organization structuring, and everything you need to run your back of house from anywhere in the world.
MJP: Full-stack corporate and tax services
MJP helps major web3 organizations handle essential business operations such as regulatory compliance, tokenomics, legal structuring, and more.
Growth
Hype Partners: A Web3 superagency
Hype Partners is a first-check choice for any team looking for explosive growth for their project in any corner of the industry. Senior experts in developer relations, investor relations, talent procurement, and socials round out their team.
Covariance: Reinventing go-to-market into go-to-network
Covariance Network is the glue that brings people, projects, and ideas together. Whether you're hiring talent, seeking investors, or growing a user base, they'll match you with the right people.
Highlights from the week
The State of DAO Security
Samantha, Content Editor, hosted a conversation with some of our new auditing experts. Patrick Collins from Cyfrin, and Uri Kirstein and Derek Sorensen from Certora joined us to share their insights on what they’re seeing in the industry today and what they would like to see DAOs do to improve their security. They discuss continuous monitoring, contributor security, AI security tools, and more!
Events
Tokens and Sustainable Growth in Web3
Wednesday, April 24 at 3pm UTC on X spaces
We’ll be hosting a space with the new tokenomics and growth experts to discuss how to use a token to create sustainable growth for your web3 project. Hope to see you there!
Actions
Explore all the DAO Experts and find one to help you meet your goals faster.
Listen to the State of DAO Security space with Cyfrin and Certora.
Redeem your ANT for ETH.
Have a great weekend!
—Aragon X