====== Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ======
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A **Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)** is an entity operated by rules encoded as a computer program, termed smart contract, that is transparent, controlled by shareholders and not influenced by a central government. All DAO’s financial transaction records and program rules are maintained on a blockchain.

[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:t:the_dao]] is just such a **Decentralized Autonomous Organization** and was meant to operate like a venture capital fund for the crypto and decentralized space. The project was launched in May 2016 and its smart contract 

Source: [[https://medium.com/@zhongqiangc/smart-contract-reentrancy-thedao-f2da1d25180c ]]


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