Coinranking
DAO tokens
346 coins #40 Page 2| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 51 |  Coresky CSKY | $ | -1.75%  | |
| | 52 |  Aragon Network Token ANT | $ | -10.88%  | |
| | 53 |  WorkQuest Token WQT | $ | -3.00%  | |
| | 54 |  Live Stars LIVE | $ | -10.45%  | |
| | 55 |  MetaSoilVerseProtocol MSVP | $ | -0.42%  | |
| | 56 |  Cat CAT | $ | +0.89%  | |
| | 57 |  ARK ARK | $ | +1.39%  | |
| | 58 |  Mantra DAO OM | $ | -3.02%  | |
| | 59 |  Whalebit CES | $ | -0.24%  | |
| | 60 |  Ni Token OZNi | $ | +37.50%  | |
| | 61 |  Bitgold BTG | $ | +2.36%  | |
| | 62 |  Helpr HPR | $ | +27.97%  | |
| | 63 |  cVault CORE | $ | -0.62%  | |
| | 64 |  AI META COIN AMC | $ | +3.02%  | |
| | 65 |  Massive Protocol MAV | $ | -0.68%  | |
| | 66 |  Fund Token DAO FTDAO | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 67 |  Splintershards SPS | $ | -0.36%  | |
| | 68 |  copXToken COPX | $ | +19.01%  | |
| | 69 |  Cypher CYPR | $ | +27.79%  | |
| | 70 |  WebKey DAO WKEYDAO | $ | -1.37%  | |
| | 71 |  Orizon ORI | $ | -2.73%  | |
| | 72 |  Meeds Token MEED | $ | -0.37%  | |
| | 73 |  Aquarius AQUA | $ | +0.63%  | |
| | 74 |  Checkmate CHECK | $ | +1.29%  | |
| | 75 |  AxonDAO Governance Token AXGT | $ | +0.79%  | |
| | 76 |  NUTS NUTS | $ | +11.04%  | |
| | 77 |  ASPPIBRA ASPPBR | $ | -2.12%  | |
| | 78 |  Derive DRV | $ | +2.04%  | |
| | 79 |  ValleyDAO Token GROW | $ | +0.09%  | |
| | 80 |  Zyfi ZFI | $ | -5.07%  | |
| | 81 |  DogeKing DOGEKING | $ | +0.96%  | |
| | 82 |  Stake DAO PENDLE sdPENDLE | $ | +0.37%  | |
| | 83 |  AladdinDAO ALD | $ | +5.92%  | |
| | 84 |  Magic Power MGP | $ | +0.13%  | |
| | 85 |  Bucket Protocol BUT | $ | +0.81%  | |
| | 86 |  MongolNFT Coin MNFT | $ | -0.73%  | |
| | 87 |  Squid Game SQUID | $ | -1.98%  | |
| | 88 |  BLACKHOLE BLACK | $ | +0.13%  | |
| | 89 |  Reform $RFRM | $ | -6.13%  | |
| | 90 |  KAIKO KAI | $ | +5.38%  | |
| | 91 |  Hyperwave HWAVE | $ | +38.92%  | |
| | 92 |  Neutrinite NTN | $ | +2.19%  | |
| | 93 |  MarsDAO MDAO | $ | -0.48%  | |
| | 94 |  ENA ENA | $ | +0.27%  | |
| | 95 |  CARV CARV | $ | -1.55%  | |
| | 96 |  Whyyoutouzhele LI | $ | -1.20%  | |
| | 97 |  Xend Finance XEND | $ | -0.64%  | |
| | 98 |  Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT | $ | -3.12%  | |
| | 99 |  PEAQ PEAQ | $ | +0.11%  | |
| | 100 |  Super Champs CHAMP | $ | +0.03%  | |
Trending DAO tokens
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Compound COMP | $ | -0.88%  |
| |  Aave AAVE | $ | -0.97%  |
| |  Uniswap UNI | $ | -1.06%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  Towns TOWNS | $ | +14.88%  | ||
| |  Velvet VELVET | $ | +4.10%  | ||
| |  Arena-Z A2Z | $ | +3.73%  | ||
| |  Curve DAO Token CRV | $ | +2.11%  | ||
| |  NodeOps NODE | $ | +1.95%  | ||
| All Gainers | |||||
What is a DAO token?
A DAO token is an ERC-20 (or equivalent) asset that grants membership, voting power, and/or cash-flow rights in a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation—an on-chain entity run entirely by smart contracts.
Token holders propose and vote on upgrades, budgets, partnerships, or asset allocations; votes are tallied automatically and execution is trust-less.
Treasuries often exceed $1 B (e.g., Uniswap, ENS), making DAO tokens de-facto keys to multi-billion dollar protocols.
Quick Facts
- Purpose: Governance, revenue-share, membership access, or combo (“gov-share”).
- Voting: 1 token = 1 vote (common) or quadratic/delegated (newer DAOs).
- Supply: Fixed, inflationary, or burn-to-vote (e.g., Maker MKR flapper).
- Chains: Ethereum (80 %), but also Polygon, Solana, Cosmos, Stacks.
- Treasury size: Top 20 DAOs manage >$25 B in diversified crypto and stablecoins.
Top DAO Tokens (Live Examples)
| Token | Ticker | DAO / Protocol | 2024 Voting Power Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniswap | UNI | Uniswap DAO | Control 1.8 B UNI treasury, fee-switch, v4 hooks. |
| Maker | MKR | MakerDAO | Set DAI stability fee, surplus burn, collateral onboarding. |
| Aave | AAVE | Aave DAO | Risk params, new-market listings, AAVE v3 upgrades. |
| ENS | ENS | ENS DAO | .eth pricing, treasury grants, root multisig members. |
| Compound | COMP | Compound DAO | Interest-rate models, asset listings, reserve factors. |
| Curve | CRV | Curve DAO | Gauge weights (yield bribes), new pools, CRV inflation. |
| Lido | LDO | Lido DAO | Node-operator set, staking fee, dual-governance veto. |
| dYdX | DYDX | dYdX v3 DAO | Trading rewards, treasury spend, v4 chain migration. |
How It Works
- Acquire DAO token on DEX/CEX or earn via liquidity mining.
- Delegate to yourself or a trusted voter (gas-less on Snapshot).
- Create proposal (off-chain temp-check, then on-chain executable).
- Vote — quorum (e.g., 4 % of supply) and approval % thresholds must be met.
- Timelock executes code automatically after delay (12 h – 7 days).
- Treasury spend or parameter change goes live without human sign-off.
Benefits
- Trust-less governance – no board, no CEO, no jurisdiction veto.
- Transparent treasury – every inflow/outflow on-chain, real-time.
- Token holder alignment – voters directly benefit from protocol growth (fee share, burns).
- Rapid innovation – community can ship features faster than corporate red-tape.
- Global membership – permissionless entry, 24/7 voting, borderless capital raises.
Risks & Trade-offs
- Low voter turnout – <10 % participation common; whales can swing outcomes.
- Plutocracy – richest wallets dominate; quadratic voting still game-able via sybil.
- Legal limbo – regulators may class governance tokens as securities (SEC vs. DAOs).
- Smart-contract bugs – malicious or fat-finger proposals can drain treasury (e.g., BadgerDAO hack).
- Token concentration – founders/VCs often hold >20 %, limiting decentralisation.
- Proposal spam – micro-proposals and voter bribery (gauge wars) add noise.
Final Thoughts
DAO tokens are programmable share certificates for open-source networks: hold them and you become a board-member with veto power over a multi-billion dollar balance sheet.
The upside is radical transparency and fast innovation; the downside is voter apathy and regulatory overhang.
Treat them like early-stage equity: research treasury runway, voter participation, and legal structure before aping—and never vote blindly on 4 a.m. Snapshot polls.