Coinranking
DAO tokens
342 coins #41 Page 3| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 101 |  BOB BOB | $ | +0.15%  | |
| | 102 |  Derive DRV | $ | +4.31%  | |
| | 103 |  Squid Game SQUID | $ | +0.71%  | |
| | 104 |  Super Champs CHAMP | $ | -5.00%  | |
| | 105 |  Space Nation Oikos OIK | $ | +0.18%  | |
| | 106 |  CARV CARV | $ | -2.25%  | |
| | 107 |  fxhash FXH | $ | +1.54%  | |
| | 108 |  ENA ENA | $ | -1.08%  | |
| | 109 |  Neutrinite NTN | $ | -0.59%  | |
| | 110 |  MarsDAO MDAO | $ | +0.60%  | |
| | 111 |  KAIKO KAI | $ | -10.35%  | |
| | 112 |  Merlin Token MRLN | $ | -1.18%  | |
| | 113 |  Decentral Games ICE ICE | $ | +29.42%  | |
| | 114 |  NUTS NUTS | $ | -31.70%  | |
| | 115 |  HydraDAO HYDRA | $ | -0.22%  | |
| | 116 |  The Doge NFT (Wormhole) DOG | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 117 |  Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT | $ | +2.16%  | |
| | 118 |  shroom.finance SHROOM | $ | +0.79%  | |
| | 119 |  Hubble HBB | $ | -0.85%  | |
| | 120 |  Hyperwave HWAVE | $ | +1.23%  | |
| | 121 |  MEOW MEOW | $ | +9.81%  | |
| | 122 |  Liquidus Foundation LIQ | $ | +0.20%  | |
| | 123 |  ErectusDAO YUGE | $ | -0.19%  | |
| | 124 |  Invariant INVT | $ | +1.57%  | |
| | 125 |  UNILAPSE UNI | $ | -2.35%  | |
| | 126 |  OctoFi OCTO | $ | +8.74%  | |
| | 127 |  TBCC TBCC | $ | +5.07%  | |
| | 128 |  Pollux Coin POX | $ | -0.66%  | |
| | 129 |  LunchDAO LUNCH | $ | -21.13%  | |
| | 130 |  Nominex Token NMX | $ | -90.58%  | |
| | 131 |  EarthFund 1EARTH | $ | +7.21%  | |
| | 132 |  Aluna ALN | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 133 |  Carib DAO CARIB | $ | +1.51%  | |
| | 134 |  Pixie PIX | $ | +3.01%  | |
| | 135 |  YouCoin Metaverse UCON | $ | -1.15%  | |
| | 136 |  Krypton DAO KRD | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 137 |  GolduckDAO GOLDUCK | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 138 |  Metronome2 MET | $ | --%  | |
| | 139 |  ROPE Token ROPE | $ | --%  | |
| | 140 |  Lovelace World LACE | $ | --%  | |
| | 141 |  Molten MOLTEN | $ | --%  | |
| | 142 |  Unbound UNB | $ | --%  | |
| | 143 |  PhoenixCo DAO PHDAO | $ | --%  | |
| | 144 |  Pancake Games GCAKE | $ | --%  | |
| | 145 |  Imagen AI IMAGE | $ | --%  | |
| | 146 |  FistToken FIST | $ | --%  | |
| | 147 |  RAIL Polygon RAILPOLY | $ | --%  | |
| | 148 |  AlgoGems GEMS | $ | --%  | |
| | 149 |  Fort Major FMJ | $ | --%  | |
| | 150 |  FROGS FROGS | $ | --%  | |
Trending DAO tokens
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Aave AAVE | $ | +2.80%  |
| |  Uniswap UNI | $ | +1.48%  |
| |  Synesis One SNS | $ | +2.59%  |
| |  Mask Network MASK | $ | +0.44%  |
| |  Illuvium ILV | $ | -0.25%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  VitaDAO VITA | $ | +63.25%  | ||
| |  OpenxAI OPENX | $ | +9.00%  | ||
| |  NodeOps NODE | $ | +5.92%  | ||
| |  Compound COMP | $ | +3.72%  | ||
| | Aave AAVE | $ | +2.80% | ||
| 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.