Coinranking
DAO tokens
357 coins #39| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 1 |  Uniswap UNI | $ | -3.72%  | |
| | 2 |  Aave AAVE | $ | -5.92%  | |
| | 3 |  Curve DAO Token CRV | $ | -8.17%  | |
| | 4 |  Decred DCR | $ | -5.08%  | |
| | 5 |  Compound COMP | $ | -3.67%  | |
| | 6 |  Maker MKR | $ | -1.97%  | |
| | 7 |  Fluid FLUID | $ | -7.63%  | |
| | 8 |  Synthetix Network SNX | $ | -3.65%  | |
| | 9 |  0x ZRX | $ | -4.41%  | |
| | 10 |  SUSHI SUSHI | $ | -5.19%  | |
| | 11 |  MANTRA MANTRA | $ | -6.31%  | |
| | 12 |  Mask Network MASK | $ | -5.72%  | |
| | 13 |  Venus XVS | $ | -3.97%  | |
| | 14 |  Illuvium ILV | $ | -7.26%  | |
| | 15 |  Velvet VELVET | $ | +13.05%  | |
| | 16 |  Lista DAO LISTA | $ | -6.92%  | |
| | 17 |  UMA UMA | $ | -4.78%  | |
| | 18 |  Yield Guild Games YGG | $ | -7.30%  | |
| | 19 |  ConstitutionDAO PEOPLE | $ | -5.78%  | |
| | 20 |  Alien Worlds TLM | $ | -5.36%  | |
| | 21 |  HOPR HOPR | $ | -5.09%  | |
| | 22 |  Hashflow HFT | $ | -6.54%  | |
| | 23 |  Marinade MNDE | $ | -5.20%  | |
| | 24 |  Gitcoin GTC | $ | -9.51%  | |
| | 25 |  Balancer BAL | $ | -3.00%  | |
| | 26 |  DAO Maker DAO | $ | -1.46%  | |
| | 27 |  Badger DAO BADGER | $ | -1.41%  | |
| | 28 |  Bitlayer BTR | $ | -1.86%  | |
| | 29 |  Checkmate CHECK | $ | +0.04%  | |
| | 30 |  Towns TOWNS | $ | -5.67%  | |
| | 31 |  Harvest Finance FARM | $ | -3.88%  | |
| | 32 |  Shapeshift FOX Token FOX | $ | -9.51%  | |
| | 33 |  Block Block | $ | -2.86%  | |
| | 34 |  Cryptex CTX | $ | -2.12%  | |
| | 35 |  NodeOps NODE | $ | +0.27%  | |
| | 36 |  Numbers Protocol NUM | $ | -3.20%  | |
| | 37 |  Arena-Z A2Z | $ | -6.95%  | |
| | 38 |  OpenxAI OPENX | $ | -5.54%  | |
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| | 39 |  BNB48 Club Token KOGE | $ | -1.24%  | |
| | 40 |  Inverse Finance INV | $ | -3.57%  | |
| | 41 |  VitaDAO VITA | $ | -9.29%  | |
| | 42 |  GALEON GALEON | $ | -5.23%  | |
| | 43 |  REI Network REI | $ | -4.27%  | |
| | 44 |  Starlink STARL | $ | -1.41%  | |
| | 45 |  Gamium GMM | $ | +8.35%  | |
| | 46 |  Blockasset BLOCK | $ | -4.78%  | |
| | 47 |  Choise.com CHO | $ | -1.77%  | |
| | 48 |  unilend.finance UFT | $ | -2.93%  | |
| | 49 |  PsyDAO Token PSY | $ | -9.51%  | |
| | 50 |  Synesis One SNS | $ | +0.89%  | |
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Trending DAO tokens
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Bitlayer BTR | $ | -1.86% |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Velvet VELVET | $ | +13.05% | ||
| | NodeOps NODE | $ | +0.27% | ||
| | Checkmate CHECK | $ | +0.04% | ||
| | Badger DAO BADGER | $ | -1.41% | ||
| | DAO Maker DAO | $ | -1.46% | ||
| 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.