Coinranking
DAO tokens
372 coins #39| | Coins | | | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| | 1 |  Uniswap UNI | $ | -0.34%  | |
| | 2 |  Aave AAVE | $ | +0.44%  | |
| | 3 |  ARBITRUM ARB | $ | -0.63%  | |
| | 4 |  Curve DAO Token CRV | $ | +2.89%  | |
| | 5 |  Decred DCR | $ | -0.87%  | |
| | 6 |  Ethereum Name Service ENS | $ | +0.23%  | |
| | 7 |  Compound COMP | $ | +0.47%  | |
| | 8 |  Maker MKR | $ | +1.55%  | |
| | 9 |  Velvet VELVET | $ | +36.97%  | |
| | 10 |  ApeCoin APE | $ | -1.64%  | |
| | 11 |  Synthetix Network SNX | $ | +1.36%  | |
| | 12 |  Fluid FLUID | $ | -0.94%  | |
| | 13 |  0x ZRX | $ | +0.64%  | |
| | 14 |  SUSHI SUSHI | $ | -1.83%  | |
| | 15 |  Venus XVS | $ | +1.76%  | |
| | 16 |  MANTRA MANTRA | $ | +2.71%  | |
| | 17 |  Mask Network MASK | $ | -0.16%  | |
| | 18 |  Illuvium ILV | $ | -0.76%  | |
| | 19 |  Venom VENOM | $ | -2.23%  | |
| | 20 |  UMA UMA | $ | +0.93%  | |
| | 21 |  Lista DAO LISTA | $ | -0.84%  | |
| | 22 |  ConstitutionDAO PEOPLE | $ | -0.85%  | |
| | 23 |  Yield Guild Games YGG | $ | +0.40%  | |
| | 24 |  SuperRare RARE | $ | +0.70%  | |
| | 25 |  Checkmate CHECK | $ | -0.70%  | |
| | 26 |  HOPR HOPR | $ | +2.96%  | |
| | 27 |  DAO Maker DAO | $ | +45.26%  | |
| | 28 |  Hashflow HFT | $ | -1.09%  | |
| | 29 |  Gitcoin GTC | $ | -0.35%  | |
| | 30 |  Balancer BAL | $ | +4.21%  | |
| | 31 |  Alien Worlds TLM | $ | -2.78%  | |
| | 32 |  Badger DAO BADGER | $ | +2.95%  | |
| | 33 |  MESSIER M87 | $ | +5.10%  | |
| | 34 |  Bitlayer BTR | $ | -0.96%  | |
| | 35 |  Towns TOWNS | $ | +0.63%  | |
| | 36 |  Alephium ALPH | $ | +2.36%  | |
| | 37 |  Harvest Finance FARM | $ | -0.48%  | |
| | 38 |  Cryptex CTX | $ | +7.09%  | |
| | 39 |  Block Block | $ | +2.48%  | |
| | 40 |  NodeOps NODE | $ | +2.09%  | |
| | 41 |  Step App FITFI | $ | +9.11%  | |
| | 42 |  Numbers Protocol NUM | $ | +2.04%  | |
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| | 43 |  BNB48 Club Token KOGE | $ | +0.26%  | |
| | 44 |  Inverse Finance INV | $ | +55.96%  | |
| | 45 |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | +6.84%  | |
| | 46 |  Marinade MNDE | $ | -2.97%  | |
| | 47 |  VoltInu VOLT | $ | +1.22%  | |
| | 48 |  VitaDAO VITA | $ | +6.44%  | |
| | 49 |  GALEON GALEON | $ | +0.16%  | |
| | 50 |  Shapeshift FOX Token FOX | $ | +6.94%  | |
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Trending DAO tokens
| Coins | Live Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Velvet VELVET | $ | +36.97% |
| | Alien Worlds TLM | $ | -2.78% |
| | VoltInu VOLT | $ | +1.22% |
| | Aave AAVE | $ | +0.44% |
| | Bitlayer BTR | $ | -0.96% |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DAO Maker DAO | $ | +45.26% | ||
| | Velvet VELVET | $ | +36.97% | ||
| | Step App FITFI | $ | +9.11% | ||
| | Cryptex CTX | $ | +7.09% | ||
| | MESSIER M87 | $ | +5.10% | ||
| 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.