From Golden Standard to Governance Burden: The Twilight of Crypto Foundations
The Rise and Stumble of Crypto Foundations
Eleven years ago, the Ethereum Foundation set up shop in Zug (aka ‘Crypto Valley’) and accidentally created blockchain’s most copied - and now most controversial - governance template. What began as a noble attempt to decentralize power has become a theater of absurdities: $200k/year ‘non-profit’ directors vetoing technical decisions, foundation-managed treasuries getting liquidated on leverage bets, and more bureaucratic red tape than a DMV office.
When Idealism Meets Human Nature
The original sales pitch was beautiful in its simplicity: foundations would shepherd projects through infancy until decentralized governance matured. In reality? Most became permanent caretakers with questionable caretaking skills. My favorite horror stories:
- Arbitrum Foundation moving 50M ARB without DAO approval (then blaming ‘communication gaps’)
- Kujira’s treasury getting wrecked by leveraged trading (now under DAO control)
- Tezos founders battling their own foundation in lawsuits that made HBO’s ‘Succession’ look tame
Behind every ‘decentralized’ facade lies very centralized human drama. The dirty secret? Many foundations evolved into patronage systems where insiders reward allies with grants while maintaining veto power over protocol changes.
The Professional Foundation Industrial Complex
Here’s where it gets cynical. A new breed of ‘foundation-as-a-service’ firms now sell cookie-cutter templates to projects - complete with Swiss registration, compliant tokenomics, and legally separated development labs. For six-figure fees, you too can have a board of professional directors who’ve never written a line of Solidity but control your ecosystem fund.
The results speak for themselves:
[Insert data visualization showing foundation-led tokens underperforming market]
While correlation ≠ causation, when multiple projects consider dissolving foundations (as two top-200 protocols plan to do), maybe Satoshi’s ‘governance-free’ vision wasn’t so naive after all.
Sunset or Evolution?
Foundations aren’t dying - they’re being forced to evolve. Some paths forward:
- Sunset clauses: Mandatory dissolution after mainnet launch (like a blockchain version of kindergarten graduation)
- Progressive decentralization: Shift from foundation-as-ruler to foundation-as-tooling-provider
- Radical transparency: Real-time treasury dashboards with multi-sig triggers for abnormal activity
The future belongs to models that balance accountability with agility. Because in crypto, any governance structure that can’t adapt faster than a memecoin trend is already obsolete.
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Quỹ crypto giờ thành ‘ông lớn tập trung’?
Từ mô hình vàng để phân quyền, các quỹ tiền mã hóa đang biến thành sân khấu bi hài: Giám đốc “phi lợi nhuận” lương 200k USD/năm phủ quyết thay DAO, kho bạc bị đem đi cá cược đòn bẩy… Nghe quen không? Y như Sở Giao dịch Chứng khoán Việt Nam phiên bản Web3!
Điểm hay nhất?
- Quỹ Arbitrum tự ý chuyển 50 triệu token rồi đổ lỗi do “lỗi giao tiếp” (kiểu như nhắn tin seen mà không rep)
- Kujira để treasury cháy sạch vì trade đòn bẩy - bài học cho các bạn FOMO margin ngay cả khi làm “quản lý”
Cuối cùng thì Satoshi có lý: hệ thống không cần governance lại hoạt động trơn tru nhất. Các quỹ giờ chỉ là cách hợp pháp hóa việc kiểm soát dự án mà thôi!
Các bạn nghĩ sao? Quỹ nên là “vườn trẻ” hay “nhà dưỡng lão” cho blockchain?
من ذهب إلى غبار
يا جماعة، المؤسسات التشفيرية تحولت من “حراس البلوكشين” إلى “لجان مرورية”! تخيلوا مؤسسة تتحكم في قرارات تقنية بقيمة 200 ألف دولار سنوياً بينما خزينتها تُخسر في صفقات رافعة مالية! 🤯
مسرحيات مؤسسية
- أربيتروم تتحرك 50 مليون ARB دون موافقة DAO (والعذر؟ سوء تواصل!)
- كوجيرا تخسر الخزينة في تداول بالرافعة (الآن تحت سيطرة DAO)
الحقيقة المرة؟ هذه المؤسسات أصبحت نوادي للنخبة تحكمها الفيتو والمنح المشبوهة!
الحل؟
إما شمس الغروب لها (كما قال ساتوشي) أو نصنع منها أدوات حقيقية للامركزية. ما رأيكم - هل آن الأوان لوداع هذه الكوميديا؟ 💸 #بلوكشين_بلا_بيروقراطية
Wenn Stiftungen mehr Drama als HBO-Serien produzieren
Elf Jahre nach ihrem Start zeigen Krypto-Stiftungen ihr wahres Gesicht: weniger Dezentralisierung, mehr Bürokratie als beim Bürgeramt!
Highlight: Die Arbitrum Foundation bewegt einfach mal 50M ARB – ‚Oops, Kommunikationslücke‘ nennt man das wohl. Und Tezos? Da gibt’s Klagen, die ‚Succession‘ alt aussehen lassen.
Fazit: Satoshis Traum war schöner. Wer wettet, wann die nächste Stiftung ihren eigenen Treasury verhebelt? 😅
When Non-Profits Become Profit Centers
Watching crypto foundations evolve from idealistic stewards to bureaucratic nightmares is like seeing your favorite superhero franchise ruined by sequels. The Ethereum Foundation’s ‘decentralized’ template now produces more drama than a reality TV show - complete with $200k/year directors vetoing code like it’s their personal fiefdom.
Pro Tip: If your foundation’s treasury gets wrecked by leveraged trading (looking at you, Kujira), maybe it’s time to admit DeFi governance needs fewer suits and more… well, actual decentralization?
[Insert shrug emoji] At least Tezos gave us better entertainment than HBO’s ‘Succession’. Silver linings!
理想郷から官僚機構へ
暗号資産財団って「非営利」なのに、年2万ドルの理事が技術決定を拒否する時代…禅の教えもびっくりな矛盾ぶりですね。
現実はこんな感じ:
- アルビトラン財団がDAO無視で50M移動（「連絡不足ですみません」）
- 九龍財団のトレジャリーがレバレッジ取引で大惨事
結局どこの世界も人間ドラマが支配するようです。暗号通貨なのに中央集権的なパトロンシステムとはこれいかに？
未来へのヒント
解決策は3つ:
- 幼稚園方式（メインネット完成したら解散）
- ツール提供者に降格
- リアルタイム監視ダッシュボード
みんなが「本当の分散化」を願う中、次に流行るガバナンスモデルは？ （NFTアートより複雑かも笑）
A tragédia grega das fundações cripto
Começaram como Robin Hood e viraram o Sheriff de Nottingham! Essas fundações que prometiam descentralização agora têm mais burocracia que a repartição pública da minha avó.
O plot twist mais previsível
Da Ethereum ao Arbitrum, virou moda: ‘Comunicação falhou’ = ‘Fizemos merda’. E ainda tem os gênios que alavancam tesouraria como se fosse dinheiro de aposta no Eurovision!
Alguém avisa que blockchain não é um episódio de ‘Casa dos Segredos’? 😂
(P.S.: Tezos tá precisando de uma novela das 9 só pra eles, né?)
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