01: Introduction to CityDAO & The CityDAO Podcast // Oisin Lyons

Oisin Lyons is from Ireland & he's one of the founding citizens of CityDAO. This introduction episode focuses on some of the key issues and topics being discussed around DAO's & topics within the CityDAO Discord. So what is CityDAO all about? CityDAO is exploring decentralized asset ownership on chain, starting with a piece of land in Wyoming. Each parcel of land is an NFT that can be owned collectively by the DAO collectively or by individuals. It is a DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization, meaning it is managed by the community.

The goal of CityDAO is to be able to buy land all over the US and world. They are starting in Wyoming because of the state's new 2021 DAO law, which recognizes DAO governance of LLC corporations. Because LLCs can own land, this creates a powerful pathway for decentralized land ownership. If you want to get involved, check out their twitter @CityDAO, and join the Discord! They have lots of interesting discussions happening around DAO structure, land rights and governance, urban planning, and more.

Key Points from the Interview:

1. “CityDAO is ultimately a DAO that is aiming to build a city on the Ethereum blockchain.”
2. “By bringing that land on chain and by building up the CityDAO, you have a lot more of these people coming in and a lot more people getting interested. And now, as I’ve said, we have a lot of people that are in the DAO, that are experts in all these areas that may not have been there if we decided to take the more slow and structured approach.”