Demystifying DAOs with pplpleasr

pplpleasr is an artist who first rose to prominence in the crypto space due to her viral animations for popular DeFi protocols like Aave and SushiSwap. Her breakthrough ‘x*y=k’ NFT featured an animation of a Uniswap unicorn adventuring through a symbolic DeFi landscape to the “Ethereum promised land.” The auction caused the spontaneous creation of pleasrDAO, a collective of 23 Ethereum addresses, who won the auction for 310 ETH ($525K). pplpleasr announced that she’d be donating all of the proceeds to ​​the Stand With Asians movement. Since then, pleasrDAO has become a major player in the NFT space with high-profile purchases like Edward Snowden’s first NFT ($5+ million), the original Doge photo ($4+ million), Tor Project (nearly $2 million) and more.

In this episode we dive into…

- What is a DAO? What are the pros and cons of running an organization as a DAO? How does she foresee they will impact the broader business landscape in the coming years? 

- The initial Uniswap auction that led to pleasrDAO’s creation.

- What motivated her decision to donate all of the proceeds from her landmark sale to combat AAPI discrimination?

- What is the mission of pleasrDAO?

- How does pleasrDAO function structurally? What role does she play in its decisions?

- The story behind the Snowden, Doge and Tor auctions.

- What role does she foresee DAOs playing in the NFT space going forward? 

- What inspires her most about the NFT space’s future?

- What projects does she have in the works?

- And much more!

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