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- We understand you have strong philosophical disagreements with the DUNA and the process to get here. What we say is unlikely to change that, but we are trying to engage you in good faith to address your concerns to the best of our ability.
- The DUNA does not shield specific individuals or past failures. Its liability protection applies to *all* DAO members from the point of formation onwards, not specifically to actors tied to the Foundation or actions taken prior to formation.
- Past mismanagement is a governance matter for the DAO, not something the DUNA structure itself is designed to resolve or address. If the DAO wants to pursue legal action, feel free to put together a proposal to direct the admins to engage legal advisors to do so.
- If the DAO wants a deeper review of historic obligations or how to pursue accountability for past actors, that is also a separate governance process, but it is not a reason to undo the protections currently in place.
- Obligations from the Foundation do not automatically transfer to the DUNA. The obligations we have are to pay our accountant, KYC service provider, legal and tax advisors, and taxes when it comes time to file, all of which are standard for a legitimate legal entity.
- Basic obligations are not hidden. Tax liability, for example, is clear: ~24% backup withholding applies on gross payments without KYC. Other operational obligations have been explained repeatedly, and payments from the admins to service providers are all visible onchain.
- Information is not being withheld other than sensitive items like KYC data, which obviously cannot be shared with anyone. There is no significant activity happening behind closed doors. We’ve been fully transparent with the information available, and if there’s something specific you feel hasn’t been communicated clearly, let us know and we’ll provide further detail.
- Again, the purpose of the DUNA is protection and compliance: shielding members from personal liability, ensuring payments and contracts can be made offchain, and creating more transparency than the Foundation ever provided.
- If the DAO chooses to disband the DUNA, it has the authority to do so through an onchain vote. Until then, the admins’ role is to carry out the responsibilities the DAO has already approved.
> You don’t need to be the one pushing the buttons to centralize control; holding the keys to information is enough. When someone has the ability to filter, censor, or selectively release information, and the rest of the DAO has no transparent or straightforward way to verify whether that information, obligation, or data point is accurate, the flow of decision making naturally shifts into their hands. Control over the narrative is control over the choices that get made. If the DAO is only allowed to see the picture that one group paints, then the DAO is effectively making decisions inside the frame set by that group, not based on the full reality.
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> That’s why even if the stated role is just to “inform the DAO,” the power dynamic runs deeper. Information is not neutral; how it’s delivered, when it’s delivered, and what gets left out shapes outcomes. The DAO can technically say yes or no, but those decisions are already conditioned by what information is on the table. If the process to validate that information is either too complex, hidden, or outright blocked, then the DAO’s independence is undermined.
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> In practice, this means centralization doesn’t always look like direct command or explicit authority. It can show up as a bottleneck of data, a gatekeeper role where transparency is missing. And in a system like a DAO, which claims to rely on collective decision making, the integrity of information flow is just as critical as the vote itself. Without that, we’re left with a structure where decisions are formally decentralized but practically influenced by whoever controls the flow of knowledge. That’s the subtle line between informing and steering, and if left unchecked, it quietly turns into a centralized power.