After spending a long time in the crypto space, you'll realize the old tricks of the DAO circle: proposals go up and then there's no news, ten days to half a month is the norm, and in the end, they either fizzle out or become distorted. The vast majority of the community are lurkers, with very few actively contributing; the funds in the treasury sit idle like a dead deposit, with such low efficiency that it makes people question life.

It wasn't until I came into contact with List DAO that I gained a new perspective on DAOs. Its core innovation is tightly binding on-chain voting with smart fund pools, allowing proposals to be directly converted into fund execution from on-chain voting in an average of 48 hours, eliminating those lengthy approval processes. Submit a proposal, and two days later, you can see real changes in fund flow; ordinary token holders can intuitively feel that voting is not just a formality but a tangible exercise of power.

The incentive design also truly resonates with people. The community allocates over 500,000 USDC monthly as a reward pool, distributed based on token holdings and participation. Even small token holders can earn stable monthly income as long as they actively participate in governance voting and proposal discussions. This positive feedback loop helps retain popularity, encourages everyone to contribute to the ecosystem, and creates a virtuous cycle.

On the technical side, it is also quite solid—using multi-signature wallets combined with automation scripts to manage funds, akin to several people jointly controlling a safe. This greatly reduces single-point risks and the possibility of theft; every transaction is fully transparent and auditable at any time. Especially worth looking forward to is the upcoming cross-chain governance feature, which is expected to improve asset dispatch efficiency by 30% to 40%, breaking through the limitations of a single blockchain.

The essence of a DAO is efficiency, and List DAO enables each participant to become a substantive contributor rather than just an observer. The timing to get involved now is actually quite good, as you can witness the iteration of DAO governance models and participate firsthand. Every vote, every executed proposal, represents real value flowing—this is what decentralized governance should look like.