Vitalik Buterin Calls for the Creation of New DAO Models

• The co-founder of Ethereum believes that the current DAO model based on token voting is ineffective and vulnerable.
• Such organizations are necessary for oracles, dispute resolution, trust lists, and sustainable project management.
• Buterin named privacy, AI, and advanced communication tools as key elements of the “new generation DAO.”

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the ecosystem needs a new type of decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In his opinion, they should solve real management and social problems, rather than simply managing the treasury through token holder voting.

As the developer noted, the original idea behind Ethereum was largely based on DAOs as an alternative to traditional institutions.

However, over time, this concept narrowed down to simple models of fund management. In his opinion, this approach proved vulnerable to takeover and manipulation and did not solve the fundamental problems of human politics.

Buterin emphasized that DAOs are necessary for creating more reliable oracles, which underpin stablecoins, prediction markets, and DeFi protocols. Current token-centric models, in his estimation, cannot ensure asset security without economic distortions.

He named dispute resolution in blockchain as another key area — an important element for insurance and complex smart contracts.

In his opinion, DAOs should play a similar role in the formation of trust lists. Starting with verified applications to canonical interfaces and contract addresses, noted the co-founder of Ethereum.

Buterin also pointed out the need for DAOs to quickly launch short-term initiatives and for long-term support of projects after the initial teams leave. In such cases, decentralized management can replace legal structures or ensure continuity of development, the developer believes.

Analyzing the types of tasks, Buterin divided them into “concave” and “convex.”

In the first case, the priority should be stability and averaging of decisions; in the second, the ability to make tough decisions with mechanisms for controlling leaders. According to him, there are no universal models.

To implement this concept, Buterin identified two systemic problems: lack of privacy and participant fatigue from constant voting. As solutions, he proposed using ZK-technology, AI to reduce cognitive load, and specialized tools for communication and consensus building.