# Policy makers: let DAOs play with Nathan Schneider

- Channel: [Ethereum Denver](https://streameth.org/ethereum-denver)
- Date: 2023-10-07
- Duration: 11:45
- Topics: Entertainment
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-fUshgv_5g3c
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUshgv_5g3c

## Description

Governments seeking to stop genuinely terribly behavior in crypto are, knowingly or not, in danger of undermining what is actually promising about this tech: the chance to rewrite the rules of ownership and governance in more democratic ways. This talk introduces a policy strategy for how policymakers can embrace the good while squashing the bad—in part, by building on past examples, such as the notorious Section 230 for social media and the SEC’s doctrine of protecting “sufficiently decentralized” networks. Colorado’s co-op DAOs (like ETHDenver’s SporkDAO!) demonstrate both the need and opportunity for ensuring that policy encourages, rather than squashing, the side of crypto that has a shot at being good for the world.

Mar 02, 202312:40 - 13:00 MST

Nathan Schneider
Assistant Professor, Media Studies
University of Colorado Boulder
Nathan Schneider is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he leads the Media Enterprise Design Lab. His most recent book is Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that Is Shaping the Next Economy.

https://twitter.com/ntnsndr