DAOX - StakeborgDAO

Token Selection

The DAO landscape is in its initial stages and is constantly expanding; however, a significant number of Protocol DAOs have reached an appropriate level of maturity. The DAOX construct includes the two largest Protocol DAOs by market capitalisation in order to provide the appropriate exposure to this sub-segment and a reduction in overall volatility.

In terms of non-Protocol DAOs, DAOX includes projects with robust liquidity on the main ERC-20-based Decentralised Exchanges (“DEXes”), assets that have gathered pace, have passed the initial stages and have reached a relevant size. The overarching narratives in the DAO landscape are considered in order to maintain an appropriate level of diversification.

Inclusion Criteria

Available on Ethereum blockchain.
Minimum $2 millions of liquidity on the main ERC-20-based DEXes (i.e., Uniswap v2, Uniswap v3, SushiSwap). The liquidity amount needs to be sufficient when taking into account estimated demand and rebalances.
Minimum $10 million market capitalization.
Projects with strong fundamentals, including criteria such as: active, engaged and organically-growing communities, active group of contributors / pods, robust governing processes, organisational and compensation structures, ongoing treasury management processes, support from VCs / key partnerships, key competitive advantages
Assets must have conducted an appropriate level of security audits and/or security professionals must have reviewed the protocol to determine whether it fits under security best practices.

Methodology / Index Weight Calculation

DAOX is constructed based on a modified market cap-weighted methodology, with the following considerations:

The weightings of each project are proportional to a modified measure of their market capitalisation, i.e., are computed based on the square root of market capitalisation.
Square root of market capitalisation is used in order to smoothen out the large differences between the top projects and the rest of the assets.
Upper cap of 15%: any token allocation must be lower or equal to 15%, in order to limit the effects of any single asset’s trajectory driving the returns of the portfolio.
Lower cap of 3%: any token allocation must be higher or equal to 3%, in order to have an appropriate level of exposure to smaller projects in the portfolio.

Index Maintenance

The index is rebalanced on a 3-month basis. However, the methodologist will review monthly the evolution of the index and decisions in-between rebalancing periods might be taken given the evolution of the market. The rebalancing process is comprised of two phases:

Evaluation phase: including evaluating existing tokens, screening the list of aspiring new tokens in each category and taking decisions on any changes to the prevailing portfolio composition. Revised index weights and portfolio changes are incorporated in the index in the final week of the rebalancing month. The outcome of the evaluation phase will be published and will be readily available to all investors.
Rebalancing phase: will take place in the first week post- the rebalancing month.

Current Index Breakdown

1. BitDAO (17.4%)
2. Aave (15.2%)
3. ApeCoin (15.0%)
4. Uniswap (14.7%)
5. ENS (11.2%)
6. Radicle (6.8%)

7. Yield Guild Games (4.7%)
8. Aragon (4.5%)
9. Badger DAO (3.4%)
10. Gitcoin (3.3%)
11. Friends With Benefits (2.0%)
12. Stakeborg DAO (1.8%)

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About Stakeborg and Stakeborg DAO

Stakeborg is a leading crypto hub focused on increasing the adoption of blockchain and crypto at all levels through education, community building, media and consulting activities. Stakeborg has been at the forefront of the nascent DAO industry by establishing the Stakeborg DAO community. Fees related to Stakeborg-sponsored indexes will be wired to the DAO treasury.

Investors opting for a mixed strategy, with allocations in both Stakeborg-sponsored indexes and Stakeborg DAO $STANDARD token, would be part of the whole Web 3.0 eco-system driven by the DAO community.