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2 things confuse me about this. 1. This was a normal auction and not an NFT one. How is a DAO enforced in this case? What happens if the nominated bidder decid

by xmprt 5y ago

2 things confuse me about this. 1. This was a normal auction and not an NFT one. How is a DAO enforced in this case? What happens if the nominated bidder decides to go rogue and bid more or less than the decided cap? What happens if the price of Ethereum drops to the point that the DAO is no longer able to find the 2.6M they need? 2. If this is an auction then there has to be another bidder (I doubt even the people in this DAO are dumb enough to make their initial bid 2.6M). Who was bidding 2.5M against them?

knorker 5y ago
According to the buzzfeed article it was bought by one guy, and then the DAO community appears to reimburse him. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amansethi/spicedao-dunedao-soby https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amansethi/spicedao-dune...
- captn3m0 5y ago
  And he is also using the DAO to fund his 800k capital gains taxes.
- Nextgrid 5y ago
  As expected, the problem of interacting with the real world comes up again. It doesn't matter how decentralized your blockchain or "DAO" is, ultimately all interactions outside the blockchain will rely on one or more trusted parties that can go rogue or be coerced... at which point you may as well not have a blockchain and just trust these people directly.
  - cinntaile 5y ago
    Sending some ethereum to a central address sure is easier though, especially when you're collaborating across borders.
    - ramchip 5y ago
      I think the equivalent would be Kickstarter, Gofundme, etc. rather than directly sending someone money.
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