How Does a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Structure Attempt to Mitigate Smart Contract Risk?
A DAO mitigates risk by decentralizing the governance of the smart contract system. Key parameters, or even the ability to upgrade the contract, are controlled by a collective vote of token holders, not a single entity.
This community oversight provides a mechanism to propose and approve patches for vulnerabilities, or to reverse catastrophic transactions, offering a limited 'human' layer of defense against permanent code flaws.
Glossar
Smart Contract
Code ⎊ The contract is fundamentally self-executing code deployed on a distributed ledger, embodying the terms of the agreement in an immutable format.
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
Governance ⎊ Decentralized Autonomous Organizations represent a novel framework for organizational structure, leveraging blockchain technology to enact rules encoded as transparent computer programs.