Canonical index of every person, organization, community, contract, tool, paper, and URL cited across this repo. One place to find any reference.
Last updated: 2026-05-24.
1. People
Theorists + Founders
| Person | Role | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Larimer | Creator of BitShares (2014), Steem/Hive (2016), EOS (2018). Author of More Equal Animals (Feb 20, 2021). Founder of Fractally protocol (Jan 28, 2022). The philosophical root of fractal democracy. | Medium, Hive @dan |
| Dan SingJoy | Musician-turned-governance-builder. Founded Eden Fractal (May 2022), Optimism Fractal (Oct 2023), co-founded Optimystics. The bridge figure between Larimer's theory and live communities. | dansingjoy.com, @dansingjoy on Warpcast, LinkedIn |
Tadas Vaitiekunas (sim31) |
Co-founder of Optimystics. Lead developer of ORDAO, OREC, Fractalgram. Deployed zao.frapps.xyz. Last commit to sim31/ordao: April 2, 2026. |
GitHub sim31 |
| Rosmari | Co-founder of Optimystics. Podcast host, community building, content. 1,400 Respect points (2nd highest at Optimism Fractal). | UNKNOWN public handle |
| Abraham Becker | Optimystics dev. Building Respect.Games (MIT-licensed async Respect Game app). Working on next-gen Fractalgram. | UNKNOWN public handle |
| Zaal Panthaki | ZAO founder. Path: Optimism Fractal week 6 -> Eden Fractal (council) -> founded ZAO Fractal Aug 2024. On daily/weekly terms with SingJoy + Tadas. Wallet: zaal.eth. | BetterCallZaal.com, @zaalp on Farcaster |
| Shakruz Azirof | Founder of Roy Fractal (EOS, Uzbekistan, 700+ members). | Per optimystics.io/communities |
| Mikael | Built Fractal Circles (async contribution pre-prep tool). Unreachable as of May 2026; tool dormant since initial demo. | UNKNOWN current contact |
| Matt Langston | Researcher who documented Genesis Fractal (2022) statistical analysis on Hive. The primary archive source for Genesis Fractal numbers. | Hive @mattlangston |
| Brendan Blumer | Block.one co-founder (with Larimer). Drove EOS commercial side. | UNKNOWN current activity |
Academic / Theoretical Sources
| Person | Field | Why cited |
|---|---|---|
| James Fishkin (Stanford) | Deliberative Democracy Lab founder | Deliberative Polling methodology - the empirical proof that structured small-group deliberation produces measurably different decisions than mass voting |
| Helene Landemore (Yale) | Open Democracy theorist | Argues cognitive diversity beats expert aggregation. Cited in ZAO's theory chapter. |
| Jurgen Habermas (Frankfurt School) | Communicative action theorist | The four validity claims - comprehensibility, truth, sincerity, rightness - that underpin Respect Game presentations |
| Yves Sintomer + Julien Talpin | Contemporary sortition scholars | The European deliberative-wave literature, Ireland + France case studies |
| Hugo Mercier + Dan Sperber | The Enigma of Reason (2017) | Argumentative theory of reason - why human reasoning evolved for small-group debate |
| Cass Sunstein | Infotopia (2006), Why Societies Need Dissent (2003) | The case AGAINST consensus uniformity, the structural value of dissent |
| Elinor Ostrom | Governing the Commons (1990) | 8 design principles for common-pool resource governance - directly applicable to $ZAO Respect as a common-pool resource |
| James Surowiecki | The Wisdom of Crowds (2004) | Why diverse independent decision-makers beat experts under specific conditions - which Fractal meets, token-voting does not |
| Bernard Manin | The Principles of Representative Government (1997) | Argues elections were adopted as an ANTI-democratic mechanism vs sortition |
| Navajas, Niella et al. | Nature Human Behaviour, 2018 | Empirical paper - "aggregated knowledge from a small number of debates outperforms the wisdom of large crowds" |
2. Organizations + Companies
| Org | What | Status | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ZAO | Music community, the host of ZAO Fractal | LIVE | thezao.com |
| Optimystics | The dev studio behind ORDAO/OREC/frapps/Fractalgram. SingJoy + Tadas + Rosmari. 16 GitHub repos. | LIVE | optimystics.io |
| Block.one | Original EOS developer. SEC settlement Sept 30 2019 ($24M fine). Larimer left Dec 31 2020. Pivoted to NFT marketplace. | DORMANT for governance | UNKNOWN current site |
| EOS Network Foundation (ENF) | Took over EOS-side responsibilities from Block.one Aug 25, 2021. Funded the original Eden on EOS grant. | LIVE | eosnetwork.com |
| Fractally (the company) | Larimer's post-EOS attempt to commercialize fractal democracy. Announced Jan 28, 2022. White paper Feb 22, 2022. Zero contracts deployed. Dormant since ~2023. | DORMANT | fractally.com (site still up) |
| Antelope | Rebrand of EOSIO blockchain framework, Sept 21 2022 hard fork | LIVE but minimal traction | antelope.io |
| Eden Fractal community org | Operates Eden Fractal (Epoch 2 on Base) | LIVE | edenfractal.com |
| Optimism Foundation | Optimism Collective steward. Funded OF via Grants Council Season 6 grant. | LIVE | optimism.io |
| Optimism Collective | The governance body for the OP Mainnet ecosystem - bicameral Token House + Citizens' House | LIVE | community.optimism.io |
| ZAODEVZ | GitHub org hosting ZAOfractal repo and other ZAO ecosystem code | LIVE | github.com/ZAODEVZ |
3. Fractal Communities
| Community | Chain | Cadence | Size | Status | Founded | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAO Fractal | Optimism | Weekly Mon 6pm EST | ~40 | LIVE, 100+ weeks | Aug 2024 | (this repo) + zao.frapps.xyz |
| Eden Fractal | Base (Epoch 2) | Bi-weekly Thu 17:00 UTC | ~40 active, 77 Epoch 1 holders | LIVE, 130+ events | May 2022 (EOS), June 5 2025 (Base) | edenfractal.com |
| Optimism Fractal | OP Mainnet | Was bi-weekly | ~65 Respect holders | PAUSED Jan 2026 | Oct 2023 | optimismfractal.com |
| Eden on EOS | EOS | Quarterly elections | 400+ peak | ENDED (transitioned to Eden Fractal) | April 2021 | medium.com/edenoneos |
| Genesis Fractal | EOS/Hive | Weekly | 130 participants | CONCLUDED (30-week experiment) | 2022 | Matt Langston archive |
| Roy Fractal | EOS | Regular | 700+ | LIVE (largest active fractal) | 2022 | eosrespect.io |
| Fractal Hispano | EOS | Regular | 30+ meetings | LIVE | 2022 | UNKNOWN |
| Alien Worlds Fractal | WAX/EOS | Weekly | ~10 avg | LIVE | 2022 | alienworlds.io |
| Aquadac | Zoom-based | Weekly Tue 16:00 GMT, 12-week seasons | 20-30 | LIVE, 4+ years | 2022 | aquariusacademy.substack.com |
| EOS Respect | EOS | Monthly elections | dozens | LIVE | 2022 | (likely eosrespect.io) |
| ZEOS Fractal | EOS | Weekly | small | LIVE | 2023 | zeos.one |
| Eden Korea | EOS | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | EMERGING | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Upland Fractal | Upland | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | EMERGING | UNKNOWN | upland.me |
| Upscale Fractal | EOS | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | EMERGING (evolved from Eden on EOS) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Dynamics of Hegemony | n/a (strategy game) | n/a | UNKNOWN | LIVE | UNKNOWN | dynamicsofhegemony.com |
| Fractally (the protocol) | n/a | n/a | n/a | DORMANT since ~2023 | Jan 28 2022 | fractally.com |
4. Contracts (On-Chain)
ZAO Fractal (Optimism / OP Mainnet)
| Component | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|
| OREC Executor | 0xcB05F9254765CA521F7698e61E0A6CA6456Be532 |
Governance contract |
| OG ZAO Respect | 0x34cE89baA7E4a4B00E17F7E4C0cb97105C216957 |
ERC-20 (fractals 1-73, frozen) |
| ZOR ZAO Respect | 0x9885CCeEf7E8371Bf8d6f2413723D25917E7445c |
ERC-1155 (fractals 74+, actively minting) |
| (Other) | 0x3bc1A0Ad72417f2d411118085256fC53CBdDd137 |
UNKNOWN - found in research, role not yet identified |
Optimism Fractal (OP Mainnet)
| Component | Address |
|---|---|
| Parent Respect account (Seasons 1-4) | 0x53C9...C5CC (partial - need verification) |
| Respect1155 (Season 5+) | 0x0741...5121 (partial) |
| OREC | 0x73eb...cCE3 (partial) |
Eden Fractal (Base, Epoch 2)
| Component | Address |
|---|---|
| ORDAO contracts | UNKNOWN - need BaseScan analysis |
| Respect1155 | UNKNOWN |
Chain explorers
- Optimistic Etherscan - look up any Optimism address
- BaseScan - look up any Base address
- Optimism Mainnet RPC
5. Primary Writings (Larimer + Fractally + Eden)
Daniel Larimer
| Title | Date | Type | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| More Equal Animals: The Subtle Art of True Democracy | Feb 20, 2021 | Book (224 pp, BookBaby) | Amazon |
| Introducing Fractally - The next generation of DAOs | Jan 28, 2022 | Medium post | medium.com/gofractally |
| Fractally White Paper 1.0 | Feb 22, 2022 | PDF (the protocol spec) | fractally.com |
| Fractally White Paper Addendum 1 | Mid-2022 | Hive post (scoring formula revision: AVERAGE(FIBONACCI(LEVEL)) -> FIBONACCI(AVERAGE(LEVEL))) | hive.blog/fractally/@dan |
| Decentralizing Governance | 2019 | Medium essay | bytemaster.medium.com |
| Rational Ignorance | 2016 | Essay | UNKNOWN canonical URL |
| First Blockchain Election using Eden on EOS | Sept 6, 2021 | Medium announcement | medium.com/edenoneos |
| The Currency Distribution Problem | 2016 | Essay | UNKNOWN canonical URL |
Eden + Fractally community archives
- Fractally biography of Daniel Larimer
- Fractally blog - What is Fractal Democracy?
- Fractally blog - Introducing Fractally
- Eden Fractal vision
- Eden Fractal history
- Eden Fractal - Why Fractal Democracy is Necessary
- Eden Fractal - Respect Game
- Eden Fractal - Decision-making processes
- Eden Fractal - Epoch 2 Implementation Plan
- Eden Fractal - Epoch 1/1.5/2 timeline clarification
- Optimystics - Fractal Democracy intro
- Optimystics - Introducing the Respect Game
- Optimystics - History of Fractal Communities
- Optimystics - Welcome to Optimism Fractal
- Matt Langston - First Results from the Fractal Governance Experiments
- Matt Langston - On Simulating Fractal Governance
- Mada - Fractal Democracy and the Star Trek Test
6. Optimystics Tools
| Tool | Purpose | License | Status | URL | ZAO verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORDAO | The governance system (umbrella) | GPL-3.0 | LIVE | optimystics.io/ordao, Optimystics/ordao, sim31/ordao | USE (core infra) |
| OREC | Optimistic Respect-based Executive Contract | GPL-3.0 | LIVE | optimystics.io/orec, OREC.md spec | USE (core infra) |
| orclient | TypeScript SDK | GPL-3.0 | LIVE v1.4.4 (Apr 2 2026) | @ordao/orclient on npm, orclient-docs | USE |
| ornode | Read-only OREC state query node | GPL-3.0 | DOWN (ZAO instance) | zao-ornode.frapps.xyz | REBUILD or RETIRE |
| frapps | Fractal-apps deployment platform | GPL-3.0 | LIVE | Optimystics/frapps, sim31/frapps | USE |
| orfrapps | Newer production-deployment + multi-instance CLI | GPL-3.0 | LIVE | Optimystics/orfrapps, sim31/orfrapps | USE for new deployments |
| Fractalgram | Telegram Web A client for live Respect Game sessions | GPL-3.0 | LIVE (last Feb 11 2026) | optimystics.io/fractalgram, Optimystics/fractalgram, sim31/fractalgram | IGNORE (ZAO is Discord-first) |
| Respect.Games | Async-first Respect Game web app | MIT | BETA at respect.games | optimystics.io/respect-games-app, Optimystics/Respect.Games, contracts repo, UI repo | PILOT (async track) |
| Cignals | Competition app for ranking live performances (incl. Fractal DJ) | UNKNOWN license | ALPHA (Eden events 53, 55, 56 with ~15 participants) | optimystics.io/missions/.../cignals | PILOT (music-track ranking) |
| Cagendas | Meeting agenda automation | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN status | (no canonical URL found) | PILOT |
| OPTOPICS | Discussion topic surfacing / agenda tool | UNKNOWN | LIVE | optimystics.io/optopics | IGNORE (low fit) |
| Respect Trees | Visualization of Respect distribution | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | optimystics.io/respect-trees | PILOT (UI layer) |
| RetroPolls | Retrospective polling tool for fractal sessions | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | optimystics.io/retropolls | PILOT |
| Optimystics audits | Audit catalog page | n/a | LIVE | optimystics.io/audits | REFERENCE |
| Respect concept page | The Respect token concept hub | n/a | LIVE | optimystics.io/respect | REFERENCE |
| Tools catalog | Master Optimystics tools page | n/a | LIVE | optimystics.io/tools | REFERENCE |
Optimystics GitHub Org
github.com/Optimystics - 16 repos including all of the above plus op-fractal-sc (OF Solidity contracts: Optimystics/op-fractal-sc) and OptimismFractal.com (source).
Eden Creators Garden (the experimental layer)
The edencreators.com/garden page is Dan SingJoy + the Eden community's "fractal, iterative blog" - a hub linking 30+ draft articles about Eden Fractal experiments and Optimystics projects. Many entries are DRAFT or CONCEPT status; see research/fractal-deep/08-eden-creators-garden-inventory.md for full inventory + ZAO actions.
Highlights NOT covered in the Optimystics tool catalog above:
| Entry | URL | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAMS (Decentralized Autonomous Movie Studios) | edencreators.com/dams | Community-video-production model | DRAFT |
| Eden Research | edencreators.com/research | Roam/Athens/Obsidian/logseq-style note-taking on EOS | DRAFT |
| Eden Talk | edencreators.com/talk | Web3 community forum | DRAFT |
| Pitches (Pitch Sessions) | edencreators.com/pitches | Recurring event for public-goods pitches | DRAFT |
| Speeches | edencreators.com/speeches | Social game ranking speeches | DRAFT |
| Consortium | edencreators.com/consortium | Voting / opinion-signaling app | DRAFT |
| Eden + Fractal | edencreators.com/edenplusfractal | Original consensus game (likely upstream of Respect Game) | DRAFT |
| EFBS | edencreators.com/brainstorming | Eden Fractal Brainstorming Sessions - biweekly meta-meeting | DRAFT |
| MSIG | edencreators.com/msig | Multisig config for eden.fractal EOS account, 10+ proposals | DRAFT |
| Vlalendas | edencreators.com/vlalendas | Cagendas variant for time allocation | DRAFT |
| Agendas | edencreators.com/agendas | Conceptual umbrella over agenda tools | DRAFT |
| Pomelo | edencreators.com/pomelo | EOS-native crowdfunding multiplier | LIVE |
| Albedo | edencreators.com/albedo | Research initiative | DRAFT |
| BBS | edencreators.com/bbs | Web3 message boards, give+earn Respect for posts | DRAFT |
| ARC | edencreators.com/arc | Alliance for Responsible Citizenship synergies | DRAFT |
| Renaissance | edencreators.com/renaissance | Vision: EOS + HitRecord + Patreon creative renaissance | DRAFT |
| Independence | edencreators.com/independence | Vision: how DAOs coordinate for a better future | DRAFT |
| Ideathons | edencreators.com/ideathon | Innovation-competition format | DRAFT |
| Curating More Equal Animals | edencreators.com/curatingmea | Book-curation proposal | DRAFT |
| Fractal Forums | edencreators.com/fractalforums | Decision-making event format - dormant since early 2022 | DORMANT |
| Interim | edencreators.com/interim | 2022 consensus-process documentation | DRAFT |
| Time | edencreators.com/time | Meeting-scheduling proposals | DRAFT |
| Consensus | edencreators.com/consensus | Consensus-process exploration | DRAFT |
| Eden's Mission | edencreators.com/mission | Mission-defining discussion archive | DRAFT |
| Go Fractally! | edencreators.com/gofractally | Larimer Fractally presentation | DRAFT |
7. ZAO Fractal Bot
| Repo | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
bettercallzaal/fractalbotmarch2026 |
LIVE, v2.1 | 52 slash commands, hosted on bot-hosting.net. Python + discord.py 2.0. Last update March 28, 2026. Likely private. github.com/bettercallzaal/fractalbotmarch2026 |
| Previous iterations (chronological) | DEPRECATED | fractalbotv1old, ZAO-FRACTAL-BOTV2, fractalbotV3June2025, fractalbotnov2025, fractalbotdec2025, fractalbotfeb2026 |
bettercallzaal/zaoos |
LIVE | The full Farcaster social client. Has /fractals page + API routes. community.config.ts, webhook handler, leaderboard reader |
bettercallzaal/fractalbotapril2026 |
Newer iteration referenced in some docs | UNKNOWN status vs fractalbotmarch2026 |
8. Adjacent Governance Tools
| Tool | Purpose | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hats Protocol | Programmable, hierarchical role/permission system on Ethereum | MIT | docs.hatsprotocol.xyz, GitHub |
| Snapshot | Off-chain governance voting with on-chain signature verification | MIT | snapshot.org, docs, GitHub |
| Pol.is | Statement-clustering deliberation tool (used by Taiwan vTaiwan) | GPL | pol.is, GitHub compdemocracy/polis |
| Loomio | Cooperative governance discussion + decision tool | AGPL | loomio.com, GitHub |
| Decidim | Open-source participatory democracy platform (Barcelona) | AGPL | decidim.org, GitHub |
| Consul | Open-source citizen participation platform (Madrid) | AGPL | consuldemocracy.org, GitHub |
| Sociocracy 3.0 (S3) | Pattern library for consent-based governance (not a tool) | CC | sociocracy30.org |
| Safe (Gnosis Safe) | Dominant multisig + module wallet on Ethereum | LGPL | safe.global, GitHub |
| Tally | Compound Governor frontend + DAO management UI | Proprietary | tally.xyz |
| Aragon OSx | Modular DAO framework (post-2024 rewrite) | GPL-3.0 | docs.aragon.org, GitHub |
| OpenZeppelin Governor | Reference governance contract suite | MIT | OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts, Governor source |
| Moloch v3 | Ragequit-enabled grants DAO framework | UNKNOWN | GitHub |
| Aragon Conviction Voting | Conviction-voting variant | UNKNOWN | BlockScience/Aragon_Conviction_Voting |
| Coordinape | Peer-allocation grants tool | MIT | coordinape-protocol |
| DAOstar | DAO interoperability standards | MIT | metagov/daostar |
9. Optimism Ecosystem Context
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Optimism Collective constitution | community.optimism.io |
| Optimism gov forum | gov.optimism.io |
| Optimism Fractal Respect Game grant (Season 6) | gov.optimism.io thread 9617 |
| Eden Fractal Epoch 2 Superchain announcement | gov.optimism.io thread 9976 |
| Optimism Collective Governance Proposal Round | gov.optimism.io thread 8318 |
| Optimism docs | docs.optimism.io |
| Optimism gov FAQ | docs.optimism.io/governance/gov-faq |
| OP Stack Superchain Explainer | docs.optimism.io/superchain/superchain-explainer |
| OP Stack Interop | docs.optimism.io/stack/interop |
| OP Stack fees | docs.optimism.io/op-stack/transactions/fees |
| Optimism Citizens House | Community Hub - retro funding, identity and rep, welcome overview |
| Optimism Operating Manual | GitHub OPerating-manual |
10. Farcaster Ecosystem
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Farcaster Protocol | github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol |
| Farcaster FIP #19 - Proof of Work Tokenization | github.com/orgs/farcasterorg/discussions/19 - CassOnMars, March 24 2026 |
| Warpcast (Farcaster client) | warpcast.com |
11. Cross-DAO Inter-Governance
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Fractal Nouns (OIF Governance Bridge) | github.com/Fractal-Nouns |
| ERC-7683 spec | erc7683.org - cross-chain intents standard |
| IYKYK DAO Terminal | github.com/IYKYK-DAO/iykyk-terminal - MIT, Nouns Builder + headless dashboard template |
12. Music DAOs (Surveyed; None Use Peer-Ranked Governance)
| DAO | Governance | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Friends With Benefits (FWB) | Token-weighted | fwb.help |
| SongCamp | Shared revenue, no peer voting | songcamp.com |
| Botto | Voting on AI-generated art (token-weighted) | botto.com, 1kx article on Botto |
| Catalog | n/a (marketplace) | catalog.works |
| Sound | n/a (label/platform) | sound.xyz |
| Mint | n/a (marketplace) | mint.fun |
| Audius | Platform governance, token-weighted | audius.co |
Verdict: ZAO Fractal is the ONLY music + soulbound peer-ranked governance community in existence.
13. Academic + Theory References
Books
| Author | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Larimer | More Equal Animals | 2021 |
| James Fishkin | Democracy and Deliberation | 1991 |
| James Fishkin | When the People Speak | 2009 |
| James Fishkin | Democracy When the People Are Thinking | 2018 |
| Helene Landemore | Democratic Reason | 2013 |
| Helene Landemore | Open Democracy | 2020 |
| Jurgen Habermas | The Theory of Communicative Action (Vol 1+2) | 1981/1984 |
| Jurgen Habermas | Between Facts and Norms | 1992 |
| Hugo Mercier + Dan Sperber | The Enigma of Reason | 2017 |
| Jonathan Haidt | The Righteous Mind | 2012 |
| Cass Sunstein | Infotopia | 2006 |
| Cass Sunstein | Why Societies Need Dissent | 2003 |
| Elinor Ostrom | Governing the Commons | 1990 |
| James Surowiecki | The Wisdom of Crowds | 2004 |
| Bernard Manin | The Principles of Representative Government | 1997 |
Papers / Reports
| Title | Authors | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregated knowledge from a small number of debates... | Navajas, Niella et al. | Nature Human Behaviour, 2018 |
| OECD Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions | OECD | 2020 |
| Schulte-Mecklenbeck et al. - on small-group decision-making | Schulte-Mecklenbeck et al. | Small Group Research, 2021 |
| Spiekermann + Landemore - Majoritarian democracy and truth-finding | Spiekermann + Landemore | LSE working paper |
Citizens' Assemblies + Sortition
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Ireland Citizens' Assembly 2016-2018 | citizensassembly.ie |
| France Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat 2019-2020 | conventioncitoyennepourleclimat.fr (archived) |
| British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform 2004 | Wikipedia + Participedia case study |
| OECD 2020 Citizen Participation report | oecd.org |
| Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab | cdd.stanford.edu |
Other community essays
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| FreeDAO - Revolutionising DAO Governance with Fractal Sortition | Medium |
| Fractal Democracy - A Primer | james-mart.medium.com |
| Fractals: How Small Groups Become Large Systems | Medium @kevin-34708 |
| Pseudonymous Fractals | Medium - matthias.schoenebeck |
| EdenOS - A Fractal Governance Solution | Medium edenos |
| Conviction Voting - novel decision-making | Medium - Commons Stack |
| Bringing off-chain governance on-chain | Medium - gofractally |
| DAOhaus deep-dive | DAOhaus Mirror |
| Bankless DAO on Optimism Collective | Bankless DAO Substack |
| Elijah Spina on DAOs | Mirror |
| Verbs Team (Nouns) | Mirror |
| Vitalik Buterin on voting | github.com/vbuterin/blog, Mirror |
| Mint NFT DAO - 100% NFT-governed | Mintable Medium |
14. Maker / Other DAO Comparison References
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| MakerDAO Endgame docs | github.com/makerdao/endgame-docs |
| Nouns DAO | nouns.wtf |
| Soulbound tokens (brianwatroba) | github.com/brianwatroba/soulbound |
15. ZAO-Internal Research Cross-References
The ZAO OS V1 research library hosts the canonical source docs many things here trace back to. Most relevant doc numbers:
| Doc # | Title | Path |
|---|---|---|
| 056 | ORDAO + Respect Game System | governance/056-ordao-respect-system/ |
| 058 | Respect Deep Dive | governance/058-respect-deep-dive/ |
| 075 | Hats Protocol v2 Updates | governance/075-hats-protocol-v2-updates/ |
| 102 | Fractals / Frapps / ORDAO page | governance/102-fractals-frapps-ordao-page/ |
| 103 | Fractal governance ecosystem | governance/103-fractal-governance-ecosystem/ |
| 104 | Fractal communities directory | governance/104-fractal-communities-directory/ |
| 105 | Fractal key people | governance/105-fractal-key-people/ |
| 106 | Dan SingJoy + Eden deep dive | community/106-dan-singjoy-eden-fractal-deep-dive/ |
| 109 | Optimystics tooling ecosystem | governance/109-optimystics-tooling-ecosystem/ |
| 114 | ZAO Fractal live infrastructure | governance/114-zao-fractal-live-infrastructure/ |
| 115 | ZAO data reconciliation plan | governance/115-zao-data-reconciliation/ |
| 132 | Snapshot weekly polls | governance/132-snapshot-weekly-polls/ |
| 184 | Superchain ORDAO + cross-chain fractal | governance/184-superchain-ordao-crosschain-fractal/ |
| 188 | ZAO Fractal bot + process | governance/188-zao-fractal-bot-process/ |
| 285 | ORDAO + ORFrapps updated documentation | governance/285-ordao-orfrapps-docs/ |
| 306 | Eden Fractal + Optimism Fractal: complete history | governance/306-eden-fractal-op-fractal-deep-history/ |
| 346 | IYKYK DAO + Fractal Nouns | governance/346-iykyk-fractal-nouns-inter-dao-governance/ |
| 444 | ZAO Fractal Submission (Apr 20 2026) | governance/444-fractal-submission-apr20-2026/ |
| 450 | Pre-fractal Discord talking points | governance/450-pre-fractal-discord-talking-points-apr20/ |
| 497 | Sociocracy circles for small teams | governance/497-sociocracy-circles-small-teams/ |
| 498 | ZAO Fractal adapted for ZAOstock | governance/498-zao-fractal-adapted-for-zaostock/ |
| 502 | ZAOstock Circles v1 spec | governance/502-zaostock-circles-v1-spec/ |
| 657 | Plural events + deliberation toolkit | governance/657-plural-events-deliberation-toolkit/ |
| 664 | Farcaster FIP + async GitHub-native fractal | governance/664-farcaster-fip-pow-tokenization-and-async-github-fractal/ |
| 675 | Tanja fractal book call (May 18 2026) | events/675-tanja-fractal-book-call-may18/ |
| 696 | Respect + Fractal governance lineage summary | governance/696-respect-fractal-lineage-summary/ |
| 702 | Respect + Fractal governance: DEEP lineage | governance/702-respect-fractal-lineage/ |
| 703 | ZAO Fractal current state (May 2026) | governance/703-zao-fractal-current-state-may-2026/ |
| 705 | Fractal governance external deep research | governance/705-fractal-governance-external-deep-research/ |
| 718 | ZAO Fractal Whitepaper foundations | governance/718-zao-fractal-whitepaper-foundations/ (hub + 7 sub-docs 718a-g) |
Library base path: /Users/zaalpanthaki/Documents/ZAO OS V1/research/. The most-load-bearing of these (056, 058, 184, 497, 657, 705, 718a-g) are imported verbatim into /research/whitepaper-foundations/, /research/primary-sources/, /research/context/, /research/external/.
16. This Repo's Own File Map
ZAOfractal/
README.md repo intro + live ZAO Fractal facts
RESOURCES.md this file
reference/ shallow lineage survey (16 files, ~1300 lines)
research/ DEEP-tier (~13000 lines, 420+ sources)
01-foundations-deep.md theory + math + ORDAO + comparative
02-live-communities-deep.md Roy/Eden/Aquadac/OF post-mortems
03-music-cignals-deep.md Cignals + music DAOs
04-async-identity-deep.md Respect.Games + identity stacking
05-targeted-gap-fillers.md Shakruz Azirof, Mikael, Aquadac fills
06-frapp-gh-prd.md build-ready Frapp-GH PRD
code-walk/ fractalbot + ORDAO contract walkthroughs
whitepaper-foundations/ 718 dispatch hub + 7 chapter sources
primary-sources/ ORDAO + Respect canonical mechanics
context/ superchain + sociocracy + plural events
external/ cross-cutting external research
fractal-deep/ full history per fractal + Optimystics tool catalog
01-eos-fractally-origins.md the dead foundations
02-eden-fractal-full-history.md end to end Eden
03-optimism-fractal-full-history.md Oct 2023 launch through Jan 2026 pause
04-optimystics-tools-survey.md full tool catalog with ZAO verdicts
whitepaper/
README.md 11-chapter outline + status
draft/
ch01-preamble-and-vision.md v0.1, 2458 words, manifesto
ch02-the-problem.md v0.1, 2434 words, argument
ch03-fractal-democracy-first-principles.md v0.1, 3348 words, precision
How to use this index
- Need a primary source URL? Section 5 (Larimer + Fractally writings) or Section 13 (academic).
- Looking up a contract address? Section 4.
- Want to find a person's social handle? Section 1.
- Choosing a governance tool to integrate? Section 6 (Optimystics) or Section 8 (adjacent).
- Comparing fractal vs other DAOs? Section 12 (music DAOs) or Section 14 (other DAOs).
- Onboarding a new contributor? Start them at
README.md+reference/README.md. - Need depth on a specific fractal?
research/fractal-deep/INDEX.mdindexes by community.
Honest UNKNOWNs
Resources we know exist but could not surface a public URL for:
- Larimer's "Rational Ignorance" 2016 essay canonical URL
- Larimer's "The Currency Distribution Problem" 2016 essay canonical URL
- Rosmari's public handle / social
- Abraham Becker's public handle / social
- Mikael's full name + current contact + Fractal Circles source code repo
- Block.one's current operational status post-NFT-pivot
- Eden Korea's status / founder / chain
- Cagendas canonical URL
- Optimism Fractal full contract addresses (
0x53C9...C5CC,0x0741...5121,0x73eb...cCE3- need full addresses, not the abbreviations) - Eden Fractal Epoch 2 contracts on Base (no canonical contract list found)
- The 4th ZAO contract
0x3bc1A0Ad72417f2d411118085256fC53CBdDd137- found in research but role not yet identified
These are research targets for any future wave.