Decentralized organizations

Decentralized organization (DOs) are software programs that run on a blockchain and are based on the idea of real human organizations with people and protocols. Once a DO, in the form of a smart contract or a set of smart contracts, is added to the blockchain, it becomes decentralized and parties interact with each other based on the code defined within the DO software.

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