Manoj Kumar Desai

I research Governance 2.0 studying how DAOs make decisions in the age of AI agents, delegation automation, and incentive-driven voting.Tracking delegate behaviour, power dynamics and governance integrity across Optimism, Arbitrum, Gitcoin & the Superchain........

Full report + CSV: lnkd.in/d4cExD_Z

One proposal stands out: the forum‑improvement AIP failed while ~96% of others passed. When public deliberation tooling is the only thing that doesn’t get funded, it tells you a lot about where power really lives. Full analysis + CSV inside. #DeFi #Crypto

When a billion‑dollar DAO passes almost everything, that’s not “healthy consensus” it’s a hint that real contestation has moved off‑chain. Arbitrum’s Jan–Jun 2026 votes are a clean case study of this pattern. #Arbitrum #DAO #Governance

linkedin.com/pulse/governan… Infrastructure is not a technical footnote. It is the next governance frontier. And most DAOs are not read #DAOGovernance #Web3 #DeFi #BlockchainSecurity #InfrastructureRisk #ProtocolRisk #Arbitrum #Aave #Optimism #Tokenomics #SmartContracts

We’re excited to announce that Upland has partnered with @themiracle_io for a new campaign inside the @MetaMask wallet. More people discovering Upland is always a good thing. More builders, more explorers, more future property tycoons. 💪

NEW: Aave receives court approval to transfer $71M frozen $ETH post rsETH exploit. Ruling enables on-chain vote to Aave-controlled wallet while preserving victim claims

Your Yokis remember you. Yoki Legacy. Yoki Origins. If you held them on @soneium, the Circuit has not forgotten. Summoners, return on May 11.

Coinstancy is now live for American users, powered by Coinme's regulated fiat infrastructure on Polygon.

"The missing piece in DeFi is less about reasoning and more about execution: a secure, production-grade layer that agents (and users) can trust for on-chain trading. That's what we've been building."

Everything you need on Astar, in one place. 👨🏻‍💻 @Juminstock walks you through the rebuilt Portal. Assets, transfers, bridges, analytics, and dApp Staking, section by section. Explore the Portal 👉 portal.astar.network

@KelpDAO linkedin.com/pulse/cross-ch… #DAO #Blockchain

Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB, Polygon, Linea, Sonic, Fantom, Avalanche, Berachain, Katana, Blast, Plasma, Monad, Sei, COTI. Any EVM chain. One execution layer. And growing.

🚨 #PiNetwork Big Update - Huge development just a few hours ago. PiNetwork’s SmartContracts repo is now public, and it already shows an early paid subscriptions contract for recurring merchant payments. That could eventually support: • premium app access • creator memberships • SaaS-style billing • paid communities • recurring digital services Still early, but this is the kind of infrastructure that starts shifting a network from speculation to real app economy rails. #PiNetwork $PI 🥧 #Bitcoin #Crypto

@arbitrum linkedin.com/pulse/old-arbi…

The programmable economy is here.

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LIVE: Final round of Security Council election voting is underway. 11 candidates have made it this far. It is now up to the DAO to choose its top 6 to join the Arbitrum Security Council’s March 2026 Cohort! Find out how to cast your votes 👇 forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-s…

@arbitrumdao_gov @DZack23 linkedin.com/pulse/old-arbi…

DZack23 👤@DZack23 is a former Senior Blockchain Engineer at Offchain Labs (2020–2024); technical researcher; ArbitrumDAO delegate 🛠️ Background: Led the design and implementation of Arbitrum smart contract components; 8+ years of full-time experience in crypto 📝 Key focus: Smart contract development, L2 research, cybersecurity, key management tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/c…

11 candidates are competing for 6 seats in the March 2026 Security Council Member Election. Meet the candidates below and know their backgrounds as stated in their published profiles👇 x.com/arbitrumdao_go…

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@aave linkedin.com/pulse/kelp-dao…

Aave V4's traction keeps accelerating. Supply, borrow, and credit line caps have been raised after several assets reached full capacity.