Library Brief Checklists: must-cover points & sources for all 50 briefs

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Library Brief Checklists

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DAO Creation & Operations

#1 · Delegates and delegation: how DAO voting power actually flows in 2026

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🏛 DAO Governance Best Practices
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• What delegation is and why governance tokens require it (only delegated balances vote)
• Self-delegation vs delegating to others
• How to research and choose a delegate (voting history, statements, participation)
• Delegate platforms (Tally, Boardroom, Agora) and delegate incentive programs
• Vote-buying / delegation-capture risks and mitigations
• How re-delegation and vote weight snapshots work

Sources to cite (with links)

• OpenZeppelin Governor / ERC20Votes docs
• Tally & Agora docs
• real delegate profiles (Optimism, Arbitrum, ENS, Uniswap)

#2 · Snapshot vs Tally vs Aragon vs OpenBook vs Boardroom (2026 comparison)

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🗳 DAO Management & Voting Tools
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• voting mechanism
• gas
• off-chain vs on-chain
• treasury integration
• pricing
• exit-cost (can you migrate?)
• audit status

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each platform's docs + 2-3 example DAOs using each

#3 · DAO treasury management: how the top 10 DAOs allocate $50M+

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 💰 DAO Treasury Strategies
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 200+ words
• Reward: T3 · 4 000 DFR

Must cover

• stablecoin %
• native token %
• blue-chip %
• yield-bearing %
• runway calculation
• common allocation principles

Sources to cite (with links)

• DeepDAO
• llama.xyz
• Karpatkey reports
• on-chain explorers

#4 · Why most DAOs die in year 2 (and how to not)

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🏛 DAO Governance Best Practices
• Prefix: Discussion
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• voter apathy
• governance capture
• treasury mismanagement
• mission drift
• founder dependency
• legal threats

Sources to cite (with links)

• Forum archives of dead DAOs (Wonderland, Olympus pre-rebase, Aragon dissolution, etc.)
• academic papers

#5 · Legal structures for DAOs in 2026: Cayman, Wyoming LLC, Marshall, Swiss, B…

• Full title: Legal structures for DAOs in 2026: Cayman, Wyoming LLC, Marshall, Swiss, BVI
• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 📑 Legal · Tax · Compliance
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• tax treatment
• liability
• KYC requirements
• costs (formation + maintenance)
• real DAOs using each

Sources to cite (with links)

• OpenLaw
• MetaLeX
• a16z legal blog
• Wyoming DAO LLC act text
• Cayman foundation primer

#6 · Quorum, voting periods, timelocks: the parameters that actually matter

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🏛 DAO Governance Best Practices
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• quorum math
• timelock attack vectors
• voting period vs treasury size
• security council patterns

Sources to cite (with links)

• Compound
• OpenZeppelin Governor
• Optimism
• Arbitrum governance docs

#7 · Building community before tokens: the 5-stage DAO formation playbook

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🏛 DAO Governance Best Practices
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• stage 1 idea/discord
• stage 2 forum/proposal
• stage 3 contributor circles
• stage 4 treasury & tokens
• stage 5 governance

Sources to cite (with links)

• Friends With Benefits
• BanklessDAO
• Index Coop
• Gitcoin earlydays writeups

Smart Contracts & Development

#8 · Foundry vs Hardhat vs Wake vs Apeworx in 2026

• Forum: 💻 Smart Contracts & Development → 🧰 Tooling, Frameworks & Infra
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• test speed
• fuzzing
• gas reporting
• scripting ergonomics
• IDE integration
• ecosystem maturity

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each tool's GitHub
• recent dev surveys (Electric Capital)
• Twitter/X dev sentiment

#9 · The 10 most common Solidity vulnerabilities still found in 2026 audits

• Forum: 💻 Smart Contracts & Development → 🔍 Security & Audits
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T3 · 4 000 DFR

Must cover

• access control
• oracle manipulation
• MEV-vulnerable flows
• signature replay
• upgrade-pattern bugs
• precision loss
• share-inflation
• callback hooks
• gas griefing
• donation attacks

Sources to cite (with links)

• Spearbit / ToB / Code4rena 2025-2026 reports
• Solodit

#10 · Solana program development for EVM developers: the mental model shift

• Forum: 💻 Smart Contracts & Development → 🟣 Solana / Rust / Anchor
• Prefix: Guide · SOL
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• accounts vs storage
• programs vs contracts
• no msg.sender
• PDAs
• CPI
• Anchor IDL
• Solana fees
• compute units
• rent

Sources to cite (with links)

• Solana Cookbook
• Anchor book
• Helius blog
• neodyme writeups

#11 · ERC-4337 in production: lessons from 6 wallets shipping it

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🪪 Smart Wallets & Account Abstraction
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T3 · 4 000 DFR

Must cover

• bundler economics
• paymaster patterns
• EIP-7702 implications
• gas overhead
• key management UX
• recovery flows

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each wallet's docs + dune dashboards on UserOp volume

#12 · AI agents writing Solidity: state of the art, October 2026

• Forum: 💻 Smart Contracts & Development → 🤖 AI × Web3
• Prefix: Discussion · ETH
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• code generation quality
• security-aware prompting
• AI-assisted auditing
• deployment risk
• current limitations

Sources to cite (with links)

• AI-assisted audit case studies
• GitHub Copilot in Solidity surveys
• custom benchmarks

#13 · How to read a smart-contract audit report (and what's a red flag)

• Forum: 💻 Smart Contracts & Development → 🔍 Security & Audits
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• severity categories
• scope
• commit hashes
• fix verification
• single vs multi-firm
• mitigation status
• what's not covered

Sources to cite (with links)

• Spearbit
• Trail of Bits
• OpenZeppelin sample reports
• audited contract examples

DeFi & Trading

#14 · Top Solana staking APY 2026: where the real yield is (and the risks)

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 🌾 Yield Farming & Staking
• Prefix: Guide · SOL
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• native validator selection
• Jito
• Marinade
• BlazeStake
• Lido on Solana
• JitoSOL/USDC on Kamino
• MEV revenue share
• slashing risk
• validator commission

Sources to cite (with links)

• SolBeat
• Stakewiz
• validators.app
• Jito stake pool docs

#15 · Top Ethereum staking options in 2026 (Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax, restaking)

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 🌾 Yield Farming & Staking
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T3 · 4 000 DFR

Must cover

• solo (32 ETH)
• Lido stETH
• Rocket Pool rETH
• Frax sfrxETH
• EigenLayer LRTs (etherfi, renzo, swell)
• MEV-Boost
• validator economics 2026

Sources to cite (with links)

• Beaconcha.in
• rated.network
• etherscan
• EigenLayer / EtherFi docs

#16 · Lending markets ranked: Aave, Morpho, Spark, Compound v3, Fluid

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 📜 Lending & Borrowing
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• isolation modes
• e-mode
• idle vs supply
• Morpho's vault model
• Spark's DAI savings rate
• Compound v3's "borrow base" model
• Fluid's smart collateral

Sources to cite (with links)

• llama.fi
• each protocol's docs
• recent governance forum threads

#17 · DeFi yield aggregator showdown 2026: Yearn, Beefy, Pendle, Sommelier

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 🌾 Yield Farming & Staking
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• auto-compounding strategies
• Pendle fixed yield mechanics
• Sommelier curator model
• vault audit history

Sources to cite (with links)

• each protocol's docs + audit reports

#18 · How to read a TradingView chart (BTC/ETH primer for builders)

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 📈 Trading & TA
• Prefix: Guide · BTC
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• candlesticks
• support/resistance
• moving averages
• RSI
• volume
• common patterns
• *why most TA in low-cap crypto is useless*
• when it's actually useful (BTC/ETH macro)

Sources to cite (with links)

• TradingView docs
• Edwards & Magee
• BabyPips

#19 · Uniswap v3 LP math: when concentrated liquidity actually pays

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 🔄 Liquidity Pools & AMMs
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• impermanent loss formula
• range selection
• just-in-time liquidity competition
• fee tier choice
• when v2 still beats v3

Sources to cite (with links)

• Uniswap docs
• Atise / Charm Finance research
• Revert.finance dashboards

#20 · DAO treasury portfolio strategies: from stable-heavy to native-token-heavy

• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 💰 DAO Treasury Strategies
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• runway calculation
• market downturn cushions
• productive vs idle
• OTC desks for DAOs
• Karpatkey-style mandates

Sources to cite (with links)

• Karpatkey reports
• llama.xyz
• recent treasury proposals (Aave, Lido)

Wallets, Security & UX

#21 · Top Web3 wallets 2026: Rabby, Frame, MetaMask, NYKNYC, Phantom, Backpack

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🔐 Wallets & Key Management
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• UX
• security model
• simulation features
• hardware support
• multi-chain
• smart-wallet features
• gas abstraction

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each wallet's docs + a few months of hands-on use
• disclose any affiliation with a wallet you review

#22 · Hardware wallet shootout 2026: Ledger, Trezor, GridPlus, Keystone, BitBox

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🔐 Wallets & Key Management
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• secure element
• open-source firmware
• transaction display
• EIP-712 support
• smart contract interaction
• recent vulnerabilities

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each manufacturer's docs
• donjon.ledger.com
• recent CVEs

#23 · How wallet drainer scams work in 2026 (and how to not get hit)

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🛡 Security · Phishing · Scams
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• approval-based drainers
• Permit/Permit2 exploits
• signature phishing
• address poisoning
• ENS-vanity attacks
• Inferno/MS/Pink drainer families
• simulation defenses

Sources to cite (with links)

• ScamSniffer reports
• Forta
• Chainabuse
• BlockSec

#24 · Bridges in 2026: who's still standing, which are safe enough to use

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🌉 Bridges & Cross-chain
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 2 000+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• native rollup bridges (Optimism, Arbitrum, Base canonical)
• light-client bridges
• multisig bridges
• intent-based (Across, Bungee)
• CCTP
• LayerZero v2
• security history

Sources to cite (with links)

• L2Beat
• Chainalysis bridge reports
• post-mortems

#25 · Account abstraction explained: ERC-4337, EIP-7702, and the post-EOA world

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🪪 Smart Wallets & Account Abstraction
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• EOA limitations
• 4337 architecture
• paymasters
• EIP-7702 delegation
• social recovery
• session keys
• batched transactions

Sources to cite (with links)

• EIP texts
• Vitalik posts
• Yoav Weiss talks
• AA explorer

#26 · A scam database for crypto: how to report, how to verify

• Forum: 🔐 Wallets, Security & UX → 🛡 Security · Phishing · Scams
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• Chainabuse
• ScamSniffer
• Web3 Antivirus
• etherscan tags
• reporting to exchanges
• OFAC compliance
• public DAOForum scam thread workflow

Sources to cite (with links)

• Chainabuse docs
• ScamSniffer
• recent law enforcement actions

Tokens, Presales & DEX

#27 · How to launch a token in 2026 (without rugging anyone, including yourself)

• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Launches & DEX → 🚀 Token Launches & Presales
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• contract review
• supply choice
• distribution
• LP seeding
• governance setup
• communication
• post-launch

Sources to cite (with links)

• Recent successful (and failed) launches
• DFR itself as a case study

#28 · Liquidity strategies for new tokens: v2 vs v3, range choice, IL

• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Presales & DEX → 📈 Liquidity & Market Making
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• pool fee tier
• range
• single-sided LP
• MM services (do you need one?)
• liquidity depth targets
• MEV protection

Sources to cite (with links)

• Uniswap docs
• MM whitepapers (Wintermute, GSR public posts)
• Revert

#29 · Tokenomics red flags: how to spot a bad design in 60 seconds

• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Presales & DEX → 💬 Tokenomics Critique
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• team allocation %
• vesting cliffs
• supply schedule
• utility realism
• governance lockup
• sell pressure modeling
• FDV vs circulating gap

Sources to cite (with links)

• Cryptorank
• Token Terminal
• recent tokenomics whitepapers

#30 · DEX listing 101: getting from contract to tradeable

• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Presales & DEX → 🛠 DEX Listings & Pool Management
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• Uniswap (permissionless)
• Sushiswap
• Balancer
• Curve (gauge process)
• Aerodrome bribery
• aggregator inclusion (1inch, Matcha)
• DexScreener / DexTools listing

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each DEX docs
• DexScreener / DexTools listing requirements

#31 · Why presales mostly don't work in 2026 (and the rare cases they do)

• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Launches & DEX → 🚀 Token Launches & Presales
• Prefix: Discussion
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• failure mode analysis
• the few cases that worked (community-led only)
• launchpad rebrands
• regulatory chill
• alternative: build community first

Sources to cite (with links)

• Cryptorank IDO database
• recent post-mortems

DAOForum Governance

#32 · How DAOForum's own DAO works (Proposal #1 walkthrough)

🔒 Founder-written, not open for claims.

#33 · Writing a good DAO proposal: anatomy of one that passes

• Forum: 🏛 DAOForum Governance → 🗳 Voting & Quorum Discussion
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• title
• abstract
• motivation
• specification
• rationale
• transaction breakdown
• success metrics
• opposition responses

Sources to cite (with links)

• Aave
• Optimism
• Arbitrum recent passing proposals

#34 · Multisig signer responsibilities: a 2026 best-practice guide

• Forum: 🏛 DAOForum Governance → 💰 Treasury & Grants
• Prefix: Guide · ETH
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• Safe simulation
• ledger-only signing
• response SLA
• transparency
• signer rotation
• emergency procedures
• sigsec

Sources to cite (with links)

• Safe docs
• recent multisig incidents (writeup)
• Karpatkey signing playbook

Learn — Service & Marketing Guides

#35 · Crypto KOL marketing in 2026: what works, what's pure waste

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🎓 Tutorials & Long-form Guides
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• real-engagement metrics
• follower quality
• audience match
• disclosure rules
• contracting
• payment structure
• ROI tracking

Sources to cite (with links)

• Recent post-mortems
• public KOL deal threads
• Lunarcrush

#36 · Audit firm landscape 2026: tier 1 / 2 / 3, costs, turnaround

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🎓 Tutorials & Long-form Guides
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• Spearbit
• Trail of Bits
• OpenZeppelin
• Cantina
• Code4rena
• Sherlock
• Zellic
• Halborn
• smaller boutiques; cost per kLOC; competitive audits vs traditional

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each firm's website + recent public reports

#37 · Reddit marketing for crypto: what's still possible after the API changes

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🎓 Tutorials & Long-form Guides
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 200+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• subreddit rules database
• AMA strategies
• anti-spam thresholds
• alternative reddit-likes (Lemmy, Tildes)

Sources to cite (with links)

• Subreddit moderation logs
• recent AMA threads

Learn

#38 · Crypto wallets explained: a guide for someone who's literally never used…

• Full title: Crypto wallets explained: a guide for someone who's literally never used one
• Forum: 📚 Learn → 📖 DAO Fundamentals (beginner)
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• what a wallet is
• seed phrase safety
• hot vs cold
• EOA vs smart wallet
• first transaction walkthrough

Sources to cite (with links)

• MetaMask docs
• hardware wallet docs
• op-sec checklists

#39 · Joining a DAO: how membership, roles, and contributor onboarding actually…

• Full title: Joining a DAO: how membership, roles, and contributor onboarding actually work
• Forum: 📚 Learn → 📖 DAO Fundamentals (beginner)
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• token-gated vs open vs reputation-based membership
• where to start (Discord/forum/governance)
• finding your first task (bounties, working groups, seasons)
• roles and titles
• how contributors get paid
• etiquette and common newbie mistakes
• real onboarding examples

Sources to cite (with links)

• BanklessDAO / Gitcoin / Optimism onboarding docs
• real DAO contributor guides
• DAOForum's own onboarding

#40 · Stablecoins explained: USDC vs USDT vs DAI vs USDe vs PYUSD vs FDUSD

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 📖 DAO Fundamentals (beginner)
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• fiat-backed
• crypto-backed
• algorithmic
• yield-bearing
• attestations vs audits
• depeg history
• transparency dashboards

Sources to cite (with links)

• Each issuer's attestations
• DefiLlama stablecoins page

Learn — Non-Technical & Entrepreneurship

#41 · Understanding crypto gas fees: what you pay, why, and how to pay less

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 📖 DAO Fundamentals
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• what gas is and why it exists
• gas units vs gas price (gwei)
• base fee vs priority fee (EIP-1559)
• why fees spike
• L1 vs L2 fee differences
• how to time transactions
• gas trackers
• failed-transaction gas
• gasless/sponsored transactions (paymasters)

Sources to cite (with links)

• Ethereum.org gas docs
• Etherscan gas tracker
• L2 fee dashboards (L2Fees, growthepie)

#42 · Memecoins: from pump.fun to something real — what separates a meme from a…

• Full title: Memecoins: from pump.fun to something real — what separates a meme from a movement
• Forum: 🪙 Tokens, Launches & DEX → 🚀 Token Launches & Presales
• Prefix: Discussion
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• pump.fun mechanics
• why 99% of memecoins die in 48h
• the rare ones that survived and why
• community-first vs hype-first
• transitioning from meme to DAO
• real examples

Sources to cite (with links)

• pump.fun data
• DexScreener historical data
• DOGE/SHIB/BONK origin stories

#43 · Starting a crypto business in 2026: legal, practical, realistic

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🎓 Tutorials & Long-form Guides
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 800+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• service businesses (marketing, community, design)
• tool businesses (analytics, dashboards)
• DAO service providers
• legal structures
• payment rails
• taxation basics
• real revenue examples

Sources to cite (with links)

• a16z legal posts
• recent crypto business case studies
• IRS/tax guidance

#44 · Reading on-chain data for non-devs: Etherscan, Arbiscan & block explorers…

• Full title: Reading on-chain data for non-devs: Etherscan, Arbiscan & block explorers in 2026
• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🌐 Web3 & Crypto 101
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• anatomy of a transaction page
• reading a wallet's token & activity tabs
• verifying a token contract (holders, supply, verified source)
• spotting approvals and revoking them
• tracking a transfer
• using the Token Approvals & label features
• explorer differences across chains (Etherscan, Arbiscan, Solscan, Basescan)

Sources to cite (with links)

• Etherscan / Arbiscan docs
• revoke.cash
• sample transaction walkthroughs

#45 · Service providers in web3: how to sell marketing, design, and community w…

• Full title: Service providers in web3: how to sell marketing, design, and community work to DAOs
• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🎓 Tutorials & Long-form Guides
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• where to find clients (DAOForum marketplace, governance forums, Discord)
• how to price services in crypto
• dealing with payment volatility
• building a web3 portfolio
• reputation systems
• escrow best practices

Sources to cite (with links)

• DAOForum marketplace rules
• freelancer communities
• real service provider threads

#46 · The non-developer's guide to reading a smart contract (or knowing when to…

• Full title: The non-developer's guide to reading a smart contract (or knowing when to hire someone who can)
• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🌐 Web3 & Crypto 101
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• etherscan contract tab
• verified vs unverified
• read-only functions
• owner/admin patterns
• common red flags visible without coding knowledge
• when to hire an auditor
• how much audits cost

Sources to cite (with links)

• Etherscan docs
• OpenZeppelin common patterns
• sample contract walkthroughs

#47 · Crypto trading strategies for people who used to be degens (but want to b…

• Full title: Crypto trading strategies for people who used to be degens (but want to be smarter)
• Forum: 📊 DeFi & Trading → 📈 Trading & TA
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• position sizing
• stop losses
• portfolio allocation
• the difference between trading and gambling
• DCA strategies
• when to take profits
• emotional management
• real examples of reformed degen strategies

Sources to cite (with links)

• TradingView
• risk management literature
• real trader case studies

#48 · How DAOs actually make decisions — a non-technical guide to governance

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 📖 DAO Fundamentals
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• proposal lifecycle (draft → discussion → vote → execution)
• off-chain vs on-chain voting
• delegation
• what a multisig actually does
• quorum explained simply
• real example walkthrough (Optimism or ENS proposal)

Sources to cite (with links)

• Optimism governance docs
• ENS governance docs
• Snapshot
• real proposal examples

#49 · From trader to DAO contributor: real paths people have taken

• Forum: 🌱 DAO Creation & Operations → 🏛 DAO Governance Best Practices
• Prefix: Discussion
• Length: 1 600+ words
• Reward: T2 · 3 000 DFR

Must cover

• 5-7 real or anonymized profiles
• what skills transferred
• what they had to learn
• how they got their first DAO role
• compensation reality
• the difference between "contributing" and "getting paid"

Sources to cite (with links)

• DAO contributor interviews
• governance forum profiles
• public DAO payroll data

#50 · L1s, L2s and rollups explained: how the chains fit together (for non-devs)

• Forum: 📚 Learn → 🌐 Web3 & Crypto 101
• Prefix: Guide
• Length: 1 400+ words
• Reward: T1 · 2 000 DFR

Must cover

• what an L1 is
• why L2s exist (scaling/fees)
• rollups (optimistic vs zk) without heavy math
• how bridging between layers works
• the major players in 2026 (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, zkSync, Solana as a monolithic L1)
• how to pick a chain as a user
• security trade-offs

Sources to cite (with links)

• Ethereum.org L2 docs
• L2Beat
• chain docs (Arbitrum, Base, Optimism)