Colony

Colony has launched a new Crypto to Fiat Payments feature, enabling seamless conversion of USDC to USD or EUR. This innovation simplifies payroll management for businesses, allowing them to pay contributors in both crypto and fiat currencies. Key capabilities: - Organizations can pay directly in USD or EUR from their USDC balance - Individuals can convert USDC to fiat and transfer to their bank account This feature aims to streamline payment processes for Colony users across 145+ countries. It represents a significant step in bridging the gap between crypto and traditional finance, potentially making crypto-based payroll more accessible and practical for businesses. For more details, users are encouraged to read the full blog post on Colony's website.

Colony is conducting a survey to determine which blockchains to integrate into their ecosystem. They are seeking input from users on whether they prefer Ethereum Mainnet, Polygon, Arbitrum, or Optimism.

The community initiative with Rooftop and Constellation DAO is conducting research on Investment DAOs. They are requesting feedback through a brief survey to gather valuable insights. Please participate and share with others involved in Investment DAOs as well.

Colony's co-founder, Jack du Rose, will be speaking at the DAOcember event during the 'DAO Tooling & Building Blocks' panel. The event is part of a two-week series focused on educating and empowering individuals to understand, design, build, and grow DAOs. The event started on December 1st and will run until December 15th.

This week's featured DAO on DAO Spotlight is Krause House, a community of basketball fans aiming to purchase and operate an NBA team as a DAO. Krause House has become the first DAO to buy a professional basketball team, the Ball Hogs. Join the live event on Thursday, December 7th to learn more about Krause House or watch the recording later.

The next episode of the DAO Spotlight will feature @sea_lionhypern, founder of HyperNest. The event will take place on Thursday, November 23rd at 10am EST, 4pm CET. If you can't join live, the recording will be available on the event link.

DAO Club has made their Season 1 Online Course available on YouTube, providing foundational knowledge, frameworks, and strategies for designing and operating a successful DAO. The course covers various modules such as purpose & mission, membership, governance, and implementing change. Upon completion, participants become DAO Club members, have access to live meetings in Seasons 2 & 3, earn a DAO Builder accreditation, and receive an exclusive NFT graduation badge.

The second episode of the newly launched DAO Spotlight Series will feature Push DAO and will take place on Friday 20th October 2023 at 10am EST, 4pm CET. The episode will delve into Push DAO's vision, mission, operations, and target audience, and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to @thejaf. The recording will be available for those unable to join live.

The recent DAO Club event featured a guest speaker, Nick Naraghi, who presented Hats Protocol and demoed their solution. The event recording is available for viewing.

Tomorrow's DAO Club event will feature a presentation by @sea_lionhypern on 'The Web3 Fundraising Maze: Tips & Unfiltered Truths'. The event will focus on the importance of a strong team, navigating financial potential, lead investor struggles, and effective communication of a product's value proposition. It is a must-attend event for those considering fundraising for their Web3 project or DAO.