If the book sent you to /banklessDAO, you are in the right place. This
page preserves the original learning path and points to the community's current public
resources.
What changed since the book
BanklessDAO was one of the clearest book examples of an open contributor community: join the public spaces, read the norms, find a project, and ask where your skills can be useful. Since the manuscript, the organization has separated from the Bankless brand and now presents itself publicly as Black Flag DAO.
Its public codex says BanklessDAO has reorganized and rebranded, fully independent from the Bankless brand. The archived BanklessDAO link hub now points readers to Black Flag DAO. That makes this route a transition page: it should help a reader understand the book reference without sending them to stale invites.
Current entry points
Black Flag DAO codex
Current source-of-truth style documentation for identity and governance.
Black Flag DAO links
Current public link hub surfaced by the community's own materials.
Weekly Rollup
Current publication link surfaced from the Black Flag DAO link hub.
Archived BanklessDAO link
Legacy page that now points readers toward Black Flag DAO.
Quest: enter an open DAO carefully
- Start from the current Black Flag DAO link hub, not an old Discord invite or copied social link.
- Read the codex, current public links, and onboarding material before connecting a wallet or introducing yourself.
- Look for active projects, recurring meetings, working groups, or forum proposals that match your skills.
- Introduce yourself briefly: what you can do, what you want to learn, where you are based, and how much time you can commit.
- Take one small task first. Good DAO contribution starts with visible follow-through, not a request for a title.
What to study
- How an open DAO creates contributor pathways without a traditional hiring gate.
- How a community handles identity after separating from a larger media brand.
- How codices, working groups, publications, and social channels each serve different governance needs.
- How reputation, trust, compensation, and accountability emerge through repeated contribution.
- How a DAO communicates transition, continuity, and legitimacy to people arriving through old links.
Safety notes
- Community names and links change. Always start from official current links before joining, connecting a wallet, or sharing personal information.
- DAO contributor roles may be volunteer, grant-funded, bounty-based, token-compensated, or paid through a proposal. Clarify terms before doing substantial work.
- Do not treat a recognizable brand name as a security guarantee. Verify every invite, wallet prompt, and transaction separately.