Today we are introducing a new model of governance: the Bright Moments DAO will be constituted entirely of 10,000 non-fungible-- but equal-- CryptoCitizens.
From Millions of the Same Thing to Thousands of Different Things
CryptoCities need CryptoCitizens
On Sunday, Vitalik wrote a post about CryptoCities:
One interesting trend of the last year has been the growth of interest in local government, and in the idea of local governments that have wider variance and do more experimentation.
He describes a number of ETH-based solutions for establishing new kinds of governance. They all share the same underlying principle, which is to be egalitarian.
We agree.
Each of our 10,000 CryptoCitizens will have equal rights. These rights are expressed in a number of ways, including:
NFTs are mechanisms that can organize diverse communities around a single unit of account. Our experience so far-- minting more than 1,200 people IRL in real cities like Venice Beach and New York City-- has given our community a shared sense of the power of NFTs. Bright Moments uses NFTs to connect people as equals, based on their stated identities, their shared economics, and their appreciation for each other’s differences.
For each new city we enter, starting with CryptoBerliners Spring 2022, we will be distributing 1,000 Golden Tokens to mint as follows:
Civic Support
We are excited to announce a number of new partners are helping us scale our vision to more cities across the world over the coming months and years. These partners include:
Next Steps
Voting is the most important way to participate and influence the direction of our project.
Please check Snapshot and Mirror for upcoming proposals, and join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/brightmoments
The journey is just beginning. Please join us to create more IRL minting magic.
- Bright Moments DAO