Hatu is the co-founder and chief technique officer of DAO Maker, which creates progress applied sciences and funding frameworks for startups whereas concurrently lowering dangers for buyers.

“For an area as dynamic as blockchain, it’s robust to pinpoint the explanations behind the business evolving in the course of the yr. Nonetheless, I really feel the adoption of sensible contracts has bolstered the expansion of the business and its relevance within the conventional setup. From optimizing provide chains to constructing a company construction round them, sensible contracts are helping in every single place.

DAOs have emerged as a brand new wave of democratization of companies and associations. By transferring possession to everybody concerned and lowering centralized authority, DAOs and neighborhood governance are right here to remain. In 2021, we might see a number of protocols flip into DAOs and kick-start their journey towards true decentralization.

Additionally, the inflow of human sources is certainly an integral a part of the way in which the blockchain area has developed. And this doesn’t solely mirror the quantity of expertise becoming a member of the business but in addition the inhabitants that’s accepting and adopting the expertise of their every day actions. With extra folks getting concerned with the expertise, the business matures.

The blockchain business has made a quantum leap in 2021, and I see no motive why the juggernaut shall decelerate in 2022.”