Theo Beutel
@theobtl.bsky.social
Ecosystem Development @ethereum.foundation | Ethereum Foundation Academic Secretariat, open source and incubation | Researching DAOs at the Centre for Democracy Studies, University of Zurich
theodorbeutel.de
theodorbeutel.de
Why is it critical for #FLOSS projects to specify a license?
„No license means the author has ultimate control over the software.“
@fsfe.org at #FOSDEM
Licenses granting the 4 freedoms (run, study, distribute, modify) are, with varying obligations: public domain, permissive and copyleft licenses.
„No license means the author has ultimate control over the software.“
@fsfe.org at #FOSDEM
Licenses granting the 4 freedoms (run, study, distribute, modify) are, with varying obligations: public domain, permissive and copyleft licenses.
January 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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We’ve got a save the date announcement today for this year’s Local-First Conf @localfirstconf.com - July 11th to 14th in Berlin.
We’re supporting the conference & leaning into some “Day 3” content with some malleable software and other topics.
Add your email to be notified!
We’re supporting the conference & leaning into some “Day 3” content with some malleable software and other topics.
Add your email to be notified!
Local-First Conf 2026
Join us for the third edition of Local-First Conf. Connect with a rapidly-growing community in an intimate setting. Berlin 12-14th July 2026.
www.localfirstconf.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We’ve got a save the date announcement today for this year’s Local-First Conf @localfirstconf.com - July 11th to 14th in Berlin.
We’re supporting the conference & leaning into some “Day 3” content with some malleable software and other topics.
Add your email to be notified!
We’re supporting the conference & leaning into some “Day 3” content with some malleable software and other topics.
Add your email to be notified!
Who else is in #Brussels this weekend for #fosdem / #EUOpenSourceWeek?
Excited to discuss and learn more about best practices on funding/enabling socio-technical research around open source projects, on European digital sovereignty, on decentralised governance and DAOs, 🇧🇪 🍺, and so much more!
Excited to discuss and learn more about best practices on funding/enabling socio-technical research around open source projects, on European digital sovereignty, on decentralised governance and DAOs, 🇧🇪 🍺, and so much more!
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Who else is in #Brussels this weekend for #fosdem / #EUOpenSourceWeek?
Excited to discuss and learn more about best practices on funding/enabling socio-technical research around open source projects, on European digital sovereignty, on decentralised governance and DAOs, 🇧🇪 🍺, and so much more!
Excited to discuss and learn more about best practices on funding/enabling socio-technical research around open source projects, on European digital sovereignty, on decentralised governance and DAOs, 🇧🇪 🍺, and so much more!
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🚨Why did Democracy fail in DAOs?
I spoke with @theobtl.bsky.social at Devconnect in Buenos Aires about his work with the Etheruem Foundation as academic secretariat as well as the failure and future of democracy in DAOs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pw...
I spoke with @theobtl.bsky.social at Devconnect in Buenos Aires about his work with the Etheruem Foundation as academic secretariat as well as the failure and future of democracy in DAOs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pw...
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
🚨Why did Democracy fail in DAOs?
I spoke with @theobtl.bsky.social at Devconnect in Buenos Aires about his work with the Etheruem Foundation as academic secretariat as well as the failure and future of democracy in DAOs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pw...
I spoke with @theobtl.bsky.social at Devconnect in Buenos Aires about his work with the Etheruem Foundation as academic secretariat as well as the failure and future of democracy in DAOs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pw...
Incredibly interesting #CfP in #TechnologicalForecasting&SocialChange:
„Platform Thinking: Towards a Cross-Sectoral Socio-Technical Paradigm“
Submission deadline: 15 October 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Because:
„Platform Thinking: Towards a Cross-Sectoral Socio-Technical Paradigm“
Submission deadline: 15 October 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Because:
Technological Forecasting and Social Change | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Technological Forecasting and Social Change | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Technological Forecasting and Social Change at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Incredibly interesting #CfP in #TechnologicalForecasting&SocialChange:
„Platform Thinking: Towards a Cross-Sectoral Socio-Technical Paradigm“
Submission deadline: 15 October 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Because:
„Platform Thinking: Towards a Cross-Sectoral Socio-Technical Paradigm“
Submission deadline: 15 October 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Because:
"DAOs are toolkits for institutional innovation [3], they are playgrounds for governance games [7], they are democratising democracy innovation [74]."
Our paper "Digital Democracy in Decentralised Autonomous Organisations" is now available (open access):
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Our paper "Digital Democracy in Decentralised Autonomous Organisations" is now available (open access):
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations—Governance, Technology, and Legal Perspectives
This open access book explores the transformative world of DAOs, where decentralized governance meets blockchain technology
link.springer.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"DAOs are toolkits for institutional innovation [3], they are playgrounds for governance games [7], they are democratising democracy innovation [74]."
Our paper "Digital Democracy in Decentralised Autonomous Organisations" is now available (open access):
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Our paper "Digital Democracy in Decentralised Autonomous Organisations" is now available (open access):
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Excited to present a new preprint with @nkgarg.bsky.social: presenting usage statistics and observational findings from Paper Skygest in the first six months of deployment! 🎉📜
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Excited to present a new preprint with @nkgarg.bsky.social: presenting usage statistics and observational findings from Paper Skygest in the first six months of deployment! 🎉📜
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
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🚨 Is Crypto Governance Dead?
I spoke with Eugene Leventhal at Devconnect to discuss the current crisis in crypto governance.
The general feeling is that governance has been declared dead but there is still important democratic innovation work only crypto can bring to do.
youtu.be/4g1wblTpXAQ
I spoke with Eugene Leventhal at Devconnect to discuss the current crisis in crypto governance.
The general feeling is that governance has been declared dead but there is still important democratic innovation work only crypto can bring to do.
youtu.be/4g1wblTpXAQ
Is Crypto Governance Dead? w/ Eugene Leventhal | Devconnect 2025
YouTube video by The Blockchain Socialist
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
🚨 Is Crypto Governance Dead?
I spoke with Eugene Leventhal at Devconnect to discuss the current crisis in crypto governance.
The general feeling is that governance has been declared dead but there is still important democratic innovation work only crypto can bring to do.
youtu.be/4g1wblTpXAQ
I spoke with Eugene Leventhal at Devconnect to discuss the current crisis in crypto governance.
The general feeling is that governance has been declared dead but there is still important democratic innovation work only crypto can bring to do.
youtu.be/4g1wblTpXAQ
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Announcing @modalfoundation.bsky.social, a nonprofit making open social tech viable at scale. Modal will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet. The foundation will oversee @freeourfeeds.com, @eurosky.social and more to come. modalfoundation.org
Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
modalfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Announcing @modalfoundation.bsky.social, a nonprofit making open social tech viable at scale. Modal will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet. The foundation will oversee @freeourfeeds.com, @eurosky.social and more to come. modalfoundation.org
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Announcing the location and date of the next global DWeb Camp >>>
✨ July 8 - 12, 2026, near Berlin! ✨
We can’t disclose the exact location yet, but it'll be a more DIY camp like in 2019 at the Mushroom Farm.
Please answer these questions to help co-design Camp 2026: airtable.com/appO6XXgm4TU...
✨ July 8 - 12, 2026, near Berlin! ✨
We can’t disclose the exact location yet, but it'll be a more DIY camp like in 2019 at the Mushroom Farm.
Please answer these questions to help co-design Camp 2026: airtable.com/appO6XXgm4TU...
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Announcing the location and date of the next global DWeb Camp >>>
✨ July 8 - 12, 2026, near Berlin! ✨
We can’t disclose the exact location yet, but it'll be a more DIY camp like in 2019 at the Mushroom Farm.
Please answer these questions to help co-design Camp 2026: airtable.com/appO6XXgm4TU...
✨ July 8 - 12, 2026, near Berlin! ✨
We can’t disclose the exact location yet, but it'll be a more DIY camp like in 2019 at the Mushroom Farm.
Please answer these questions to help co-design Camp 2026: airtable.com/appO6XXgm4TU...
Who is going to be in Buenos Aires next week and the week after around @devcon.org?
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Who is going to be in Buenos Aires next week and the week after around @devcon.org?
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Wir suchen eine neue Leitung für den Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Wir suchen eine neue Leitung für den Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
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Next week we will have our first Stammtisch in the newly renovated MainHall of @c-base.org after some skipped months due to the @c-base.org maintenance and the 30year celebrations.
Please RSVP on @smokesignal.events
smokesignal.events/did:plc:cspd...
Please RSVP on @smokesignal.events
smokesignal.events/did:plc:cspd...
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Next week we will have our first Stammtisch in the newly renovated MainHall of @c-base.org after some skipped months due to the @c-base.org maintenance and the 30year celebrations.
Please RSVP on @smokesignal.events
smokesignal.events/did:plc:cspd...
Please RSVP on @smokesignal.events
smokesignal.events/did:plc:cspd...
"Technical systems are consistent, but not always complete.
Legal systems are complete, but not always consistent." @joshfairfield.bsky.social at @blockchaingov.bsky.social Symposium, Sep 25-26, Paris.
Legal systems are complete, but not always consistent." @joshfairfield.bsky.social at @blockchaingov.bsky.social Symposium, Sep 25-26, Paris.
September 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Technical systems are consistent, but not always complete.
Legal systems are complete, but not always consistent." @joshfairfield.bsky.social at @blockchaingov.bsky.social Symposium, Sep 25-26, Paris.
Legal systems are complete, but not always consistent." @joshfairfield.bsky.social at @blockchaingov.bsky.social Symposium, Sep 25-26, Paris.
Glad I got to speak to @rude1.blacksky.team and @tessa.germnetwork.com today who made me realise that I’d like to use Bluesky & AT Protocol more.
Still rebuilding my network here. Please reach out if you see this and we know each other from twitter or elsewhere!
Still rebuilding my network here. Please reach out if you see this and we know each other from twitter or elsewhere!
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Glad I got to speak to @rude1.blacksky.team and @tessa.germnetwork.com today who made me realise that I’d like to use Bluesky & AT Protocol more.
Still rebuilding my network here. Please reach out if you see this and we know each other from twitter or elsewhere!
Still rebuilding my network here. Please reach out if you see this and we know each other from twitter or elsewhere!
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0/ Celo transitions to an L2, a guest thread by @marek_
5 years ago, @Celo launched on Earth Day with one goal:
Build something different.
A blockchain for everyone—no matter where you live or what phone you carry. That dream never changed & this week, it just got stronger 👇
5 years ago, @Celo launched on Earth Day with one goal:
Build something different.
A blockchain for everyone—no matter where you live or what phone you carry. That dream never changed & this week, it just got stronger 👇
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
0/ Celo transitions to an L2, a guest thread by @marek_
5 years ago, @Celo launched on Earth Day with one goal:
Build something different.
A blockchain for everyone—no matter where you live or what phone you carry. That dream never changed & this week, it just got stronger 👇
5 years ago, @Celo launched on Earth Day with one goal:
Build something different.
A blockchain for everyone—no matter where you live or what phone you carry. That dream never changed & this week, it just got stronger 👇
Warpcast on #Farcaster, Bluesky on #ATProtocol, Mastodon on #ActivityPub: The successors of Twitter are more open, decentralised and interoperable, but ironically only within their protocols. Will Farcaster, AT Protocol and ActivityPub ever become interoperable?
January 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Warpcast on #Farcaster, Bluesky on #ATProtocol, Mastodon on #ActivityPub: The successors of Twitter are more open, decentralised and interoperable, but ironically only within their protocols. Will Farcaster, AT Protocol and ActivityPub ever become interoperable?
Testing @yup.io for cross-posting on Twitter, Farcaster (https://warpcast.com/theobtl) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/theobtl.bsky.social).
January 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Testing @yup.io for cross-posting on Twitter, Farcaster (https://warpcast.com/theobtl) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/theobtl.bsky.social).