Introducing KoruDAO

Gelato Team

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Feb 15, 2023

The case for web3 native social media

As centralized platforms continue to build walled gardens, it becomes ever more imperative to push back against web2’s efforts to monetize personal preferences and social graphs. Web3 promises to democratize the internet by giving users ownership of their data and control over whether and how they want to monetize it. With over 4.7 billion social media users worldwide, many see it as the strongest use case for blockchain technology, offering greater control over content and enabling platforms that reward users rather than exploit them.

Enter KoruDAO

The insistence of web2 platforms on acting as gatekeepers of the internet inspired the creation of KoruDAO—the first DAO-controlled Lens Profile. Here, 282 Koru NFT holders can post from the KoruDAO account on Lenster and participate in the collective voice of the DAO.

This experiment showcases new opportunities on Lens. The Lens Protocol team, together with the community, strives to build better experiences for creators and users, fostering decentralized communities that connect around shared values. Allowing multiple people to post from one Lens account unlocks new possibilities for collaborative content creation and curation.

First DAO-controlled profile on Lens

KoruDAO is powered by Gelato Relay, which enables fast, reliable, and secure transactions without exposing users to blockchain complexities. With gasless transactions, users can mint a Koru NFT and engage with Lens without paying gas fees, greatly improving UX and contributing to mass adoption.

How can I be part of KoruDAO?

To mint a Koru NFT, you must:

Have a Lens account
Follow KoruDAO on Lenster
Have at least 300 followers on Lenster
Have posted at least 10 times on Lenster

Tip: Lenster may take a few minutes to reflect actions on-chain, so follow KoruDAO early to be ready once minting opens!

Any wallet holding a KoruNFT can post from the Koru Lenster account and join the DAO. Join the KoruDAO Discord for minting updates.

Building on KoruDAO

KoruDAO is fully open sourced to empower communities of artists, DAOs, and creators to build collective content creation and curation use cases.

About Lens Protocol

Lens is a web3 social graph built on Polygon Proof-of-Stake, designed to let creators own the connections between themselves and their communities. Fully composable and user-owned, Lens is modular so new features can be added while preserving content ownership and social links. With 100+ apps already built on it, Lens is accelerating the future of user-owned social media. Learn more at lens.xyz.

About Gelato

Gelato is a Web3 Cloud Platform enabling developers to create automated, gasless, and off-chain-aware Layer 2 chains and smart contracts. 400+ web3 projects use Gelato to execute millions of transactions across DeFi, NFTs, and gaming.

Gelato RaaS: Deploy ZK or OP L2 chains in one click with native Account Abstraction and Gelato middleware.
Web3 Functions: Connect smart contracts to off-chain data & computation with decentralized cloud functions.
Automate: Automate smart contracts with reliable decentralized execution.
Relay: Enable scalable, gasless transactions with a simple API.
Account Abstraction SDK: Built with Safe, combining Gelato’s gasless infra with secure smart contract wallets.