ConstitutionDAO2 and Nucleo ZK Multisig

Today I’m joined by a chorus of organizers and critics of ConstitutionDAO2, a crypto crowdfund effort attempting to buy the Constitution, again.

Just over a year since the original ConstitutionDAO failed to acquire the Constitution, a group of contributors to PeopleDAO have banded together to attempt a repeat fundraise, with some new ZK powered technology in hand.

On this episode, I’m joined by MatterTurbulent and Y4K from PeopleDAO, who are two of the original organizers of ConstitutionDAO2, aka WAGBTC (We Are Going to Buy The Constitution). We’re also joined by Matt Wyatt, co-founder of Nucleo, a Zero Knowledge multisig on the Aztec network. Matt and his team at Nucleoare pioneering the new, ZK-powered portion of the ConstitutionDAO2 fundraise, which allows the DAO to raise funds without revealing the total amount raised publicly.

In the second half of the show we’re joined by Dennison Bertram, founder of Tally, an onchain-voting aggregator frontend. Dennison has been a vocal critic of the use of multisigs in DAOs. In the conversation you’re about to hear, he presents those views and interacts with the team on the practicalities and challenges of buying real world assets with crypto crowdfunds.

Since the recording of this episode on December 9, 2022, Sotheby’s has announcedthat they will be delaying the sale to allow interested institutional investors to raise funds to participate in the auction. ConstitutionDAO2 has not yet announced their plans going forward.

It was interesting to get to sit down with DAO organizers and critics in the throes of uncertainty, disagreement, and hope, as they organize a large initiative for the first time with some brand new technology. I hope you enjoy the show.

Topics Discussed

- ConstitutionDAO2 fundraise website