SuperEx Product Guide Series: Analysis of DAO Development Trends, SuperEx Is at the Very Forefront
Starting from the second half of 2024, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) have become the main battlefield for governance innovation, igniting a new wave of DAO experimentation worldwide that can fairly be described as very strong.
Data show that as of Q2 2025, there are over 6,000 active DAOs in the crypto space — compared with 580 in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000% — with 23,957 improvement proposals recorded. The number of active DAOs globally has exceeded 13,000 — compared with 4,000 in 2024, an increase of more than 225% — and total value locked (TVL) has reached US$2.14 billion, with year-on-year growth in 2025 exceeding 64.6%.
This trend highlights DAOs’ potential in governance and resource allocation and shows that DAO applications have transitioned from small-scale trials to broader business and community management.
Why Have DAOs Become the New Hot Trend?
In today’s interconnected world, no concept or phenomenon develops in isolation. The surge in DAOs is not random; behind the wave lie multiple factors: technological progress, stronger demand, broader consensus, and social transformation.
Technological maturity and tooling upgrades
With the maturation of blockchain scaling solutions and governance tooling, the participation threshold for DAOs has dropped significantly. Lower on-chain voting costs enable more users to join proposals and decisions, while automation improves governance efficiency.Expansion of Web3 ecosystem demand
Web3 projects increasingly need decentralized governance, especially in DeFi, NFTs, and GameFi. For example, the SuperEx DAO decides its development direction through community votes, while the Uniswap community manages funds in the hundreds of millions of dollars. These successes attract more projects to experiment with DAO governance.Transformation of social collaboration models
Hierarchical governance in traditional organizations is inefficient and cannot keep pace with rapidly changing markets. DAOs, characterized by flat structures, high transparency, and community leadership, provide a model for new social collaboration. This model is seen as applicable to corporate management, public welfare, and even government governance.Data underpinning the boom
Governance participation: by the end of 2024, DAO proposal pass rates reached 75%, up from 65% in 2023.
Economic scale: DAO TVL has surpassed US$2.14 billion, with year-on-year growth in 2025 exceeding 64.6%.
User growth: active DAOs on Ethereum exceed 6,000, attracting millions of active users worldwide.
DAOs: From Idealism to Pragmatism
For years, DAOs were the “idealistic experiment” of crypto. Recently, they’ve begun integrating with real-world scenarios, such as:Investment DAOs: pooling funds to form a fund and voting on which projects to back.
An investment DAO is like a “decentralized VC fund.” Early-stage investment opportunities used to be controlled by a few large institutions and wealthy individuals. With investment DAOs, funds are pooled via smart contracts and all members vote on investments. This lets small investors indirectly participate in early deals and share potential high returns. Transparency and fairness can be higher than in traditional funds because every decision requires a vote. Of course, there are risks: poor decisions or failed projects will affect the funds.Community DAOs: users jointly decide a project’s direction and resource allocation.
Community DAOs hew closer to the essence of “autonomous organizations.” They don’t treat profit as the sole goal; instead, community members co-decide development direction and how to allocate resources. For example, an NFT community DAO might use public funds for exhibitions, cross-sector collaborations, or artist grants. Contributions include not only capital but also ideas, time, and governance proposals. This strengthens cohesion and a sense of belonging, because every voice can influence the community’s trajectory.Product DAOs: around a specific DeFi or GameFi app, enabling players and users to participate in governance.
A product DAO centers on a specific DeFi, GameFi, or application. The core is “use-and-govern,” meaning users are both users and governors. For instance, users of a decentralized exchange’s DAO can vote on fee rates, listing rules, and even product iterations. In GameFi, players can decide gameplay updates, reward mechanisms, and NFT item design. Product DAOs convert “user needs” directly into “governance drive,” keeping products closer to real user demand and more likely to remain vibrant long term.
In a sense, the DAO is “joint-stock company 2.0” for the blockchain world — broader in scope, more efficient, and truer to the spirit of Web3.
SuperEx’s Goal: Building a Fully Decentralized DAO Autonomy
SuperEx is breaking traditional corporate structures and is committed to reshaping organizational and social governance models to achieve greater social participation and decentralization. This is a historic shift. SuperEx must go through a development phase: from building a global DAO community to achieving full decentralization and entering the Web 3.0 crypto world. This requires the joint efforts of more volunteers, and in this process, crypto-asset incentives are the best catalyst. They effectively incentivize and uphold effective governance of DAO teams across countries and regions worldwide.
To this end, SuperEx has brought together many partners across countries and regions who are eager to contribute to Web 3.0 and willing to advance alongside SuperEx. Based on shared values and goals, DAO members have spontaneously formed a Web 3.0-based DAO, working together to realize SuperEx’s full community autonomy and the era grounded in blockchain and Web 3.0.
Through the joint efforts of SuperEx and the DAO, it has already become one of the world’s largest Web 3.0 ecosystem DAOs, covering 20+ countries and regions. At the same time, SuperEx has established a DAO Fund to incentivize and ensure effective governance of the SuperEx DAO at this stage.
SuperEx DAO autonomy is the core value system in SuperEx’s construction of a fully decentralized Web 3.0 ecosystem. In the future blueprint of that ecosystem, SuperEx will realize decentralization across technology, operations, brand, and other dimensions, to be organized and managed jointly by the SuperEx DAO, achieving truly decentralized operations.
For example, DAO decisions are initiated through proposals and votes to ensure that everyone in the SuperEx DAO has a voice and can reach consensus. The most direct case is the Token2049 international summit held in London. As a guest, SuperEx was invited to attend and deliver an important speech. As one of the premier large-scale crypto summits, SuperEx gifted the guest passes to SuperEx DAO members, giving them the opportunity to converse with top institutions and figures in global crypto — an opportunity that clearly cannot be measured by money.
Moreover, SuperEx DAO representatives were not appointed by SuperEx but elected by all members to represent SuperEx in London at one of the world’s largest crypto events. Through concrete actions, SuperEx has practiced the development philosophy that “SuperEx always prioritizes the development of the Web 3.0 ecosystem, and DAO development is one of SuperEx’s core development policies.”
How to Join the SuperEx DAO
All SuperEx users — or users who share SuperEx’s values and are willing to participate in building the Web 3.0 ecosystem — have the right to join and create a SuperEx DAO. Simply submit the form and fill in the required information; the SuperEx DAO will review it.
Click the link to fill out the application form: https://bit.ly/377IAOt
SuperEx DAO’s Differentiated Advantages
Team decentralization
SuperEx does not directly participate in DAO management; all DAO leadership is elected by DAO members.Highly autonomous community
DAO decisions are initiated through proposals and votes to ensure everyone in the SuperEx DAO has a voice and reaches consensus.DAO Fund incentives
Initial incentives: SuperEx will create a special wallet for each DAO team in each country or region. Every month, 10% of the platform’s profits from that country or region will be invested in the fund. The wallet’s public address will be disclosed to all DAO members, and fund allocation will be 100% entrusted to the DAO team. SuperEx does not participate in managing the use of funds, and DAO team members jointly supervise it.
Additional incentives: Each country or region’s DAO team will receive a quarterly target. Upon achieving the target, additional incentives will be provided. SuperEx offers an extra 12-week support grant program for new DAO teams, which adds 5% of local profits on top of the original 10% profit contribution.
Ongoing incentives: Token capital will continue to increase based on completion of the DAO team’s customized quarterly targets.
NFT rewards: Members who make significant contributions to the DAO community will receive exclusive NFT rewards.DAO growth plan
Leading global SuperEx DAO organizations and members to grow together is one of SuperEx’s core values. DAO members have the opportunity to represent SuperEx at high-end conferences worldwide, share stages with top figures in the crypto industry, and engage in mutual exchange — opportunities of immeasurable value.DAO Academy
SuperEx and DAO communities in other countries and regions worldwide have jointly established the DAO Academy to provide more DAO members with free opportunities to learn and grow. To date, multiple public lectures have been held, with more than 30,000 attendees.
Conclusion
The significance of the SuperEx DAO goes far beyond governance itself. It is the driving force for organic ecosystem growth and the key to unlocking a new collaborative model. Through decentralized rule design and user co-governance, the SuperEx DAO is exploring a more open, fair, and transparent path for the industry — making governance not just about “voting,” but about a collective practice of transformation and innovation.
