DC DAO is a community-driven city DAO and Web3 cooperative that connects builders, founders, policymakers, and institutions at the intersection of crypto, finance, and public policy. DC DAO's Twitter Score is 8.1 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #111,432 among 490,537 tracked accounts.
DC DAO was co-founded by Shailee Adinolfi, Monica Anschel, Gerald Gallagher, Brenda Loya, Thomas McCarthy, and Brian Nistler. Organized as a limited cooperative association, it operates through decentralized governance in which members participate in and vote on initiatives. DC DAO announced an initial collection of 1,776 NFT memberships that grant cooperative participation benefits, including access to exclusive events and on-chain voting.
DC DAO created ETHDC, a builder-focused conference for cryptocurrency and blockchain developers serving the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. Co-founder Gerald Gallagher represented the Coalition of Cooperative Blockchain Organizations at a July 2025 meeting with SEC Crypto Task Force staff, reflecting the organization's active engagement with federal regulators and policymakers. DC DAO has published 637 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 28 accounts a total of 73 times.
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DC DAO draws a following from across the crypto and policy space. The accounts that follow DC DAO include 33 founders, 9 angel investors, 10 influencers and 1 VCs. Among its notable followers are MoonPay, Roham, Andrew T, Jito, Flow.com and Superstate.