PaisanoDAO is a social-impact Web3 collective that works to broaden access to blockchain knowledge and economic opportunity for communities in the Global South. PaisanoDAO's Twitter Score is 14 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #68,913 among 486,860 tracked accounts.
PaisanoDAO was founded by Tony Herrera, who stepped away from a central role early on so the organization would not depend on any single person, allowing core contributors to continue operating the collective independently. Structured as a horizontal, community-maintained initiative originating in the Mexican community, PaisanoDAO applies blockchain tools to knowledge sharing, cultural management, and economic development. An academic case study has described it as a community-driven, leaderless model built for long-term resilience.
PaisanoDAO is listed as a nonprofit in the education sector and organizes workshops, educational events, and programming in Spanish-language Web3 spaces. Its recurring NFTs en Español X Spaces series and the Frecuencia Paisana podcast and public learning initiative are among its most visible outputs, bringing Web3 concepts to audiences underserved by English-dominant crypto media. PaisanoDAO has published 6,312 posts on the platform.
PaisanoDAO's portfolio includes Obscura.
Who follows PaisanoDAO on X?
The accounts that follow PaisanoDAO include 52 founders, 10 angel investors and 35 influencers. Among them are Erick Snowfro LAO, Jonah, Sergito, Marc Weinstein, Funghibull and Bunny. PaisanoDAO has been mentioned by 19 accounts, with 39 total mentions.