Towards Fair Presentation of DAO Treasuries: An Evaluation of Native Governance Token Reporting Practices
Résumé
Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are rapidly gaining popularity in the blockchain ecosystem. Given the widespread use of reported data to make informed decisions related to these entities, it is imperative to address the lack of reporting guidance for key metrics of DAOs. Currently, any governance tokens minted but not yet distributed by the DAO is recorded as an asset held in the DAO’s treasury. As the value attributed to these undistributed tokens is material, poor reporting practices of this economic phenomenon would negatively impact the decisions made by users of this information. This study undertakes a qualitative non-empirical investigation to evaluate the reporting practice of recording native governance tokens held in DAO treasuries. The study identifies the reporting practices by examining websites that report on DAO treasuries, and the practice found is evaluated against the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to ensure fair presentation. The results of the study reveal that the current practice of recording all native governance tokens held as assets in the treasury fails to achieve fair presentation, as many governance tokens might fail the definition of an asset, and some might be required to be measured at cost rather than market value. As a result, the treasuries of DAOs are materially overstated, and investors may be relying on misleading information.
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