A prototype implementation of a decentralized autonomous organisation's governance

This master's thesis's main topic is to design and implement a prototype of a decentralized autonomous organization's (DAO) governance system. Such institutions are based on collective ownership and governance by all members without any distinction between them. The key components of DAOs existence are smart contracts operating in a blockchain network. This novel concept offers an alternative to the conventional centralized way of managing organizations. The first part contains research on the fundamentals of DAOs, as it is not yet a widely known concept. The next part of the research looks in detail at the existing organizations that refer to themselves as DAOs. This is followed by an analysis of the possibilities of implementing this type of organization in smart contracts, using the insights from the previous section. The following chapter defines the functional requirements for the prototype, reveals a basic user interface design, and describes the actual implementation in detail. The last section is devoted to the verification of the prototype implementation using user testing and automated testing tools. The main output is a working prototype of a decentralized autonomous organization governance in the form of smart contracts deployed in the Ethereum blockchain and a web application interacting with these contracts. The project's code is published as open source and can serve as a practical guide for future DAO implementations.