# MycoDAO

> The Fungal Frontier Awaits

MycoDAO drives mycological research by leveraging decentralized science and community collaboration.

MycoDAO funds and governs fungal research projects through community voting and on-chain treasury management. Members propose research initiatives, allocate resources to promising projects, and share scientific findings across the network. The DAO structure enables researchers to retain ownership of their work while accessing decentralized funding outside traditional grant systems.

- Type: DAO
- Sector: Science
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2024-07-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao

## Products

- [FungIP](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao): FungIP tokenizes mycological discoveries, allowing decentralized ownership, licensing, and monetization via IP-NFTs and IPTs. (NFT Issuance Platform, Live, Main Product)
- [Lab-In-A-Box](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao): Lab-In-A-Box provides modular labs equipped for fungal research, empowering local communities and enabling ecological restoration. (DePin, In Development)
- [MYCO Scholarships](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao): MYCO Scholarships provide $2,000 annually to Mycological societies globally, supporting the education of future mycologists. (Grants Platform, In Development)
- [Myco App](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao): Myco App, together with the MycoDEX, gamifies fungal exploration, rewarding users with MYCO tokens for documenting new fungi species. (Game, Live)

## Assets

- [MYCO (MYCO)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mycodao): MYCO is the utility token of MycoDAO, a decentralized science collective focused on fungal research and biotechnology. It is used to vote on research proposals, fund scientific projects, and reward contributors for data generation and analysis. The token enables a transparent, community-driven model through tokenized intellectual property (IP-NFTs), allowing researchers to turn fungal discoveries into tradable digital assets. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.mycodao.com)
- [Whitepaper](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bS2ZVPPh2VK7T_TEVWqP0GnT37n0ExQstdIPh3HJdfI/edit?tab=t.0)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/srr3tJBExX)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mycodao)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/mycodao)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MycoDAO)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/MycoDAO)

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