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   "text": "Each DAO in the dataset was given a score between zero and ten by the analyzing teams on each of six factors: Decentralization, Work to Earn, Attack Resistance, Regulatory Compliance, Governance, and Organizational Communication.",
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   "text": "Regulatory compliance is the weakest of all six categories, averaging 3.01 out of 10, and Services DAOs are the only category to outperform that average.",
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   "text": "Higher regulatory compliance depends on a DAO adopting an appropriate legal wrapper, such as an LLC or a foundation structure, and complying with the regulations of its jurisdiction.",
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   "text": "The average regulatory compliance score across the sampled DAOs is 3.22, ranging from 1 to 9, and the distribution shows that many DAOs struggle with regulatory compliance while only a few achieve higher scores.",
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   "text": "A DAO operating without a legal wrapper risks being deemed a partnership by estoppel in legal disputes, exposing its members to liability, as scored for Hop DAO with a regulatory compliance score of 1.",
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   "text": "Some DAOs substitute anonymity for legal structure: without any legal registration, Olympus DAO relies on anonymity to avoid legal action, which the author scores as the weakest possible regulatory compliance posture.",
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   "text": "Adopting a conventional corporate form in a jurisdiction that does not recognize DAOs yields only partial legal protection; Silo Finance is registered as an LLC in Texas, but Texas does not recognize DAOs.",
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   "text": "A DAO registered in a jurisdiction without DAO legislation risks default treatment as a partnership under existing law, as recorded for Klima DAO in California.",
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