202: Decentralized Governance at Scale: Dennison Bertram on Tally's Impact Across $31B in DAO Assets

Web3 with Sam Kamani

In this episode, Sam Kamani reconnects with Dennison Bertram, founder of Tally, a platform managing over $31 billion in DAO assets across 500 protocols.

Dennison shares:

• How Tally evolved from DAO tooling to becoming the operating system for protocols.

• Insights on credible neutrality and its importance for protocol success.

• The role of governance staking in reshaping how protocol tokens return value.

• Thoughts on decentralized organizations, meme coins, and trends shaping the future of Web3.

Plus, learn about Tally’s multi-chain governance solutions and how they’re helping protocols launch with precision and scalability.

Key Timestamps

[00:00:00] Introduction: Sam introduces Dennison Bertram and Tally's achievements in protocol governance.

[00:01:00] DevCon Recap: Dennison reflects on the vibrant energy and innovation at DevCon.

[00:03:00] What is Tally?: From DAO tooling to the operating system for protocols, Tally’s mission explained.

[00:06:00] Focus on Protocols: Why Tally is the go-to platform for governance across leading protocols like Arbitrum and ZK Sync.

[00:09:00] Governance Staking: How Tally enables compliant value distribution via staking infrastructure.

[00:12:00] The Power of Credible Neutrality: Dennison shares why neutrality is key to protocol success and long-term community trust.

[00:17:00] Future Trends:

• The role of hyper-financialization in crypto.

• Anticipation of institutional adoption under a new regulatory environment.

[00:25:00] Meme Coins & Web3 Onboarding: The unexpected role of meme coins in driving crypto adoption and community engagement.

[00:31:00] What’s Next for Tally:

• Expanding multi-chain governance across Solana, Aptos, and beyond.

• Helping protocols scale with staking and liquid staking solutions.

Connect

https://www.tally.xyz/

https://x.com/tallyxyz

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tallyxyz/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennison-bertram

https://twitter.com/DennisonBertram

http://www.dennisonbertram.com/

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