The Decentralization Research Center (DRC) is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on decentralization in emerging technologies, including blockchain, AI, and digital governance. It promotes more equitable ownership, governance, and regulation of these systems.
Decentralization of emerging technologies; blockchain and DAO governance; digital ownership and data rights; AI governance; privacy, transparency, security, and user control in technology policy; education and research on decentralized systems
Primarily supported through grants, donations, and funding from supporters of its research and advocacy work
Connor Spelliscy; Tony Douglas, Jr.; Kyle Bligen; Stanford Center for Blockchain Research; Harvard Kennedy School; Harvard Belfer Center; Safra Center for Ethics; University of Toronto; University of Tokyo
501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit