About PageDAO

Our Story

PageDAO was born in 2021 from a simple observation: the publishing industry hadn't fundamentally changed in decades, while technology had transformed nearly everything else. Writers still faced the same gatekeepers, the same opaque systems, the same uphill battle to reach readers and earn a living from their craft.

We asked: what if blockchain technology could do for publishing what it did for finance? What if writers could truly own their work, connect directly with readers, and build sustainable careers without permission from traditional gatekeepers?

What We Believe

Writers deserve ownership. Your words are yours. Not a platform's, not a publisher's—yours. Blockchain technology makes true digital ownership possible for the first time in history.

Readers deserve access. Great literature shouldn't be locked behind paywalls or lost to platform shutdowns. Decentralized storage means stories persist, accessible to anyone, forever.

Communities deserve a voice. The people who care most about literature should have a say in how literary platforms evolve. That's why PageDAO is governed by its community through the $PAGE token.

What We've Built

Readme Books — Our flagship NFT collection launched in 2021, pioneering literary NFTs. Over 200 books minted, stored permanently on IPFS, free for anyone to read. We proved that books can live on-chain.

$PAGE Token — The governance token that gives our community a voice. Available on Ethereum, Base, Optimism, and Osmosis. Hold $PAGE to vote on proposals and shape PageDAO's direction. More utility is on the way!

Community — PageDAO is a household name in Web3 circles. PageDAO members have run well-known Web3 periodicals, Web3-powered publishing companies, startups, communities, and a variety of community-oriented publishing experiments.

What's Next

We're building the next generation of publishing infrastructure—tools that let writers publish directly, readers discover and support creators, and communities form around the literature they love. The future of publishing is decentralized, and we're here to build it.