NFTs are often associated with digital art and collectibles, but the same technology can also be used for something much more practical: membership. An NFT membership pass is a blockchain-based token that proves its holder has access to a particular community, service, event, platform, or set of benefits.

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, better known as DAOs, are one of blockchain technology’s most ambitious experiments in online coordination. Instead of relying on a traditional management structure, a DAO allows a community to organize around shared rules, assets, and goals using blockchain-based tools.