Centralized enterprise constructions are persevering with their creep into decentralized finance (DeFi), with the builders of tokens Magic Web Cash (MIM) and SPELL on Wednesday pitching a conventional authorized construction to supplant the DAO overseeing the stablecoin with a virtually $700 million market cap.

In a discussion board publish, a undertaking chief referred to as on Abracadabra DAO to help a “transition of energy” to a centralized entity full with attorneys, jurisdictions and trustees. These trappings of a conventional company are seemingly antithetical to the notion of a DAO, the type of crypto-based enterprise governance through which token holders instantly name the photographs.

“Regardless of our dedication to decentralization, we’ve acknowledged the significance of introducing a sure diploma of centralized authorized construction,” the AbracadabraTeam account wrote. “The aim right here is to not disrupt the decentralized nature of Abracadabra; in actual fact, it’s to guard it.”

Abracadabra DAO is the newest crypto undertaking swapping the lofty idealism of decentralized governance for a point of centralization, alongside SushiSwap and different tasks. The explanations for these transitions vary from heightened regulatory scrutiny to extra mundane enterprise considerations.

For Abracadabra DAO, the publicly-shared causes appear to tilt towards vanilla. AbracadabraTeam stated the centralized entity would handle the DAO’s mental property in addition to server bills “whereas nonetheless conserving management within the fingers of SPELL token holders.”

Holders of SPELL (Abracadabra DAO’s governance token) will vote the undertaking by way of three phases of transition, beginning with selecting a jurisdiction for the brand new entity. 4 international locations are on the desk: Switzerland, Singapore, Malta and Bermuda.

Phases two and three will outline what the brand new entity’s roles are and the way it will function, in keeping with the publish.

At press time, the SPELL token was buying and selling 2.8% decrease over the previous 24 hours.