<ul>
<li>So what is the DAO's connection with Ethereum, and what is its purpose? </li>
</ul>

<p>The DAO was a decentralized autonomous organization designed to invest in DAPPs built on Ethereum</p>

<ul>
<li>Why is the operation of the DAO so crucical to warrant a fork? </li>
</ul>

<p>Whether a hard fork is warranted is being hotly debated. Ultimately miners will have to make that decision. "Too big to fail" and the sheer amount of money invested in the DAO are some of the most cited reasons by those trying to justify a fork</p>

<p>pro fork: </p>

<p><a href="https://blog.colony.io/an-ethereum-hard-fork-is-not-a-bailout-its-foiling-a-bank-robbery-db2a472fe9e1#.x7rn8026i">https://blog.colony.io/an-ethereum-hard-fork-is-not-a-bailout-its-foiling-a-bank-robbery-db2a472fe9e1#.x7rn8026i</a></p>

<p>anti fork: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oithy/a_too_big_to_fail_political_hard_fork_is_very/">https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oithy/a_too_big_to_fail_political_hard_fork_is_very/</a></p>

<ul>
<li>I also see mentions of a company called Slock.it being involved somehow, what was their role in this ordeal?</li>
</ul>

<p>Slock.it designed the code theDAO is built on and was likely to be one the largest recipients of theDAO investment</p>

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<p>So the DAO was hacked due to a vulnerability in the way they wrote their smart contract <a href="https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/17/critical-update-re-dao-vulnerability/">https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/17/critical-update-re-dao-vulnerability/</a> </p>

<p>The Ethereum plan is to fork the chain to specifically prevent the attacker from being able to withdraw from the DAO account. </p>

<p>So what is the DAO's connection with Ethereum, and what is its purpose? Why is the operation of the DAO so cruical to warrent a fork? I also see mentions of a company called Slock.it being involved somehow, what was their role in this ordeal?  </p>

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There's a [dedicated Ethereum Stack Exchange](http://ethereum.stackexchange.com) that has far more information on this topic.
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What is the DAO, and what is its connection with Ethereum
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# What is the DAO, and what is its connection with Ethereum

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-18)

So the DAO was hacked due to a vulnerability in the way they wrote their smart contract <https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/17/critical-update-re-dao-vulnerability/>

The Ethereum plan is to fork the chain to specifically prevent the attacker from being able to withdraw from the DAO account.

So what is the DAO's connection with Ethereum, and what is its purpose? Why is the operation of the DAO so cruical to warrent a fork? I also see mentions of a company called Slock.it being involved somehow, what was their role in this ordeal?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There's a [dedicated Ethereum Stack Exchange](http://ethereum.stackexchange.com) that has far more information on this topic.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-06-18. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

* So what is the DAO's connection with Ethereum, and what is its purpose?

The DAO was a decentralized autonomous organization designed to invest in DAPPs built on Ethereum

* Why is the operation of the DAO so crucical to warrant a fork?

Whether a hard fork is warranted is being hotly debated. Ultimately miners will have to make that decision. "Too big to fail" and the sheer amount of money invested in the DAO are some of the most cited reasons by those trying to justify a fork

pro fork:

<https://blog.colony.io/an-ethereum-hard-fork-is-not-a-bailout-its-foiling-a-bank-robbery-db2a472fe9e1#.x7rn8026i>

anti fork:

<https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oithy/a_too_big_to_fail_political_hard_fork_is_very/>

* I also see mentions of a company called Slock.it being involved somehow, what was their role in this ordeal?

Slock.it designed the code theDAO is built on and was likely to be one the largest recipients of theDAO investment


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