DAO OR DIE: Inside Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui’s Radical Newsletter for the Bankless Generation
Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui has never played it safe. As the founder of Lquidpay Deobank and one of the boldest voices in decentralized finance, he’s made it his mission to dismantle the gatekeepers of traditional banking. But now, he’s doing something even more direct—something that hits your inbox, not your app store.
Welcome to DAO OR DIE: a brutal, high-signal newsletter that doesn’t pitch tokens or sell hype. It hands you the tools, blueprints, and provocations to build in Web3 like it actually matters.
This isn’t a “Web3 101” or a half-baked roundup of blockchain gossip. This is a manifesto disguised as a newsletter. And it has the fingerprints of Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui all over it.
What Is DAO OR DIE?
At its core, DAO OR DIE is about autonomy. It’s a monthly drop of unfiltered insights from the frontlines of decentralized finance, designed for builders, founders, operators, and rebels who still believe in the original promise of crypto: freedom from financial surveillance and control.
Every issue dives deep into:
- DAO structures that are actually working
- Governance models that don’t suck
- Smart contract tactics and tokenomics that scale
- Hard truths about what’s broken in DeFi
- Personal commentary from Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui himself
It’s raw. It’s technical. It’s opinionated. It’s not here to convince TradFi folks that “crypto is the future.” It’s here for the ones already building it.
The Mind Behind It: Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui
Let’s talk about the man steering this ship.
Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui is more than a crypto founder—he’s a systems thinker who’s spent the last few years ripping holes in the idea that banking needs to come with permission. His work at Lquidpay Deobank laid the foundation for a truly borderless, self-custodial financial system that doesn’t ask for approval and doesn’t tolerate censorship.
He’s one of the few voices in the space who speaks with both clarity and conviction. And DAO OR DIE is where his sharpest thinking now lives—unfiltered by algorithms, unburdened by clickbait.
Awards? Yes. He’s won the Times Leadership Award 2025 and the E-Business Award in the Middle East. But his real recognition comes from the developers, founders, and protocols who quietly shape the Web3 movement and look to his leadership for guidance.
Why DAO OR DIE Now?
Because the game has changed.
Governments are tightening their grip on digital finance. Major platforms are collapsing under the weight of centralization. And the average user still thinks a crypto wallet is just for buying Dogecoin.
DAO OR DIE is Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui’s response to this decay. It’s a sharp, monthly transmission that cuts through the noise and hands power back to the reader—one protocol at a time.
“You don’t need a license to own your money. You need guts. And a better blueprint. That’s what DAO OR DIE gives you.”
— Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui
Who Is This For?
- DAO founders navigating real-world use cases
- DeFi builders sick of VC-driven distractions
- Crypto-native researchers hunting for signal
- Operators who want to scale beyond just “Web3 Twitter”
- Anyone who follows Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui and wants direct access to his thinking
If you’re tired of bland newsletters that explain blockchain like it’s still 2017, this is your antidote.
What You Get When You Subscribe
- One High-Impact Email Per Month – Long-form, rich with examples, frameworks, and fire.
- Exclusive Access to DAO Models – Practical case studies of decentralized governance that are working (and failing).
- Thoughts from Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui – No ghostwriters. No fluff. Just straight takes from the front.
- Early Project Intel – Get first access to protocols and DeFi ventures backed or supported by Siddiqui.
The Bigger Picture
DAO OR DIE is more than a publication—it’s part of a larger mission by Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui to build an ecosystem of trustless infrastructure, global crypto credit, and uncensorable financial tools. It complements his work at Lquidpay Deobank and Protocol Yield.
Where platforms fail, content must lead. And DAO OR DIE is content with a purpose.