Badger DAO is an open-source, decentralized autonomous organization committed to constructing products and infrastructure to streamline the utilization of Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral across multiple smart contract platforms. The platform serves as a collaborative space for developers, known as Badge Builders, to work together and integrate Bitcoin as collateral onto various blockchains. Badge Builders have the opportunity to earn a share of fees and BADGER tokens from the developer mining pool for each integration. The mainnet was launched on December 3, 2020. Badge Builders can be individual developers, groups of developers, or even companies. There are no fixed obligations or participation requirements, and anyone can contribute. The core elements of Badger DAO include the Badge Builders, community-developed products, the Dedicated Badger Operations team, the equitable initial distribution of BADGER tokens for governance, and the transparent nature of all code, which is open-source.