Building The Bridge

The case for Decent

Traditional institutions lock people out.

Crypto promises to let everyone in, then sets the building on fire.

I've spent a lifetime watching both systems fail - established institutions (banks, universities, governments) are stagnant, and resist change; tech innovators are too eager to break things without considering the consequences.

The truth is, we don't need more disruption or more gatekeepers.

We need a bridge.

From Outsider to Builder

Traditional systems have repeatedly failed me - from getting kicked out of high school to dropping out of college because I couldn't afford it.

But then, in the middle of the financial crisis—a moment when I and many others were doing everything we could just to get by—I discovered Bitcoin, and everything changed.

Bitcoin represented opportunity in a world that seemed rigged against people like me.

But discovering Bitcoin didn't end the struggle. When I started Decent, a new enemy emerged, in the form of regulation. Concepts like accredited investor requirements and money transmitter licenses seemed designed to keep regular people locked out of opportunity, stuck in the cycle of survival.

After eight years of building software for crypto projects, my perspective evolved. I’ve learned that tech alone can't fix broken systems. Decentralization without accountability creates a new set of problems.

For me, the Celsius collapse drove this home in a visceral way. After doing development work for Celsius when they were the most recognized consumer brand in crypto, we watched from the sidelines as they imploded with billions in user funds. What could have been a peak moment in my career became a source of shame and confusion.

This crisis made the message crystal clear – we needed better frameworks to protect everyone involved.

Building Better Systems

The future isn't about choosing between crypto's inclusivity and traditional structures' effectiveness. It requires building organizations that combine the best of both worlds: the holistic stakeholder management of democratic governments and the execution capability of corporations.

That's what Decent is: an operating system for organizations that want to access the opportunities embedded in crypto without sacrificing operational effectiveness.

The Decent Platform

Decent lets you deploy and operate your on-chain organization with:

Intuitive Governance: Run proposals and voting processes through gasless, mobile-friendly interfaces that increase participation without requiring technical expertise

Structured Delegation: Elect Councils for teams and define Roles for individuals, enabling clear accountability and leadership structures while ensuring token holders retain ultimate authority

Treasury Management: Airdrop tokens, pay contributors, and stream payments onchain with protections against hacks, unauthorized access, and regulatory uncertainty

Liability Protection: Maintain compliance with legal best practices that protect both the organization and its contributors from liability

For Everyone: Execute complex onchain operations without custom code or technical expertise

Like Gusto provides the full HR suite for remote U.S. startups, Decent provides deployment, tokenization, governance, compliance, and payments for global crypto-native organizations—with radical transparency that creates accountability and trust for all stakeholders.

Building The Bridge

As with many other innovative technologies, adoption of crypto will grow according to need and appetite for risk: crypto natives fund initial innovation, businesses adopt when risks decrease, institutions engage when systems are proven, and governments come in last.

At Decent, we're building infrastructure for a world where organizations can combine the execution capability of corporations with the holistic perspective of democratic governments – automated and transparent. DAOs can be both effective and ethical, profitable and participatory.

If you're interested in creating systems that actually work for people while staying true to crypto's promise of openness and opportunity – we should talk.

The foundation is ready.

The tools exist.

Now we need builders who care about getting it right.

Parker McCurley

Founder & CEO, Decent Labs