Onchain conservation for Mexico’s axolotls

AxoloDAO connects institutions, researchers and communities to protect the 17 Ambystoma species through public digital infrastructure.

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AxoloDAO members

Three onchain organizations coordinate daily operations.

Digital infrastructure & system design

zenbit.axolodao.eth

Node focused on research, development and innovation in public digital infrastructure, open-source software and Ethereum-based public goods. Coordinates AxoloDAO's technical and data backbone.

x · @zenbitMX instagram · @zenbit.eth

Conservation & field practice

xolotlcalli.axolodao.eth

BioMuseum in Querétaro dedicated to care, exhibition and ex-situ reproduction of Ambystoma. Hosts the weekly Maintenance Monday session and bridges public education with research.

instagram · @xolotlcalli.mx x · @Xolotlcalli_mx youtube · @Xolotlcalli

Community articulation & coordination

ndali.axolodao.eth

Community articulation node connecting researchers, educators and local participants. Coordinates calls, gatherings and the AxoloDAO podcast presence.

instagram · @ndali_centro_de_conexion

Partners and allies

Academic, public and research institutions that sustain the work.

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CAEyDF

Ecology research

Center for Ecological Analysis and Wildlife Data. Provides research capacity, technical criteria and scientific validation to the AxoloDAO ecosystem.
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Inteli

Institute of Technology & Leadership (São Paulo)

Inteli collaborates with AxoloDAO on the design and implementation of the AxoloDAO System, the axolotl & environment data system. Students and faculty contribute applied research on public digital infrastructure.

website instagram · @inteli_eduwebsite
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SECULT Querétaro

Querétaro State Ministry of Culture

Public ally in Querétaro supporting Xolotlcalli's educational and cultural activities and the articulation with local audiences.
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SEMARNAT

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico)

Mexican federal environmental authority. Provides the regulatory framework (NOM-059) and the official endangered-species registry that anchors AxoloDAO's work.

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Axolotls and achoques of Mexico

Reino Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Clase Amphibia · Orden Caudata · Familia Ambystomatidae · Género Ambystoma

Browse by species or by state on the interactive map of Mexico.

* According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Active projects

Initiatives combining science, community and onchain tooling.

Axolovision

24/7 axolotl livestream with live onchain interactions.

Axolovision is a YouTube livestream from the Xolotlcalli BioMuseum that pairs continuous monitoring of the axolotls with live onchain dynamics. Viewers can trigger actions, votes and on-record events that settle on chain.

Watch live

AxoloDAO System

Axolotl & environment data system, built with Inteli.

AxoloDAO System is the node's open data infrastructure. Designed and built in collaboration with Inteli (Institute of Technology & Leadership, São Paulo), it knits together sensors, field records and onchain attestations into a single public, verifiable data layer.

Explore the system

Maintenance Monday + AxoloDAO Podcast

Weekly BioMuseum maintenance livestream paired with the nighttime AxoloDAO podcast.

Every Monday the Xolotlcalli team runs water-quality tests and tank maintenance live from the BioMuseum. At night, the AxoloDAO podcast unpacks the findings with Alex (Xolotlcalli), Juan (Ndali) and Habacuc (Zenbit), opening the conversation to the community.

Watch the podcast

How to participate

Three paths into the ecosystem.

Key concepts

Read the foundations: public goods, Ethereum, DAOs and microDAOs.

Public Goods

Non-rival and non-excludable resources: one person’s use does not reduce availability for others, and no one can be excluded. Ethereum’s infrastructure —protocol, clients, documentation— is treated as a digital public good sustained by a global community.

Ethereum

Ethereum has three dimensions: a decentralized network of nodes, a native asset (ETH), and programmable infrastructure via smart contracts. Since The Merge, its energy consumption dropped ~99.95% by migrating to Proof of Stake.

DAOs

Internet-native organizations that coordinate people, resources and decisions on top of Ethereum. AxoloDAO follows small-DAO design principles: 7 to 14 members and modular nodes that execute specific functions.

MicroDAOs

A lightweight on-ramp to Ethereum built on three primitives: ENS for identity, Safe for multisig treasury, and EAS for verifiable attestations. They let you launch an onchain organization in minutes without writing custom contracts.

Get an Ethereum wallet

An Ethereum wallet is a key pair: a public key (your address, like an account number) and a private key (a secret that signs transactions). You hold the private key; no one else can act on your behalf.

wallet.axolodao.org Coming soon

Create your onchain organization

StartupChain is a platform to spin up onchain organizations with ENS identity, a Safe treasury and EAS attestations from day one. It is the path we recommend to bootstrap your own microDAO.

startupchain.io