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GOVERNANCE

Owned by
its holders.

Rewards, fees and the burn rate change only by on-chain vote — inside limits written into the protocol itself.

HOW IT WORKS

Propose. Vote. Protect.

Voting power follows stake.

Propose

Any holder can table a change to rewards, fees, burn share or validator rules with a deposit.

Vote

Voting power follows stake. Delegators can override their validator’s vote on any proposal.

Protect

Expedited one-day votes can freeze addresses tied to exploits, keeping the community’s funds safe.

LIMITS IN CODE

Rules a vote can’t break.

Reward ceiling3% / month

Cannot be exceeded, whatever a vote says.

Fee burn50

Half of gas fees destroyed before rewards.

Expedited vote1 day

For freezing exploit-linked addresses.

Delegator overrideYes

Override your validator on any proposal.