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Governance Model

Phase 1 (Solana): Core Team Governance During the SPL token phase, the core team makes operational decisions to ensure rapid development and successful mainnet launch.

Phase 2 (Mainnet): Progressive Decentralization Upon mainnet launch, governance transitions to token holders:

Governance Rights:

  • Protocol parameter changes (block size, fees, emission rates)

  • Treasury fund allocation decisions

  • Validator reward adjustments

  • Smart contract upgrades and deployments

  • Strategic partnership approvals

  • Ecosystem fund distribution

Voting Mechanism:

  • 1 BTCM = 1 vote

  • Proposal threshold: 100,000 BTCM to submit proposals

  • Voting period: 7 days

  • Quorum requirement: 10% of circulating supply must participate

  • Implementation timelock: 48 hours after approval for security

Proposal Categories:

Technical Proposals:

  • Protocol upgrades

  • Consensus mechanism adjustments

  • Fee structure changes

  • Performance optimizations

Economic Proposals:

  • Validator reward modifications

  • Emission schedule adjustments

  • Treasury spending

  • Grant allocations

Governance Proposals:

  • Voting mechanism changes

  • Quorum adjustments

  • Proposal threshold modifications

  • Emergency powers definition

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